News Digest - NHTSA 29-16

U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration Take Steps to Implement Next Generation 911 Grant Program. The 911 Implementation Coordination Office (ICO) is announcing that funding for the 911, E911, and Next Generation 911 Implementation Grants has been received from the Public Safety Trust Fund, and work has begun to draft the grant regulations required by the Next Generation 9-1-1 Advancement Act of 2012.  As partners in this effort, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration remain fully committed to implementing the Next Generation 911 Grant Program as quickly as possible.  More information in the ICO and the grant program can be found by clicking here.