The N.C. 911 Board awarded $21.028 million in grants at its Aug. 23 meeting that will benefit 14 public safety answering points (PSAPs) that handle 911 calls on behalf of North Carolina’s communities.
"Public safety answering points perform life-saving work across our state," said N.C. 911 Board Chair Jim Weaver, state chief information officer and secretary of the N.C. Department of Information Technology. “The N.C. 911 Board is proud to provide grant funding for facility and equipment upgrades that will help PSAPs continue to carry out their critical mission.”
The grants awarded include:
Alamance County Central Communications –$6,155,711.26 for 911 services facility project
Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office – $719,765.07 for AXS radio console migration
Caldwell County 911 Communications–$2,659,312.07 for 911 and emergency services facility project
Cleveland County Communications Center–$371,769.65 for 911 facility project
Jones-Lenoir Emergency Communications Center– $607,200 for APX consolettes & MCD5000 desksets
McDowell County 911 – $116,230.63 for console/radio replacement project
Pamlico County Sheriff Communications – $373,258.79 for equipment for new Pamlico County PSAP
Pasquotank-Camden Central Communications – $1,188,203.58 for equipment upgrades
Perquimans-Gates 911 Communications –$4,831,481.00 for 911 center expansion project
Person County PSAP – $255,740.57 for radio console replacement
Pitt County 911 Communications –$640,893.68 for Motorola Command Central Axis Radio Console
Scotland County Emergency Communications–$17,250.00 for radio console expansion project
Stanly County 911 Communications–$2,414,424.11 911 for emergency services facility project
Washington County–$677,407.50 for emergency management training operations center
“The N.C. 911 Board is committed to supporting our state’s PSAPs through grants and other efforts,” said L.V. Pokey Harris, executive director of the N.C. 911 Board. "We will continue to partner with local PSAPS to ensure that our state’s emergency responders are well-equipped to help callers quickly reach the services they need.”
PSAPs will receive official notification of the award of grant funds for the FY2025 cycle within the next two weeks.
The application period for the FY2026 PSAP grants will open in spring 2025. Once it is underway, applications and instructions will be available on the N.C. 911 Board's Grants page.
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