NTIA awarded more than $23 million in grants to 12 states and the District of Columbia this weeknfor planning for FirstNet, said NTIA Friday (http://1.usa.gov/1azbhhX). Under the State and Local ImplementationnGrant Program, the following states were awarded funds: Arkansas ($1.5 million), District of Columbia ($636,722), Georgia ($3.3 million), Kansas ($1.8 million), Kentucky ($1.8 million), Marylandn($1.9 million), Nebraska ($1.5 million), New Jersey ($2.7 million), North Carolina ($3.2 million), Oregonn($2.1 million), South Dakota ($1.2 million), Vermont ($710,941) and Wyoming ($1.3 million). All recipientsnmust provide a matching contribution of at least 20 percent and NTIA said additional grants will benawarded on a rolling basis.
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