From owner-vapsaps@virginiainteractive.org Thu Nov 29 15:43:10 2007 X-SBRS: None X-HAT: Group: RELAYLIST, Policy: $RELAYED Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: GIS-related grants and PSAP Grant Program Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:37:23 -0500 Message-ID: <A915F8A3649ED548A3777DF602DE5C91361F36@DITEXCHANGE3-CL.ditlan.dit.state.va.us> Thread-Topic: GIS-related grants and PSAP Grant Program Thread-Index: Acgyx6KWJ2ufhUv9QGWJrqLvx97xOA== From: "Spears-Dean, Dorothy" <Dorothy.SpearsDean@vita.virginia.gov> To: <vapsaps@vipnet.org> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Nov 2007 20:37:23.0276 (UTC) FILETIME=[A545E0C0:01C832C7] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by kasumi.vipnet.org id lATKbSjg007063 Precedence: bulk Greetings: In last year's Wireless E-911 Services Board PSAP Grant Program grant cycle, approximately one fourth of all grant requests, and nearly one third of grant dollars awarded ($1.3 million), were for GIS-related projects. Generally, monies were awarded for GIS data development and maintenance hardware and software, outsourcing of GIS data development and maintenance, improvement of data exchange efficiency between a data repository and a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), and hardware and software for public safety GIS applications. It is anticipated that the number of GIS-related grant requests will be a substantial proportion of all grant requests again this year. As such, the Public Safety Communications Division and Virginia Geographic Information Network (VGIN) of the VITA Integrated Services Program is currently assisting the Wireless E-911 Services Board in establishing prioritization guidelines for GIS-related grant requests for the annual PSAP Grant Program. In order to assist in establishing the prioritization guidelines, PSAPs and local government GIS departments are being surveyed to determine facets of GIS that present the greatest value to Wireless 9-1-1 and the greatest need for grant funding. Please take this opportunity to represent the PSAP community and make your GIS needs and priorities known! The brief survey can be found here: www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=yjhXPck0seID5Xm3cGDqcQ_3d_3d If you have any questions, feel free to contact Chris Hardesty at 540.908.4721 or chris.hardesty@vita.virginia.gov. Thank you in advance for your assistance. Dorothy A. Spears-Dean, M.B.A. Public Safety Communications Coordinator Integrated Services Program Virginia Information Technologies Agency 11751 Meadowville Lane Chester, VA 23836 (804) 416-6201 (voice) (804) 840-7260 (cell) (804) 416-6353 (fax)