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d ii;s !vl=n.orantit~rm of l,iaiklercrandjng ( MOl ' 1 cstablishcs an agreelllent hetween the Kational ! ' c ~ ~ c : ~ I I I ~ ~ u ~ ~ I c ~ ~ ~ I c ) ~ s and Irsfor~ri;~troi~ $s.lnsc~~rstratlon (NTIA), 1i.S. Department of Coil~merce ;i,ClCI and the Off~ce of 4;;ands I r a;:xrg. P.S. Department 01 Zlomeiand Securlty (DHS), rk-occ:h ivllli'h NTlA L$ 111 p;iy L\IC Offii:e oiE Grmts and Train~njz to ad~nnnister the Public Safety I aterilperabic (C ommmri~catroar. (PSICI ( 'riiltr Program.

5tc t:crr 3f,Ot> o f the Drgtt a i rclcz~lsion 1' ar331tion and Publlc Safely Act of 2005 (Title I11 of the i)efiait I t e d ~ c t ~ o ~ s Act C" 22005 Ebb. I- ~ ' o . 106)- I7 1 ) creates a l;ew nlatchlng grant program to 3ssr.t prib!tc iafcty agenclea lii ille acqclrb~tlnn i>f, deployment c?fanclt training for the use of ius~er~peri~ble (:01?3m~n1ci?ti:~r1s cystenl. l [;at rrttli~e or ellable ri~tcroperability with t.olnn3r;nl..ar;ol?s sqsteans thdl cii~i 11~113~:~' th:, 764-776 MHz anti 794-806 MHz bands. It directs "d a'IA 11:: coi1s1lltatlo11 vi it11 DIlS lo la!c,: the adtninistrative actions neeesr;ary to establish and ~,~iple:nel~t trre prarrt program. If autlliirt~es NTIA to make payi~~ents not to exceed $1 billion in : ' ~ e 3gglei;atc ~ i ~ r o u y i i Slsrs;l1: "YL-iar 201 (: tc c:lrry out the program,

ill2 cll-~~l~~ritieb fix XTIA z~i-id the C>ff~- c vi Grants and 'Traiulng iu entcr Into this agreement are:

Econornry i'ict, 3 i E.1 S :: $ i 535, which provides that an agency may place an orcier w t l l a maror +~rgi;anizauoil:t umt L\ ithi11 the same agency or ailother agency for good5 cr S ~ ~ V L C C S 1 6 ,

( i anlcbiliirs are dv;uIat-lli:

( 2 ) rhe omering ,agcrrci ti :ciilc<; the order is ~n the best merest of the United States &~o~ ' c in~nen t .

8.3) the ;ngel?c-y tcc fil? t3-u~ f;rdsr ss able to provide or get hy contract the ordered ;uods or S I : ~ KCS: a:id

: 'j. the ':gcni,y dt c ~ d c : ~ I ~rder,d goods or servlces canno? be provlded by contract (1s cunvca~c~arly or cfaedp! r 1 I;J n coi~~mercial enterprise (payments must be made ,n the 1~1sss or t i le act~i,ial -0 : r o f goods or services provrdcd),

a P) S C ~ L ~ O I I 3906 tii rhc 12eficl1 I*: ;dilcuon Act of 2005, IPub. L. No. 109-171, 120 Stat. 4, ?J (2005) gas tarot-lriied by "-;ec~ic-j J ofthe Call IIonle Act of 2i106, Pub. L, No. 109-459, 120 Star. 3399 t 2(YfrXs)), u b1c.1-L li atcs the PSIC Grant Program, and

( C j Scccron 430 tsi" tb,:c: tiomei:u\il St.~.urily Act of 2002, h b . I-. To. 107-296, (20021, ~lly'111cl-i 3utkor17cs T ~ K Asjista1~t < a CI. tary of Grants a ~ l d 'r'rainrng ro coordinate corn~a-rnricatllsi~s 3112 SJ SHCIIIS c f c o ~ : ~ m ~ ~ l ~ c a t ~ o l l relat~i-ig 10 l'ionleland Security at all ie~:el\ ( s f 111e ~ P I ~ ~ I - I I ~ I I C ~ I ~ ,

.ti,, sax tor~b rn ‘ire attached "Detenni:~:,tion-~ aiid Findings Pursuarlt to 4P CFK 17.503," NTIA :vnra-an~s Iclah siis'iicrenr f~ l f id~a~g I ~ W I O L I * ~ \ drtL airailable, that this agreenkent 1s in the best interest p ~f the li1z,ret3 States (;ovt.rjnmer-kt, anci ~t ~ h c :;crvlces requested cannot be provided by contract s i301i\ enfeuall). or c11e;apIy by 11 ionln:i:r ~ i a ! erlterpr~se. NT1A LX arrants rf the action requires

~oi-ktlart~l;:; ;ict(on~ b j the iQffice of (3r;aliis a:ld Pra~n~ilg, the aci]irisltiol~ 1~111 appropriately be ~nddc rand,:r a1-i cxlstiilg conlrcact of l l~e si:rvlcing agency, entered ~xitsr before placement of tlie cartlei-. to i.lei:i the recju~re!z?l:elrti of the h,c,lirt*lng agency for tile sarne or similar supplies or .,:n-~ ices TEic 0fii'ia:e of (11 lnts . r ~ d Tr: Ir;ln:: warrants that it is able to piovtde or get by contract tllc ;:~r,li~e~,ter/ servlces.

