Public-safety foundation awards 9 grants totaling $542,000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-The Public Safety Foundation of America said Monday it has awarded nine grants in eight states totaling $542,000.

The grants were awarded as follows:

• $51,605 to Union County, Ga.

   

• $91,604 to the Grundy County, Ill., Emergency Telephone System Board

   

• $44,000 to Gentry County, Mo., Emergency Dispatch

   

• $55,603 to the Seward County, Neb., 911 Emergency Communication Center

   

• $101,755 to the Burlington County, N.J., Department of Public Safety Services

   

• $31,825 to Cherokee County, Okla., 911

   

• $66,106 to the Door County, Wis., Sheriff’s Department

   

• $47,957 to North Shore, Wis., Public Safety

   

• $51,555 to the Washakie County, Wyo., Sheriff’s Office

   

The PFSA was created in January 2002 by the Association of Public-safety Communications Officials to provide grants to first responders to help public-safety answering points complete necessary upgrades including being able to locate wireless calls. More than $12 million for 199 agencies in 41 states and the District of Columbia has been awarded.