The Kentucky 911 Services Board Grant provides funding to PSAPs for the establishment and improvement of E911 services in the Commonwealth, including the implementation of next generation 911 capacity and for incentives to create more efficient delivery of E911 services by local governments.
Funding Categories include:
Projects and applications should meet as many of the following project priorities as possible:
$2,128,548 was awarded in 2022. Recipients can be seen here: https://911board.ky.gov/Documents/2022%20grant%20listings%20for%20website.pdf
$2,457,000 was awarded in 2023. Recipients can be seen here: https://911board.ky.gov/Documents/2023%20Approved%20Grants.pdf
Allowable costs are those directly attributable to delivery of 911 service and include:
A full list of allowable and unallowable costs can be found here: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/202/006/090.pdf
Eligible applicants are Kentucky PSAPs.
Applications are to be submitted by March 31, 2023. A similar deadline is anticipated annually.
Cost sharing/matching is not required, but emphasis will be put on applicants willing to commit some local funding to the project (a minimum of 10% is recommended). Project period is from July 15, 2023 through January 31, 2025.