A. 111 cooperation \$ tti-i NTIA ,!nd i onsiitent with tlze requlremeiats of Section 3006 of Deficat KcJlactiisr? Act c*f LO05. as well as federal adinln~strat~ve requirements for

~ Y ~ E Z ~ S and i:oiipcrat~ve agrtBei?lt.:trs, tile Office of Grants and Tra~~i ing shall:

1 DI)C\ eIop P O I f c~es , p~,or:eiiul ei, anci regulations pursuaa-it to the attached Prograni Plan i..oLea.n k c t i d ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ i s t r a t i o ~ ~ of awards during tlie grant period in order tor grarili; ~mtier thl*? 1 rc.,:ram to be awarded no later tlia~m September 30, 2007, and i - ~ i ~ p l e ~ ~ d lr: 1 ; " ~ u l )tear 2010;

A,., Develop ;z trlrletabic 1 1 ) rompiete the actions cited in this section so that grants may bi: n ~ ~ a r d s d bj. tii,e ;!ales cstabllshed H11 5ection !-.A. 'I;

Uevciop on :rrl ;r:ll-il t1,;517, dl1 adllllllistrati-\ e plan with projected budget cosrr to 1mplc~ner11 1jl1 <ltlntnn~ster the PSIC Grant Program. Dcvclilp '~nd d~strihli~c pi ogrant applicat~on anci guidance i-uaterials;

I'uubir~s7i.a: lie a-caii:,+)iYtt> of granr oppol-tunlri~s ilmlder the I'SIC Grant Pro yarn;

lBroi idc ~ecL~ri:cibi a$ *;, ,la ice to applicants wlshrng to ~ p p l y to the PSIC progra:li,

irsir~g ptihirslicd el 'il:::a-t:,,n and selection criteria a id procedures, develop a final elate ol~ avv,~/rd:- 103- ~plrroval by the Ass~stant Secretary for C:on~~nu~zrcatro~~s a d Bnhrm~itio~l, sucli final slate to be presented in the form of a dei;~,io~n rl~e~iaci, a :~d~:m descr~bing procedures used to detennine the ~t-vva~ds:

Maks av+ audb to gr:iilt xi3 ir? accordance wit11 deadlines set by law:

1'r:~vrdc ~~ackl~~:c~i i ~ 1 ~ ~ ; i , ~ t i t 7 i i i > 11-1 lneeting prograltlmal-iar and fi~lanc~al i ecju?re~;lznts ta graiit s'i., I ~ I C I I ~ S ;

Monrtcll ;fie tecl~niicdl -mii tinarlclal perfortl~ance of grantees, iilcluding the 60'ill.~11011 or', a t a 111 rr x~:i~m, cluai-terly financral status and semi-annual techti~cai ~el?t~."lts. ka;lic!.lr lncllade separately rdentifiable expenditures and peu-ri~~mltnce relafed t: t!82 t W G Grant Program;

Reccn~e, ~tst..ccs, ay;ti?rt,ve artti process requests for payrtlent to grant recipients;

Kecervih. risscb,s, a p p ;vr and process grant amendments requested by grant x.ecip~cilts;

C~~:ribjit. 31tc visits I< , i;ei if41 progress and cornplea011 of funded projects;

Proi rd? ".Ti 4 ivlth qi)al-~eri\i reports detaliing DIIIS progress In meeting the tern;? ut rhis stgreexwenr &is well as grantee progress 111 acquiring and deploying anrer631>us.,tble com1~iui11~ ~tious funded through the PSIC Grant Program (such quai-fell-\ repalsis sh l i In$ iude budget costs specifically related to the :rdmtnistrdtioil and ~n~;~it~merttatlon of the PS'iC Grant Program) and a smmriiarv ot thc filz;tnc:~ai vtatus and techn~cal! reports rece~ved from grant E eclplcntb,

Its C1ll)sr," 91.cla31 ~ A T ; ~ x . ~ s ~rlclucfing collection1 ciE iinal financ~al and performance reports irl ordcr to c~c- , e :'lit ail grants and returri unspmk grant funds to the Funci ria accordanc~~ \11, jth alratllilles set by law.

I . Itetariz ad i r ch l i e 1, nr- records at the conctars~on of [he PSIC grant program: dild

1 . $TOT 'd3 ;b l ind repwt .O '*TI/\ describillg tlre plograix's siiccess In meeting its purp3sc drrd tfoc~im,*nrrn;; the closeout of the PSIC Grant Program.

