The N.C. 911 Board has awarded more than $13 million in grant funding this year to support critical equipment upgrades and facility enhancements for public safety answering points (PSAPs) across North Carolina. These investments help ensure that the centers answering 911 calls are best equipped to serve their communities effectively and reliably.
"Reliable 911 telecommunications are essential to keeping North Carolinians safe," said N.C. Department of Information Technology Secretary and State Chief Information Officer Nate Denny, who serves as chair of the N.C. 911 Board. "Investing in the tools and capabilities our 911 centers need reinforces the trust people place in 911 and ensures every call for help is met reliably and quickly."
The grants awarded include:
Alexander County E-911 Communications - $640,184.10 for radio console upgrades
Bertie County Communications - $748,093.90 for radio console replacement
Brunswick County Central Communications - $54,107.19 for cybersecurity upgrades and hardening
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Communications - $1,927,216.91 for radio console replacement
Granville County Communications - $509,202.30 for radio upgrades
Jones/Lenoir Communications - $944,801.08 for site upgrades
Lumberton Police Communications - $120,949.11 for backup radio upgrades
Montgomery County 911 Communications - $615,489.02 for new primary and backup radio replacements
NC State Highway Patrol - $4,110,916.90 for replacing radio dispatch consoles and logging recorders (while not an N.C. 911 Board-funded PSAP, the Patrol is eligible to receive Board-funded grants pursuant to G.S. 143B-1407)
Robeson E-911 Communications - $1,090,906.72 for radio replacements
Rutherford County Communications - $53,974.06 for radio console replacement
Stanly County 911 - $518,913.56 for radio console replacement
Union County Communications - $565,176.68 for radio console replacement
Wilson County Emergency Communications - $1,255,628.73 for radio console replacement
“The N.C. 911 Board remains dedicated to working alongside local PSAPs, ensuring they have the resources and support needed to carry out the critical, life‑saving responsibilities that protect our communities,” said L.V. “Pokey” Harris, Executive Director of the N.C. 911 Board. “Year after year, the PSAP Grant Program continues to demonstrate its value as a strong, reliable source of funding that enhances the Board’s annual 911 PSAP distribution and helps advance our mission.”
About the N.C. 911 Board
The N.C. 911 Board, a unit of the N.C. Department of Information Technology, oversees the statewide effort to create and maintain an enhanced, fully integrated 911 system for all voice communication technologies.
The Board manages the uniform 911 service charge collected by telephone and voice communication providers, directing this revenue into the 911 Fund. These funds support 124 public safety answering points across North Carolina, which are operated by counties and other local government entities.