The purpose of the Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission (IPSCC) is to assist cities, counties, ambulance districts and fire districts in the establishment, management, operations and accountability of consolidated emergency communications systems and interoperable public safety communications and data systems.
Applicants may apply funds that would be acceptable use of the fees under Idaho Code § 31-4804(5) which includes the lease, purchase or maintenance of emergency communications equipment for basic and enhanced consolidated emergency systems, including necessary computer hardware, software, database provisioning, training, salaries directly related to such systems, costs of establishing such systems, management, maintenance and operation of hardware and software applications and agreed-to reimbursement costs of telecommunications providers related to the operation of such systems.
$3,287,059 was awarded in FY 2024. This brings the total grant award to nearly $27 million dollars over the life of the program (20 years).
Funds may not be used for other normal and necessary safety or law enforcement functions including, but not limited to, overhead, staffing, dispatching, administrative and other day-to-day operational expenditures.