iri pd ib r rn ly ~ l ~ c b e task;, r i l L Or fice of (;rants and 1 ramlng shali adn~iil~ster the PSIC Crnena Progrum !:i31lsisrenst 11 11-1 t i le Kecoi~zn~errded Ft./kl/.ai Grant Guidance: Public Srd,ft"t17 & ' 0 i i i ~ f l ~ ~ ~ ! ? r ~ s 1 i 1 i i i z ~ ~ a ~ ~ f i : ' I ~ I P ( i-o/~cr.abili[y GI-ants E'iscal 17c;.crr (FY) 2007 divi:lopcd by 11ie DIlS SAIIL r'OM office, and as may k~e amended by DHS. Cirants arc "O be ad{tlr;\ls&eretJ to th*: iilc~:irnum cxtent practical-)le 11; sl manner which is c,,n:;lstent 1%) ~ t l l rjrbia~l arm '!'act~c:al luteroperable Comi-nunication Plans, Statewide Inrre~operable Cd'trmln~in~cat~oa~s Plans, state and urban areas ho~~aeland security s+ rategrcs, the Pi a~~o i r a l Pre,l;ar,ed r~css Goal, and accomj,any~ng guidance. Moreover, ElI-BS \xiill to t f l ~ i:.raxirnum %:x:enlt practicable utilize existing application, p:~~grall-im;ir~c. nrrd admirrnhir,,ta; i: processes and resources to mil~illlize the aii~~inlstratr; I: Irikr;-de~l ori q-r I C , rnts as well as the non-grant lnaliageillellt and ;ti!r~n~strati ve costs of I ~ I G tJ:<lC' Grant Program.

B In ,:~oyreraaon wah i,hc DXiL*,, 1A shall:

I idernfy s~ruc~lii: r n c ~ a ~ i n ~ < f u l and attamable allvesmlelzr goals for improving cornmt~n:cations i11t q31.3p*,rabrlity through this grant program;

2 4ssib;t ir: ;kc ~.let,el<~*~iilelrt o f and approve policies, procedures and regulations i o giyi , c lu - i3 8 4 the PSIC' 21g1 am, 111~1~1di11g spec15c PSIC grant program guidance and d p p l ~ a " t u n m ' l t :r?al , tr inetable and adil~tnnstrat~ve plans with projected i ~ ~ : d p t c o s t s ,

- 6 - Xkrfimn t;crl~sln ;ad$- :ilYb.SrTlXl;lVC responsibiiitles, il~clbidrng obtaining a Catalog

of Feticral Do~nesx,; tsiaibtamce (CFDA) number for rhe program, providing DIIS nlir'ia I\;TIA ;ac,:k:;s r~ght?; to Grants.gov lo post filnding opportunity S ~ ~ { ; U I I L ~ Y X ~ ~ ~ ~ S knc ti ri trieve applications, :ini9 postli~g NTIA grant award ~nfornaa;~o~i Ica the i'ecler ,il Assistalice Award Data Systems;

4, Partrc,pata: r n p u b j i ~ ~ . m i , the availabil~ty of ant ok)portunities under the b'SIC ( 1 1 ;mil LVrograr I,

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5 . h p p ~ : ~ v e !.SIC -final sl,l:t: n!' grant awards;

6. Rer ;ew m d ;i,ppa-oii~, tjn 2.n ~11111ual basis, an tadrnill~strative plan with projected 1rud~;ct: cost. iiz impil'=~:~ei/t and adlninister tiir: PStC Grant Program;

7 . & o i ~ ~ t I j ~ c i l i i t ~ ~ i ~ ~ a c ~ tlit: k , ~ i i i i t wards; and

8 Pros, rd t irmci;~ Sar~ai~r~g 1 4 , the DI-LS Office of Grants and Trainmg for the ,~dirainis~rat~vs: COST 4 3 i thi PSlC Cirant Prograrrz i111d the grant awards.

\i'TlA ;,grccs IG providt." rlol to exceed ".,"Sf+ 1i05,000 to the Officc of Grants and Trainiilg via 1 i5-?.6 i i~~l;;r-l\g,erlcy Llrie Z'ayry-ment ,~raci 8 oiiection) over the f ~ ~ l l renn of this agreement (fiscal V:L.I-L ?.!JOT t I \ r~ugh 20! 0) with ;\Ljlvanc :b pr$)v~ded at least annual14r to fbnd $958,985,000 111 .!r;lrlts, an,! not to exceca $.i~),fiOC).000 r i xnrgettle~lt and adi~lin~str~ltive scrvlces. NTIA will illdc;, adv,nceiP from thc Drgitd Teles . s r a rrransit~oil and Publ~c Safetj F~tncl (Fund), whlch are

* * " 3 ; ~ qit;:ir %a?&, In aiccrr;iance i ~ l t h th,: :*tta;hcd Budget Plan atid repons on perforlnance n SCL'~IOR \!'.A I ?I. NTl A ag1es.s to na:bb,c ti3t:se advances at a ler cl that rs sufficient to meet, but r.ctt exccea;, li:e oiltlava for tixe fii,cab tia* Sving fuudcd. The 0ffic.e of Grants and Tra~ning will

7 t w,~~b-b:r itii ul~c+~'ipendec! fuiliis ira1-n ?Sic' gr,lnrecs at the end of the grant period or in accordailce v, xth deadllni:~ sa:t by law, and return r i -e .a~ iu the Fund, at least annually hl addition, to the lxtent fha: the Office &p~'C;l-;int:+ 311d Triur:aal;; I~as nor incurred obligatrons bcfore statutory tieatiirnes, any remmaini~tg ~trno~mtr :shii:i i tc j.et:lmed to the Funti.

