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A TRUE COPY ; 71FICATION ON LAST PAGE :.QSMITH, CL=RK 1. Purpose Each county, group of counties or region applying for E911 State Grant, to be further known as 911 State Grant, to assist counties with the replacement or upgrade of 911 Systems; for counties to develop and maintain statewide 911 routing using Emergency Services Internet Protocol (IP) networks (ESlnet), Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and services, and Management Information Systems (MIS); and develop and maintain Next Generation 911 (NG -911) systems and services. The State 911 Grant Programs distributes funds collected pursuant to section 365.172-173, Florida Statutes. Federal Grant funding uses the 911 Grant Programs for approval and disbursement of federal funds to assist counties in implementing and improving NG -911 system and services. 2. Eligibility Any county, group of counties, or region in the State of Florida is eligible to apply for these grant programs. Only a region, as defined below, may qualify for a grant award for a 5 -year Regional Next Generation 911 Routing Project. 3. Definitions 3.1. Enhanced 911 (E911): An enhanced 911 system or enhanced 911 service that is an emergency telephone system or service that provides a subscriber with 911 service and also directs 911 calls to appropriate public safety answering points by selective routing based on the geographical location from which the call originated, or as otherwise provided in the state plan under section 365.171, Florida Statutes, and that provides for automatic number identification and automatic location -identification features. 3.2. NG -911 Equipment: Hardware equipment and peripherals needed to implement and maintain NG -911 services. 3.3. E911 System: The Public Safety Answering Point equipment, in accordance with the State E911 Plan, including 911 call routing, processing, mapping, and call answering communications equipment. 3.4. Alternate Contract Source (ACS) — A competitively procured contract led by a federal, state, or local government. The ACS contract is cost-effective, contains language contemplating its use for cooperative purchasing, and the best interest of the county to use for purchases. Provided that the county's purchase is not over expansive in size and scope. 3.5. Grantee/Subrecipient: The county, group of counties, or region awarded a grant. 3.6. Grantor: The Florida E911 Board. Application and instructions for 911 Grant Programs, revised July 2021 W Form 3A, incorporated by reference in Fla. Admin. Code R. 60FF1-5.003 911 Grant Programs