FY27 NG9-1-1 Expenses Grant Program

FY27 NG9-1-1 Expenses Grant Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Illinois State Police
Amount: Up to US $12,000,000
Last Updated: December 24, 2025

Summary

The FY26 NG9-1-1 Expenses Grant Program, administered by the Illinois State Police, aims to support 9-1-1 Authorities outside municipalities with populations over 500,000. The program prioritizes funding for the implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) systems, including upgrades to call handling, multimedia recording, and GIS projects. Eligible applicants must comply with state and federal regulations to ensure efficient emergency response and improved public safety through enhanced 9-1-1 services.

Overview

FY26 NG9-1-1 Expenses Grant Program The Illinois State Police Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator (hereafter “Administrator”) seeks NG9-1-1 Expenses Grant Proposals as defined in 50 ILCS 750/30(b)(1)(E) with priority given to 9-1-1 Authorities that provide 9-1-1 service within the territory of a Large Electing Provider as defined in Section 13-406.1 of the Public Utilities Act for NG9-1-1 Expenses Grants. 9-1-1 systems outside of municipalities with a population over 500,000 shall be eligible to apply. Applicants must submit proposals in compliance with the Act. The Administrator’s goals in administering the program are to defray costs associated with the replacement or upgrade of legacy 9-1-1 call handling positions to a hosted solution (preferred) that is Next Generation 9-1-1 i3 capable, the replacement of a legacy recording system with an i3 capable multimedia recording system, GIS projects that meet the criteria defined below to support the implementation of NG911, EMD Protocol Upgrades to a CAD Integrated solution, a CAD-to-CAD Interface between a Primary and Backup PSAP or between PSAPs in the same 911 System and Indoor K-12 School Mapping. Grants will be funded, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated to the Illinois State Police (ISP) under the Act from the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund. The ISP shall administer the program and award grants based on criteria that include but are not limited to the following: i3 CAPABLE CALL HANDLING EQUIPMENT Implementation of Hosted (preferred) NG9-1-1 Call Handling Equipment that upgrades or replaces a primary PSAPs legacy call handling equipment. i3 CAPABLE MULTIMEDIA RECORDING SYSTEM Upgrade or replacement of a legacy recording system with a NG9-1-1 i3 standards-based multimedia recording system. NG911 GIS PROJECTS GIS Projects that support the creation, quality control, and updates of the required GIS data layers in preparation for NG9-1-1 readiness. The required data layers, as defined in the Illinois NG9-1-1 GIS Data Standards, include road centerlines, address points, PSAP boundaries, emergency service boundaries, and provisioning boundary layers. Strongly Recommended and Recommended layers as defined in the Illinois NG9-1-1 GIS Data Standards are encouraged to be part of the project proposal and GIS Projects that support the creation, quality control, and updates of the required GIS data layers in preparation for NG9-1-1 readiness. CREATION - This can include purchasing data necessary to create required GIS layers, digitization of data layers listed in the NG9-1-1 GIS Data Standards document, and creation and review of attributes in data layers. QUALITY CONTROL – This can include checking existing data for areas needing correction, such as mismatches in comparison data of GIS data to legacy MSAG data. This also includes addressing match issues with the ALI and MSAG databases, topology errors (slivers, gaps, or overlaps in data, roads split at intersections and on boundary lines.), missing required fields, null values in required fields, and mismatches between road names in the street centerline layer and road names in the address layer. This includes street centerline edits focusing on duplicate/overlapping address ranges, ensuring attributes are accurate to Illinois data standards, and addressing match issues with the street centerline data layer and mismatches between the number in the address layer and the address range in the centerline layer and reconciling with address data, and general centerline corrections (missing attributes, spatial accuracy, etc.). DEVELOPMENT - This can include adding new roads or address points to existing data, removing roads or address points no longer in use, correcting updated road names, addresses, and emergency service provider names, adding and populating any missing fields that are required by the Illinois NG9-1-1 GIS Data Standards, changing field types as needed to meet standards (text to numeric or numeric to text) and conversion of legacy Emergency Service Zone (ESZ) layers to required Emergency Service Boundary (ESB) layers. In addition, the emergency service zone GIS data layer will be reviewed and updated to ensure the proper assignment of 911 calls for service as prescribed through the NG9-1-1 database. g. Conversion of GIS data to the current version of the Illinois NG9-1-1 Geodatabase template, as defined in the Illinois NG9-1-1 GIS Data Standards. MAINTENANCE PLAN - To guarantee the continued value of the investment made in the abovementioned data improvements and dataset synchronization efforts, it is essential to implement sustainable practices for their ongoing maintenance to ensure that the data is kept current, complete, and accurate in the future. To this end, a set of workflows policies, and procedures need to be established and documented to enable ongoing system maintenance. Wherever practical, these procedures will employ automation through scripting and models, data review tools, and domains to simplify maintenance tasks, minimize manual effort, and ensure the quality and consistency of relevant public safety datasets. CAD SYSTEM Where necessary, configuration changes may need to be made to current CAD mapping applications to accommodate the current version of the Illinois NG9-1-1 Geodatabase template. The goal is to have a GIS database that can fully support NG9-1-1 technology (from the 9-1-1 System Provider to NG9-1-1 to GIS to the CAD system) and to develop the necessary structure to sustain GIS data maintenance activities. Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Protocol Upgrades to an Integrated CAD Solution. Upgrade of current guide cards to an Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) protocol software required to be integrated with your Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD). EMD PROTOCOL SOFTWARE The EMD system will provide protocols for emergency communications personnel to give to the emergency or non-emergency caller during the pre-arrival period of first responders and is integrated to the CAD System. EMD Protocol Software shall comply with current National Emergency Number Association (NENA) best practices for providing Emergency Medical Dispatch Services to be considered responsive. The NENA website is: https://www.nena.org/default.aspx. Must have or will be upgrading after January 1, 2016, to be eligible for grant funding. CAD-to-CAD INTERFACE NENA-STA-021.1a-2021, Emergency Incident Data Object (EIDO) is the standard for emergency incident data exchange for CAD-to-CAD Interfaces that support a Primary PSAP to a Backup PSAP, a Primary to Secondary Answering Point (SAP) or between PSAPs in the same or neighboring 911 Systems. An EIDO contains information about a single incident including the calls related to that incident, the responders assigned to the incident, the participants and vehicles involved in the incident, etc. EIDOs often include the caller's information like name, number, and location INDOOR K-12 SCHOOL MAPPING Projects that support the creation of indoor school map data layers (K-12), to provide critical geospatial information to assist first responders in emergencies. Indoor data layers should include detailed floor plans of each level of the building, all room names and numbers, doorway locations, and any other locational details that may be useful in emergency response. Wherever possible, indoor data layers should be developed with an eye toward current or future integration into multiple-use situations, including but not limited to 911 dispatch mapping, mobile CAD applications, and real-time emergency response tracking applications. Indoor school maps will utilize Esri ArcGIS and will be incorporated as a layer in the Illinois State Police NG911 GIS Hub. The objective is to provide geospatial mapping software (GIS) polygon data layers as well as paper maps to assist first responders with timely and effective decision-making through the dissemination of mission-critical geospatial data. Data should be georeferenced for spatially accurate integration into other platforms, including but not limited to CAD mapping or emergency response maps, and include the ability to survey, map, and label each school building (public or private) in the State of Illinois. Ability to provide a visual representation of an emergency action plan. Ability to augment maps with multi-layered real-time tracking and deployment data. Ability to integrate with local field data and imagery. Ability to be accessible from all mobile devices regardless of the operating system, including laptops, cell phones, and tablets. The Respondent will provide general user training and administrator training. Funding is available for local GIS resources to rent Lidar scanners to support the project or to contract with a third-party K-12 school mapping provider. The mapping provider must adhere to the Illinois State Police Indoor School Mapping Guidance, the mapping provider validates school mapping data, and prepares data for PSAP and First Responder access. FUNDING PRIORITY NG9-1-1 Call Handling Equipment funding shall be given first to 1st time 9-1-1 Authority grant applicants that provide 9-1-1 service within the territory of a Large Electing Provider as defined in Section 13-406.1 of the Public Utilities Act for NG9-1-1 expenses.NG9-1-1 Call Handling Equipment funding to 1st time 9-1-1 Authority grant applicants that provide 9-1-1 service within all other territories. NG9-1-1 Multimedia Recording System NG911 GIS Readiness Projects EMD Protocol Upgrades that Support CAD System Integration CAD-to-CAD Interface between a Primary and Backup PSAP, Primary and Secondary Answering Points, or between PSAPs in the same 911 SystemIndoor K-12 School Mapping Funds awarded through this grant shall only be used to offset NON-RECURRING costs associated with NG9-1-1 Expenses grant projects.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Eligibility Type Public Eligible Applicants Government Organizations Additional Eligibility Information Applicants that are eligible for NG9-1-1 Expenses Grants are 9-1-1 Authorities outside of a municipality with a population over 500,000.The agency must comply with all applicable provisions of state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to nondiscrimination, sexual harassment, and equal employment opportunity including, but not limited to: The Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5/1-101 et seq.), The Public Works Employment Discrimination Act (775 ILCS 10/1 et seq.), The United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended) (42 USC 2000a-and 2000H-6), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC 794), The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC 12101 et seq.), and The Age Discrimination Act (42 USC 6101 et seq.).An Applicant's failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of an application deadline will result in the State awarding agency returning the application without review or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude the Administrator from making a State award.

Ineligibility

Cost Sharing or Matching will not be considered in the evaluation.Indirect Costs are not allowed.