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ZSLI ; i n a s Partnt.~ "3er*,vor-k Number: 052 168391 t3rici1:css Even1 ' T l pc (:'ode: COLL,

David $ Kalif~nr-nll

13ffirrc cf State and L a (;overt~nieiil C oorslzn3 ,it ln

and IS1-cparedi~c~~ Dep2imnenr of ilornela; ci :;~>xkrrty 3 L 0 7"' 'ts2ct. N.W. Wasilin~ton DC 7053 ?'hone, (21)? 780-966:' Ernall. d a !il.kr~ikji~~dll(i@kijI% g~ ) C

Gll ftoll BecL Budgct Ofilcer Wattonal Te1ecc;rnmunications

and Inn~rrnatlon Adini~listratiolz U.S Deparrment of Coinmerce 140 1 Constltut~on Avenue, N.W. Rooit-i 4888 Washilzgteri, DC' 20230 Phone : (202) 482- 1632 Fax 202) -482-0979 emari3. cbeck@)iztia.doc.gov

Jon Lel.nolr Budgct D~rector Office of Grants and Training Depiu-ti~~ent of Homeland Security ez 10 7*"Strect, X.JIJ . Wiishington, DC 2053 1 Phone: (202) '7786-983 1 Ernail : jorr.lell-ian@dhs.gov

"lie :xi -!.nc5s ~lgrzc that lr' ti;., re 1s 3 chal gi r ,*gardl~~g the infori~latrorl iil t P ~ s section, the party ; ~,r&rcg tkt: chdnge \v11! radthfy LIhc 6,;rl-et. - ~taaty un wrjting of such clrangr.

7'2-ils a~ re rmcn i wlli 11t:sjos11r:. ei lect~vc *;C.iber signed by all partles. The agreement will terminate i , r , Sep:cn~brr 30, 20113. brka m y be azi cildtad at any time by ~n~r tud l consent of the parties. Either

iarty [nay ts-srciaate this :~greerrzent by is:o~+ din? six (6) months wZ1tren a o ~ c e to the other party, &_i 1-1 9 car-,~cls ahls order, TtHS is autt,.orizt d tr:, collect costs b a = u ~ e d prior 10 cancellation of rite order .~lr,ts my t e r m ~ n a t : ~ ~ costs. 2 { T I ' , a*,reement is subjec~ to the availability of funds.

~'g~otkl~s~g herein IS h~tended ta ;.co%?lnct ~ s t u ~i lnent NTU, DOC, Office of Grants and Training or f12I.S dire,,tives. If the terms of tifais agzv:rn, nt are inconsistent wish exisbg drectives of either 3itkil: agenctes enterang Into this ag~zern~nt , ?;hen those postions of t h ~ s agreement which are J:rerxl-,incd to be inconsnstel~t shall be i i i k 3 1 n i J , but the remaking terns arid conditions not ~ifecier? Fly fke hc~nsisteracr; shall renldi3: 1:- iirll force and effect. At the first opporturaity for I eir:ew of the axgeemeEi, ni l ncccssary r b3nges will be accompllstleil either by an amendment to 4 ~ s sgrcemea or by e r ~ ~ e r u , ~ mnto a nevr rgig::emerst, whichever as deemed expedient to the -utei est o3 bl ~YI parS.xes, Shouid i3israge?ri?erAPna arise on the inteegretatiom sf the provisions of this ~s,i;_seeritr~nrl, tne dispute sfaail be resolvei? gilrsuanf to the Business Rules 6.01. htragovemmental +n

1 '~m=i~sick~~:r~~ dc4*meatc,;6 ic. tar: Sreasur?, E;7nancrril Manud3 Vol 1, ;63uIlet~1120(;a7-03, Section VffX i Ztzsclrrlng I.~tragovemmcat~l D~sputes slid :Major DafGerences).

.?cr the pkiposc;s of audit and exasninatroin, r~presentatives of the Office of the hspector General, ' 5 i3r~p;sr;r~t:;lt of Comnerce. shall hivz access to tbe records of the OPfii~e of Grants and "a"minLrtg, DHS, and any DflS ccntr;iske:. r:~ui.lleyed by that Oflice, w h ~ c h relate to the work r:l)i~blcteii uc?der t%s agret;e;aeuE, and to the I::COP~S and files of PSTCZ grant recipienb.

, i ,r r t f : ,h,i:atlsnal Te3ecc~m.rmkaaaica?:~o~s mi For the Ciffice of Gran& and Training: 5a6~maaiol~ A dPmglistratlo~:

~ r a i t s and Training Ilepartment of Hornelmind Security

Date :

j4 t tach~enr 1 Prograrr, Y lan ,%~ackk~\cn& ZLX Byadgel %16w8 *kt"Lachrncnb LD Detemarzzitnosrs and Fl;n:far~gi,

