1. Interoperable Communications Equipment (ICE) Grant Program Jim Turk DHS/ODP Program Manager December 12, 2005

2. Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 2 ICE Grant Program DHS (FEMA) awarded $79.6 M in Sept 2003 Coordinated with DOJ COPS Office Purpose: Help communities develop I/O Comm Cross jurisdictions: Fire, Law Enforcement, & EMS Illustrate and encourage new technologies & operations Governors nominated 1 lead site per State/Territory Large, small, rural, urban, cross-border, infrastructure 17 Demo Sites - competitive grant process Cap: $6 M (5 sites) 25% Local Matching Funds Range: $846 k - $6 M Less than $5 M at 6 sites

3. Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 3 ICE Grant Program  Leading State Interoperability Programs:  AR, DE, IA, IL, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NY, PA, RI, VA, WA, WV  First 700 MHz system, Independence, MO  ME Regional Switch at Master Site  First M/A-COM VIDA Network, Eastern Shore, MD  9 Counties, 57 Cities, 80 Fire, 61 EMS, 8 State, 7 Fed, & 3 Utilities  OPSCAN in Olympic Peninsula, Clallam Co, WA  Olympic Ring: Consortium of 42 Public Safety agencies  3 Indian Tribes, State, Federal, Canada: RCMP  SAFECOM: 1 of 5 selected as national models: Small Rural  Tri-State Siouxland Region: IA, NE, SD  United 232  State fiber-optic network  St. Clair/McLean Counties, IL  User Friendly and State STARCOM21 connectivity  Erie County (Buffalo area), NY  New $33M Consolidated Communications Complex

4. Jim Turk DHS/ODP Program Manager 202-786-9779 Mobile: 202-680-4225 James.Turk@dhs.gov ICE Grant Program