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25 <br /> This grant opportunity is available only to Primary PSAPs. <br /> The PSAP will make direct purchase of the desired radios from the PSAP's vendor of choice. <br /> The PSAP's locality will be reimbursed for the purchase. <br /> The Primary PSAP will be required to enter into a grant agreement with the Board upon <br /> approval of the application. The grant agreement will give the PSAP approximately 14 months to <br /> purchase the radios and complete programming and staff training. <br /> This grant opportunity will provide the following per approved seat: <br /> • 1 portable radio (including two batteries) <br /> • 2 chargers; one for the primary PSAP and backup PSAP <br /> • Programming per radio cost, ARS Encryption, and Code Plug <br /> • Training for PSAP staff on use of the new portable radios <br /> • Maintenance for the first 12 months <br /> The number of awarded radios will not exceed the number of Board-approved seats. <br /> Each portable radio must be kept on the dispatch floor at a console in order to be available for <br /> use by telecommunicators. The portable radios will not be kept elsewhere within the PSAP, <br /> including supervisor offices. <br /> The radios may only leave the Primary PSAP when taken directly from the Primary PSAP to a <br /> Board-approved Backup PSAP. <br /> The radios will be maintained exclusively for the Primary's PSAP use. The PSAP will not share, <br /> gift, loan, or otherwise allow the use of any of the grant-awarded portable radios by other <br /> PSAPs, agencies, or departments, including those that the PSAP dispatches for or that are <br /> otherwise affiliated with the PSAP. <br /> The PSAP understands that the radios may be checked during PSAP assessments or Board <br /> staff visits to ensure that all Board-awarded portable radios are on premises. <br /> All portable radios purchased through this program must contain the VIPER Statewide required <br /> template as defined in the State Interoperability Executive Committee's SOG, in addition to <br /> whatever local talk groups the PSAP deems appropriate to its jurisdiction. <br /> Once activated on the VIPER system, each PSAP must submit a completed copy of the <br /> subscriber unit activation request form as sent to the VIPER Network Operations Center. The <br /> completed request form will become an addendum to the executed Grant Agreement. The <br /> submission of the pdf will be required prior to any reimbursement by the Board. <br /> The PSAP must pay for anything related to the radios that exceed the amount approved by the <br /> Board. <br /> After the first year, the PSAP will pay for all maintenance for the radios out of its general fund. <br /> The PSAP understands that the maintenance will not be ETSF eligible. <br /> The PSAP agrees that it will keep the radios for at least 36 months. It will not resell them or give <br /> them away to any other entity. If the PSAP does not retain the radios on the PSAP premises for <br /> at least 36 months, it will reimburse the Board pursuant to Rule 09 NCAC 06C .0405. <br /> Portable Radio PSAP 2023 Grant Application • Page 2 of 3 <br />