3 kt: Pith!~, S;ift:t;vv In?e r~pc~ .~~b le ion;l! ,ri I ~ C ~ ~ ~ I C I I X ; (PSIC) grant program wrl l provide funding to ~ ; t ~ a ~ ; f ~ e i i ";rrte .~nd loc;al rppllcants l;tciutr:lg ;?I F~scal Year (FY) 2007 to c~iable and enhance pu1ii:c sai\:ty SgencYes interoperahie c.j)r ln7:lnlcatlons capabilnres Sectloll 3006 of the Defic~t I.i',e.tltlc.t~oi: Act af 2005 dlr-rcrs the 'hat ,o~?aI I'elecommunicatiol.zs atid Infoi-mation Admillistration (1 B i l b 1 . 1'7 e ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ l t a t i o l ~ vrnh tiat: Dep;a. tiste:it o f I-iomeland Security (DIIS), to establish and !*~~plenla;.~-n; a S E blllaon rra~rthrn~g grand, pg opr-anr rn ftscal years 2OCl7 ro 21) 10 to assist public b.dft:tjr iiga nci::s 111 acyuini-mi;, deploylne %)r I t-alnlng for the use of ~riteroperahle cominunicatio~ls t j j stc~ns that 11 t l i ~ e -- oi' t ~ ~ a b i e L J I ~ ~ T I ) ~ Y ~ i ;ah! l ~ t y with commun~c~itaons s ystenls that can utllize -- ific,ii lotx~tecl rtubiic s a f e ~ ~ s13(:cfn~n~ 1'1 1 i i c :I( 13 ;blHi. band for radrcr cotnmun~cat~olis. The Call Tfomc '%c' mibsequt:ntfl: ci l~e~ked the. ?\'TI 4 ,LO zward the $1 bllinon no laner than September 30, ? 0 ("!*q.

r ' c in~~i ;~en l M ltli tlais au",lzua r fy , the prm a: y ;Irc?gr.am goal is to deslgn the PSIC program as a one- time p a n r ojlportul~aty fliat TI ill iaclalet c t r l ~eanlngf~il and rnea~ur,~ible ri-clprovement In the state c:i j~ul~lic ,afi:t) conni77unlckctlon'sn inters bl-cr;xbllnty and provide the maxl~a-munr aenou~it of in-craperdblc c*>rz~rnuc~;~~tai,i~s w t h a iirtiun.riuni impact to, or replacement of, ex~sting State, mbar and IcIc;~: ladio C O ~ ~ I I ~ ~ L I I I I C ~ ~ I O P ; I ? ~:,sc:s. This program goal complements the ( \ r i ~ ~ iisu atmi)lx's u~rea-all o k j e ~ ~ t v e of t r ~ u r a ~ g that all regrolls of the Uurted States, lncluding LmaJ77unlckctlon's r l eds, clefirred geograpilrrnl n e g ~ h ~ x ~ , . r r~J States, have aclxrel ed a i ~ ~ ~ n i m u m baseline of I ~czic,ll. t:tc~:icnt-respcn4c ~ o l c t ' ctsrntilr; :rc ~ t ~ o n s interoperability among on-scene response , gensies Adci,tlona3 j%rogra~n goals 'u e io ,.isov~cte f~ ind~ng to enhance interoperability systems' capai3~l1tru-s 3,i~lth respect io "otca". dalz~.. ;r,idlip~- vldecr, encourage tiic use of innovative cost- and ~~pectrum-zfiiclenxt rechraoicgy solrle~os~s h r ~ r l l jironiote tlre adopt~oi~ of ecju~prneirt interoperability ?:(tnd;~sd:.

"4 11,1 a id D'C-IS signeti tile Ili4cnloraniiilr1i is:' Llriderstanding jM141J) to nrhich this Prograni 131a11 : .; attad-led ta'i make the rnod effic-lent aiLis cri t l ~ ex~sting DI'IS grants ilifrastructure and to assist 7 : b fA 111 ~mpiementinp the prc~gralai. : ~ ~ : s ~ i i n t to tlre statutory recluirements and the ternls of the bw4C9t_', a PSSIC' grant mail he &\yarded 1:- Y 2007 to public safety asencies with~ll all 56 States s rd rerrjtc:r~cs, in coordinatjon si.lth ur\9rrr~/i~1etsopolitarr areas therein.

: j3319g I illtent IdilS rrslk intlhodology, a? tixi: t m e of award -- and no latcr than September 30, 11105 -- lS ST&. ;;t~d DHS v $ r i II a\% ard tlac a r ~ ta ; grant f~lnds availabic for each of the eligible 56 " . t~ t t s ,;n43 terrikorles. te t'ive perc7 7 w O i t h ~ total ava~lable f ~ t ~ ~ d s ~ 1 1 1 be disbursed at award to

, I ,ila'ki*es 111 XJY 2007 to e:;?-,i:re that St,irc;vlde l~lteroperabie co~atmunacatiom plans Include 8

b~n~:61er~:io I c:f Inferopel i\i'it" ccirlww, & i t at-rsns systems that utlive -- oi enable interoperabtllty :~it!l CO~BI I ' IL ! I IC atmns cyicellls that caf; t t l~ l l ,~c -- the reallocated public safely spectrum.

