NTIA Awards More SLIGP Grants to Assist FirstNet Planning

The US Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded grants under the State and Local Implementation Grant Program (SLIGP) to the following states to help in planning for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet):

• Guam - $529,300
• Massachusetts - $2.1 million
• Minnesota - $2.3 million
• North Dakota - $1.1 million
• Puerto Rico - $1.4 million
• South Carolina - $ 1.8 million
• Texas - $5.8 million
• Virginia - $2.7 million
• Washington - $2.6 million.