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Lafayette Co. among NextGen9-1-1 grant recipients
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Green County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher Katherine Vetterli answers 911 calls for the county. Though departments throughout the state are moving into Next Generation technology, it may be years before Green County sees text 911 compatibility. - photo by Shannon Rabotski

MADISON — The Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) announced the award of 18 grant projects totaling $487,876.65 in federal funding to local public safety answering points (PSAPs) across Wisconsin. Funding will be used for various projects related to the upgrade/replacement of existing end of life equipment to be NextGen9-1-1 capable.

In August 2019, Wisconsin was awarded $2.9 million in federal grant funding by the U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. Department of Commerce for the purpose of advancing NextGen9-1-1 in the state. Primary public safety answering points (PSAPs) were eligible to apply for allowable expenses related to end-of-life Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) hardware and software replacement.

The OEC announced the award of $2.1 million in federal NextGen9-1-1 funding to 24 local grant projects in June 2020.

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a federal grant in the amount of $5,923.60 for a total award in the amount of $9,872.66.