B):sbxrt.le~*reix ofa~lditaoi:~ri htcliir ~11di.r (:a( 11 ;rmard will be co~lt~ngelit upon subinission of the ,qkte'~t'tiJe ~rrlzls>peralrrilrlg' p l w cis reqtiir-t.2 i;g: LIlllS. and appro\,al by N'I'LA of applications ,. onrz~n~rau il:vesrnlerrl lust 5catr ens frc+il, e; a glble States and terr~tor~es The program includes a *,tatt~tc~~ J J nai:i?irag rey rirl i:rnelit. A qia, .lr I al:ve pcer evaluation \~ilY be ~ i t t l i ~ e d for review of the f. t-lteu.de P l m ; anti t??-opuicJ i~ivest~ra~:tr:s " r ~ cnsure conslstevlcv IVICII llle Statewide planillng ;~rkKTC,s

Quarter I iDd-;jihi.i ," - D ~ Y 76 . ,21306) c "fIiT Y > !le"i jili tical I J I ~ _i/ ~)~~~~i'~tiSilitj/ C O ~ ~ I Z Z ~ ~ ~ ~ C ~ ~ ~ Z ~ I Z S S ( ; O ~ L " L ' L I ~ ~ S , ~nclll(ling gap

,i.ailiy,cis arr,i i*ct.i~r~fl~jer~.i, 21:117,\, joi' 75 nzajrjoi. zti.liaul//neti opollrirn areas.

Qtu:ir$er 2 ;r,l(i~z:rcni: I - 1 \ /~ ;1 IT jl 2007) o \THA a d 1.)Y fS l ~ i i l sigl; 21: 'MOU; initial PSIC Pi~nld~lig \?;ill be transferred from

YTlA ti, IrPl:.; $01 PSIC ir -~s.;rramn~ adi-nin~strat~ve 2nd tt"ch11ica1 assistance costs. LT1.4 and I'ji4.S ,vll! br ,c$ d~~propriate Congressionaf cor.ilmlttees.

c ~9!la5' wii 1 ~>~d?ii<il lionmi /C<!?LJ Sl't'~{~-itjil' Grant Progril~n (1IJG-F)) FY 2007 guidance, c ~ z ~ j ~ l c d ~vfili* tht-' i5>it'l, ( '( lh! 1i~lo.c;perabzli P~wgi-anr F'Y 2007 gzridatzce.

I ' uo i 'd~~"i~fk t~ i l of JiSCi' q i :ui: or~i)/~~atiotr,\ ac1cI1 csv;ng c,~nzw~urzicatzons r e i t , ~ t / z P:,"t(-v i ~ t ~ r i a h e g l ~ z ~ r o C N S ~ I Y ~ ~ ejficle~z~ use offilnds for 9~r!e/ rjoj~t't.~(b!/~P~ i17i!l(?f6 t i.' .

cl Dtyvelop ~ipf i '<~t~( i T ~ U ~ P I L I ~ E ~ 1 ~ r i . x izi+itcv.ia. Pltl,S SAf;EGt;d,M releases revised Ytateuiiile d i ~/rzlni~~zrc3ilr:ol:s :~~lct"ope~.ahilifj~ PILLIT det)elt:pme?zt guidance, to be 1 c.dea.seli ~ b l 6: J%l~rc*h 2 J 2 j. -'007 sytnposiziw1 in . / ,<lr Angcles (caclz goven~or e l e 5 r e a . The criteria s,if forth jur statewide plafzning Pb 7 1 1 ,VL~I*\~L' :I:. jhl> l i i i ~ ~ ~ j # ) i a17 caientrluipeer revlen1j?rocc.,ss to upprove the PSlC pl i l l i~ i kc' r r"ltg-',*zQ ~iao,ii~d ( "1pI2cz~zze regional ujip,.oirt i z to irzteroper-ab~lity, ~ ? ~ C " ~ I I . Y I I J I > 01 Ll!iS'/Fi~.n;k, ' J t'g~orini iizpirl ancl rlc~mc~rzctrzrte ~ntcgration of the F ; , F I ~ ~ ~ ~ C " I I < ~ ia/lUr~"ltge~izri'~ 4 5 ii r:nnre Co~npacr (E M4 C) to ensz1l.e conzpntibilzty JDZOIZ~ ; EI/f,+ pw l l c ij)~ 7, ~3

c, l l i iS ~31111 tiri eiop p~eEl,~,.ilary draft of PSlC grant gu~dalice package, application ~ I E S , anil el igibillr y ~ecjbii i ernzrtis for NT1.4. review and p r~ l imn~ary approval.

>h;ot all ;ict,vir~zs ill this sr-;!ietluie sre rhnded ihi.ou;~h 11:e PSlC Program, but appear ii? the schedule to provide conleu;. to tqies.; z i t:~itics \.;ithir? :hie g:.eater s c ~ j l c ~~ 'Ad in i~ l i s t r a t i o~ l activities to advailcc piiblic safety interoperable i:am~;~,in!c;l:ions. ?'hose acti:i:i::s ~ I O X cos~ercti Ity i3Slil Funds appear in ilalics.

