Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 60FF1-5.003 - 911 Grant Programs

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 01/2025, 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-17970, 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.

Notes

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 60FF1-5.003

Rulemaking Authority 365.172(6)(a)12. FS. Law implemented 365.172(6)(a)3., 365.173(2), 365.172(9)(a), (b), (c) FS.

New 12-7-08, Amended 10-27-10, Formerly 60FF-5.003, Amended 8-25-11, 9-2-12, 10-22-13, Amended by Florida Register Volume 40, Number 161, August 19, 2014 effective 8/31/2014, Amended by Florida Register Volume 41, Number 174, September 8, 2015 effective 9/23/2015, Amended by Florida Register Volume 42, Number 096, May 17, 2016 effective 5/31/2016, Amended by Florida Register Volume 43, Number 248, December 27, 2017 effective 1/10/2018, Amended by Florida Register Volume 45, Number 113, June 11, 2019 effective 6/26/2019, Amended by Florida Register Volume 47, Number 026, February 9, 2021 effective 2/23/2021, Amended by Florida Register Volume 47, Number 174, September 8, 2021 effective 9/23/2021, Amended by Florida Register Volume 49, Number 182, September 19, 2023 effective 10/2/2023, Amended by Florida Register Volume 51, Number 063, April 1, 2025 effective 4/13/2025.

New 12-7-08, Amended 10-27-10, Formerly 60FF-5.003, Amended 8-25-11, 9-2-12, 10-22-13, 8-31-14, 9-23-15, 5-31-16, 1-10-18, 6-26-19, 2-23-21, 9-23-21, 10-2-23.