$5.7 Million Now Available for Mutual Aid Radios

Wisconsin one-step closer to statewide interoperability goal

Almost $6 million in federal homeland security funds will soon be distributed to 425 emergency response agencies in 56 Wisconsin counties.  

Agencies eligible for a share of the funds include local and county law enforcement, fire services, emergency management, ambulance, and public health facilities.  David Spenner, State Interoperability Program Coordinator, described the funding strategy, "Our aim is to help a wide variety of emergency responders extend the reach of their communication systems beyond their usual geographic boundaries.  These funds will provide radios that can access common or shared mutual aid frequencies during an emergency."  

County emergency management offices will work with eligible local agencies to develop combined county applications.  OJA program and fiscal staff will hold a teleconference with county emergency managers to review grant requirements and answer questions on Thursday, September 3 at 1 p.m.  Combined county applications must be submitted through Egrants on or before October 29, 2009. 

See the grant announcement for more details, deadlines and a list of eligible agencies and equipment that will be funded.

Funding Announcements

HS - September Preparedness Month Activities Funds are now available for coordinating 2009 Preparedness Month activities. Wisconsin Emergency Management must apply through Egrants on or before September 1, 2009.

JAG Recovery Act - Treatment Alternatives & Diversion - Milwaukee Funds are now available for Milwaukee County to continue a treatment and jail diversion program for non-violent offenders with drug and alcohol problems. The application must be submitted through Egrants on or before September 1, 2009.

JABG 2005 - Alternatives to Secure Detention (Brown Co) Funds are now available for an alternative to secure detention for juvenile status offenders project in Brown County. Brown County must apply through Egrants on or before September 3, 2009.

Homeland Security - Law Enforcement Specialty Team Equip 2006 (2) Funds are available for the Dane County and Winnebago County Sheriff's Offices to purchase specialized equipment. Agencies must apply through Egrants on or before September 8, 2009.

Homeland Security - Law Enforcement Specialty Team Equipment 2007 Funds are available for specialty equipment for ordnance disposal, respiratory protection and rapid response. Eligible agencies must apply through Egrants on or before September 8, 2009.

HS Supplemental MARC Repeater ID Communications Grant (2007) Funds are now available to improve emergency radio comunications throughout the state by equipping local Mutual Aid Radio Communications (MARC) repeaters with automated identification circuitry. Apply through Egrants on or before September 10, 2009.

Juvenile Justice - Alternatives to Secure Detention - Competitive Funds are available for projects, research, or other initiatives to prevent the placement of juvenile detainees in secure facilities such as county jails, secure juvenile detention centers or municipal lockups. Apply on or before September 22, 2009.

Juvenile Justice - Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Truancy Funds are available for evaluation, treatment and education programs focused on juvenile offenders with substance abuse, mental health, or truancy issues. Eligible applicants must apply on or before September 22, 2009.

JAG Recovery Act - Innovative Law Enforcement Programs Recovery Act funds are available as one-time grants of up to $25,000 to develop and operate innovative programs that enhance crime prevention. Apply through Egrants on or before September 22, 2009.

JAG Recovery Act: DOJ Crime Lab Technology Upgrade (2009) Funds are available to support a technology upgrade for the WI Department of Justice Crime Laboratories at Madison, Milwaukee, and Wausau. The WI Department of Justice must apply on or before September 23, 2009.

Homeland Security - UASI Emergency Operations Center Equipment Funds are available for the purchase of equipment and technology to improve county Emergency Operations Centers in five Wisconsin UASI counties. Eligible agencies shoudl apply on or before September 24, 2009.

JABG 2009 - Juvenile Offender Substance Abuse/Mental Health Block Grant funds are available for Juvenile Offender Substance Abuse and/or Mental Health Programs. Eligible applicants must apply through Egrants on or before September 24, 2009.

VAWA Recovery Act - Specialized Enforcement Recovery Act funds are now available for rural sherrifs to hire/retain domestic violence liaisons. Eligible counties may apply through Egrants on or before September 29, 2009.

Justice System Improvement - NCHIP eReferral 2008 Funding is now available for local law enforcement agencies to complete implementation of the eReferral exchange system between local records management and DA-Protect systems. Deadline to apply is September 30.

JAG Recovery Act: AIM Coordinator (2009) Funds are now available to hire a full-time project position for 24 months to manage and coordinate the activities of the state Assess, Inform, and Measure (AIM) pilot project at the Director of State Courts Office. Apply by September 30, 2009.

JAG Recovery Act: Drug Task Forces (2009) Federal stimulus funds are available for drug task force information sharing, case management system upgrades, and task force investigators and/or prosecutors. Eligible agencies must apply on or before October 13, 2009.

Homeland Security - Mutual Aid Radio Replacement: # 5 (2007/2008) Funds are available for the replacement of outdated public safety radios. County EM Directors are eligible to submit combined applications for local agencies selected through a pre-application process earlier this year. Apply by October 29, 2009.

VAWA Recovery Act - Local Technical Assistance Recovery Act funds are now available to support local technical assistance programs by Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Wisconsin Coalition against Sexual Assault. Egrants applications must be received on or before December 31, 2009.

Homeland Security - NIMS/ICS 2008 Communities and agencies interested in holding NIMS and ICS training courses can now apply for available 2008 homeland security funding. Applications will be accepted through December 31, 2009 or until all funds are committed.

WIJIS Justice Gateway - Local Implementations Funds are available for local criminal justice agencies to participate in the WIJIS Justice Gateway information sharing project. Interested agencies should contact the WIJIS program prior to submitting an application.