9

(juarter 3 ( i f j v a r i I - .J~rtlc ir', :'001/ DIiS wl?l .301ic~f coiin1-si~la.s 1 n tile PSIC grant guidance documents from a focus zmup o$'poteni &a? appl r :,il?tx, :ind funding reclprenta. DMS will revise the %,

guidance doc, ianleglts ba ;c. 3 a:n [he cotnn~ents rece l~ed ancl subniit to NTIA for f inai apprc?\-ai

c :>eploy DITS gralatcc ti: Iaix..dl ilsslstallce to help Stares draft their statewide plans "0 el1seu.e ~~ol;s~cleratlon 91 ct mr?1unlcatioiis systems that can utilize -- or enable .ntel-opcrdb~ilry itllth s: ",lim, t h ~ t can utilize -- the r.ealloi:ated public safety ;pecrru:n Keglorla1 cit,~ro iln,a~c\l-s will be assigned In ear:!-; FEMA region to :ostdln:ite dupport i t ~ ~ ~ c i , ~ g Svi&ti: and urban arcs cf'fi~l-ts.

c 9X'J*."; pr ~ l l l r ? : ~ a\ i r v l i l f l ~ i ir.aru~ cisntirzzle to assist rl it11 sfatewzde plan JCVC~O~;P~?I tsn$

TI Cc-,.zrc.f.~n d t i i cIf,qblrc~i ;(I .I fif~i~!rs- tilrd exel-cisc ,stirtei~/iiicp/~:~zs.

o ( ~ u ; P P " ~ ~ T 4 r./irii 1- 3epteu, >i'/' . l O , 2007j o PSIC g n n l :rl,vards \vIIE kt, rr,ade by mid-July, 2CiOl' and jomtly announced by

hTT3A and 41al LS, PSld gt <Jr:i gu~dance, application kits. and el~gib~lity r-eyu~rer~~erlti n ~ f l alsc, i"it. (eleased on this date.

c kmd111i: (tip TO f j t e peri:rb~t I ~ E I o ~ ~ prograin gram furrds) to ensure that Statewide ii~rerop~:ral-rl:t cciiimuni *a-iciiI?; plans include consrderatmon of ~nteroperable commuorr,ariolls sys1en.s ~h;+~k ~iuilze -- OX. enable ~nteropcrability with ,omlmun~e,itlom sysren s thnt call utrllze -- the reallocateij public safety spectrum. Target Jistr, bution dale io Enter than September 1, 2007.

c Y ~ : I I I I Y S / ~ ~ J ~ * I li<>l'ics >~tC.nr[~ ili.e>i'inlinur-,, ~tatel.l,zdep!ails il~j "s'piei~~ber 30, 2007, p jam I I U I J ; ."rtoit /?OW I ~ ~ * ~ , z H w~~~t ropo l l t a~ areas 'rcid/.es:,ed theirpi.evious lilfe/.o~~'rkibl/!~) 9coi ei i1rLI I L z ~ ~ ~ ~ t ~ l e f z d a t l ~ ! ~ ~ .

e Quarters 4 arsck 2 i c /ctt3bc v - : , 1907 - i i?~i . t~i? 3 1, 2008) c KO laeel tha.13 Noveinbc. 1 . 20(i17y States and terntopies s ~ b r r r ~ t final investment

~ L I S ~ I ~ ~ C F ~ I C , ~ I :II 2011JilIlC!lr 11 ,ath the subrniss~on of their Statewide Plans outlining now PSIC' ril~tds wrl: 1.4 1 scii to meet PSIC requlremen~s consistent with thelr Statewlile P l z n ~ , a S:atc., \*r Iw-ltones that submrt final applications prior to the hokember :. 2007 deLiJlrile will he peer reviewed and funds will be d~sbursed as ai~plncalions arc r-ece1a.t. d 21itt approved by NTIA .)

c Iji9eis iwnebt of ,Crate,d~lr.'c I ? / ~ J M I ilorn~7leted alzci pliu?a aytlf.o\fed by DHS. c PSlC Ftinci,, tllab~lrseci :o 5itite~; and terr~tories. States pass through funds to local

azenclcs ca,~islsteut wntil he PSIC requiremc~~ts and the~s Statewide Plans and 111 a rriailller to crisure effecll; el^iivsS.

G Progral;i ~ iup lemen ta t~u ,mi9 111onltoring begins c 13cgln ~ltllidrnoii elnd c5$c: e (2cliajir'ies 117 S L ~ P O I - 1 q{ Srates, territol'ies, und urban

nrclzx

a f :~er i 1 3 ~ a ' 1.2-bi7.yi f ~ : , IY a/ 1-r{pon.se ln ~crhu~z cxf.tcxs ant/ expand to test suhsi'q?[i*?~l ~ ' t ~ t l l i ~ l l ~ ~ d f l ~ ~ l l w l h regzon~rl anti S'rafe agcfleieL,.!,

Quarters 3 and 4 r d l p r ~ i .! - .Tqite;7~/~~r 3 0 , 2008) c C'onzp!c.rti i . ~ / ~ C j d i l i O i i ~ f r l ! #'\'t I'C~SC> aciiv~ties 111 ~iij3p,?l-i (11 Stutm, territories and

trbrxn ;lr (":is

h e ) cl.>c i I*( -rt;"s; tar / I 'ai I iaapo!zse i l l rir-bun ur-t ms arui cCyyand to test Y U ~ > ~ > C ( L ~ ~ J ~ ? ~ ; :iix ilii?ifl,f~*irl 11'1611 reglolza/ a?l~t! ~ ( E : c clge~tcie~

