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Grant Funding Scenarios
0 Comments March 27, 2013The federal government is currently operating under a continuing resolution (CR) that was set to expire at the end of March. Congress is currently considering passing its budget as part of a yearlong CR with full details not available as we go to press with this issue. The details about how much agencies will have available in 2013 to operate and grant funds available, along with the impact of the sequestration, may not be known until late April or early May. The traditional timelines for grant programs have not been produced and most federal grant solicitations have not been posted during their normal grant period during the winter months. But the bottom line is that there is still a lot the customers can do in preparation for real grant numbers.
Read full articleMassachusetts: Home Rule, Independence Regionalizing Town Services a Challenge to Communities
0 Comments March 20, 2013It seems everyone wants to cut the cost of municipal government. But in New England, with its firmly rooted history of home rule and Yankee independence, collaborating to share services across community borders has often been a challenge.
Read full articleWayne County Dispatching Center & Costs Create Controversy
0 Comments March 4, 2013As governments of all shapes and sizes try to do more with less, dispatching service in Wayne County was the first nut officials tried to crack.
Read full articleChanneling The Same Frequencies; Police Get $168K Grant for Radios
1 Comment February 26, 2013For decades, police and firefighters in area towns have lived with radio communication inadequacies. Some of those irritating problems will be resolved with the award of a $167,899 federal grant recently announced by the Central Region Homeland Security Advisory Council in Worcester.
Read full articleTechnology Has Counties Scrambling for New Ways to Pay for Their 9-1-1 Call Systems
0 Comments February 21, 2013When Delaware County officials recently hired a consultant to help solve a vexing funding shortfall for the county’s 9-1-1 center, they were not alone in their concern. Across Pennsylvania, local and state leaders are talking about changing the way county 9-1-1 operations are paid for.
Read full articleNTIA Announces Availability of $121.5 Million in State Grants to Assist with FirstNet Planning
0 Comments February 7, 2013Washington — The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced the availability of $121.5 million in…
Read full article9-1-1 Ballot Item Excludes Records Upgrade
0 Comments January 23, 2013A costly records management system is not included in a sales tax proposal the Boone County Commission placed on the April ballot Tuesday morning in an effort to improve local 9-1-1 and emergency management services.
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