Florida Administrative Code › 60 - DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES › 60FF1 - Emergency Communications Board › Chapter 60FF1-5 - EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS BOARD › Section 60FF1-5.003 - 911 Grant Programs

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The Board assists Florida with the installation of Enhanced
				  911 (E911), Phase II and Next Generation 911 systems.
(1) Eligibility. Any Board of County
				Commissioners in the State of Florida. In addition, a group of counties or a
				region may apply for a grant.
(2)
				General conditions.
(a) Each county, group of
				counties or region and each county therein, applying for E911 State Grant funds
				shall complete and submit W Form 3A, "911 Grant Programs, " revised 05/2023,
				which is incorporated herein by reference and which may be obtained from the
				E911 Board office at the following address:
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15947
,
				  or
State of Florida Emergency Communications Board
ATTN: Administrative Staff
4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 135-F
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0950
The applicant must provide the completed, signed Application
				  Form, and related procurement documents, electronically through the portal at
https://publicsafety.fl.gov/start/#/login
,
				  or by email at ECBSubmissions@dma.fl.gov, on or before the submission date
				  specified in the Board notification of a State E911 Program as published in the
				  Florida Administrative Register.
(b) Priorities for awarding of grants will be
				determined by the Board. Grant priorities may be adjusted by the Board and
				published with the grant application package three (3) months prior to the
				application submission date. The grant priority list is available as an
				addendum with the grant application at the start of each grant cycle.
(c) The amount and availability of funds in
				the Trust Fund for allocation each year is subject to an annual appropriation
				by the Legislature. The Board will adjust the funds awarded based upon the
				availability of funds, eligibility of requested items, published quotes,
				increased effectiveness of grant funds, minimum system requirements for
				performing the needed E911 function as specified in the State 911 plan, or
				documented factors provided in the grant application submission.
(d) Funding requests must include all
				necessary costs required for full implementation of the proposed solution
				including that of any third party. Should the county grant application request
				or grant award be less than the projected cost of the equipment or service, the
				county should provide verification of the ability to fund the difference.
				Pricing submitted cannot be contingent upon "yet to be" determined fees for
				products and services by the proposer or any other third party required for
				implementation.
(e) Responsibility
				for grant funding and any failure to perform the minimum level of service
				required by the grant application and the application scope of work cannot be
				transferred from the County. Failure to perform the scope of work or
				expenditure of funds for other than allowable 911 costs as stated in the grant
				application shall require the county to return the awarded funds to the
				Board.