2 P!.ogualil ~~ili:lerne:lbatlcn .ua-.' nxoraitaring contrnue~ L ~#!L? I L ? i t i l i li' ~ ( C ~ J U Y ~ ~ Y (CI, /nl I I I S , ) ~ . O ~ ~ I ~ ? C I Z ~ P~CI I IS (.ytb L J ~ > L I C I { ~ ~ C ~ * c 4*L ~ ; * e c ~ d ~ - i t ~ t.i~~.o:b~ped I,)! S t 4 i f ~ ~ \ iuld territor~es~ I I I ba~7/:~ulett~0politan scorecards

* ip~ l~ te t i

$1, Year fhree (FY 2OOgJ) ending Se~lo$>n~ber. 30, 2009

o Q;.llitr-ter I I Q c ~ ~ J S C J I /, ,700 3 - 1 leccvnhcr 31, 200,q c Prograni :inh:len?~enlatic?:n 111 1 olonitoring. C: r3HLk ~-e,'da>t' I L ~ O Y c l :?r~ji~t; ,y 1.tlheti7er nil 56 Slc~te, tuzd rerrltorze,, have achieved

A > l ~ ~ r ~ ; \ l r i i n ; hirnciiize gl. <i;, i2r ~ ~ ? ~ " o b l c co~~zrnz~r~~~~i t i t~rzs .

1). Fi'ezar. Four (FY 20CO) ending Sep:e~ni?oer 30, 2010

e Quarters 1-4 cQc~li$wr i. ,"6 O Scjptrmbei- 30, 2011) cj Program C I O F , ~ O U ~ compi(:~ec!

-- - - - -- 2,500,000

I nt - $ .- - - 1,000,000 * Grant Administration i' Grant Te4:hs C - 2 --- - $, -- 1,000,000 "IT' i - -- !leve!o~meni 94 500,000 - - -- -- - -, - -- -- -- -

: -$ -- -- 3,000,000 $'s -- 500,000

I 2,500,000

/ Other r""I"7-L - --__II -- - --- - -- - _. - $ "81 00,000 Direct Costs fiavcl) 1 -__ I __ -- I ____ ___ i $ ---- 800,000

1 Dilect Costs (Plan-Travel) -- - - - --- - - 1 $_______ 300,000 F =-=---I---

i 1 iL",.---- ------- - -- TOTAL $ 6,600,000

' 'qr; e~t i r ra~e d~:es nor i ~ c i u d ~ Exercise ' ar?!i!ncr or Execution

P r q a - - erarent - - - 500,000 Grant - - Administratiosa I Grant Tachs - -- -- -- - 1,000,000 IS Dears - l!! e_e~ortin& --- - _ - -- - 500,000

Technicaii Assistance .- - - - - -- Pra~rarn Management -- -- -- - - - - - - --- - - - 250,000 Direct Technical Assistance - - - - - 4,500,000

Other 700,000 .--- - - ---- -- Direct Costs (Trave! t .._____11_1__-2___1_-1___ --- 500,000

Diiect Costs (Nan-Trave1) -- A

-- - -- - 200,000

r o m ~ I $ 7,450,000

n 2,000,000 Program -- -- Management - - - -- ----- - - - .- -- 500,000 Grant Administration d Grant Tt?s:i?s - --- - - - -- - - - 1,008,000 1T Devetopment {ReporXinL -- -- - - --- -- 500,000

Technical Assistance -- - - - -- - 1 $ 1,500,000 Program -- Management - . - -- -- - - -- - Direct Technical Assistance - - - - -- - 1,500,000

---- --- --- - -- - --- 400,000 --- 1 Direct Costs (Travel\ 300.000 I

Direct (20sts (Nan-Prayer) -- -- - -- I $ -- I

100,000

TOTAL I $ -----..- 3,908,000

llETERMW4 TT"lr>!dS A312 FYNDIfiCS PURSUA",NT 'SO 48 CFR 17.503

l . . ' that a&:; a2zees;aent 1s E: ;). qhe 'Is-E interest o f the United Seates Gove - G -.

~ieenatified in S ~ t ~ o n 1T sf Mi:il.): :md

.,-"that *&e Fer7vt.r;es reque:~~.c-,l cmot be provided Fgj conmct as conveniently c r . -* - ckseapIy by a comme%"6:fial $:n:erpGse (issuance of grants i s an ikzherently

gover~xnenhl kbor: .

-- rioes asi r ~ q d i r e conwdct~ng action by thc sewic~ng agency: or

,' ,/ cues requit E- -- -- - t w n by the servicing agmcy md; &at one of the

i;-cl~ lowng csns u m s b c.xe-Bbb

i the scyuluition V i l i E appropriately be n~ade rmder an existing contract: of the -- scr\r~a:,ia-rg agency, cn1y:red into before placement of the order, to meet the r*:quri.cmentq aof 9ar senSxcing agency f&r the s m ~ k : or similar supplies or sekrlces;

I ./

U* the s~wicixlg qearn~,-y .has capabilities or expe i se to eelarer into grants for -- S C ~ G I I suppuies or segwrces which is not avtaifnble ~ + t h i n the requesting agency; or.

- -- -- the scwicing agency i s specifically autho~aed by law ar regulation, i.e., to purr hase S U C ~ siligfj7Picus or sewices on bel~df of oher agencies.

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