Interoperable Communications Equipment (ICE) Grant Program

Jim Turk

DHS/ODP

Program Manager

December 12, 2005

2Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003

ICE Grant Program

•DHS (FEMA) awarded $79.6 M in Sept 2003•Coordinated with DOJ COPS Office

•Purpose: Help communities develop I/O Comm•Cross jurisdictions: Fire, Law Enforcement, & EMS•Illustrate and encourage new technologies & operations

•Governors nominated 1 lead site per State/Territory•Large, small, rural, urban, cross-border, infrastructure

•17 Demo Sites - competitive grant process

•Cap: $6 M (5 sites)•25% Local Matching Funds•Range: $846 k - $6 M•Less than $5 M at 6 sites

3Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003

ICE Grant Program Leading State Interoperability Programs:

AR, DE, IA, IL, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NY, PA, RI, VA, WA, WV

First 700 MHz system, Independence, MO ME Regional Switch at Master Site

First M/A-COM VIDA Network, Eastern Shore, MD 9 Counties, 57 Cities, 80 Fire, 61 EMS, 8 State, 7 Fed, & 3 Utilities

OPSCAN in Olympic Peninsula, Clallam Co, WA Olympic Ring: Consortium of 42 Public Safety agencies 3 Indian Tribes, State, Federal, Canada: RCMP SAFECOM: 1 of 5 selected as national models: Small Rural

Tri-State Siouxland Region: IA, NE, SD United 232 State fiber-optic network

St. Clair/McLean Counties, IL User Friendly and State STARCOM21 connectivity

Erie County (Buffalo area), NY New $33M Consolidated Communications Complex

Jim TurkDHS/ODP

Program Manager202-786-9779

Mobile: 202-680-4225James.Turk@dhs.gov

ICE Grant Program