1. State and Local Implementation Grant Program to the Project Certification Committee Jacque Miller Mike Neitzey October 23, 2014

2. Status Summary SLIGP grant was submitted to NTIA in August 2013 in response to a FirstNet Round One Funding Notice. The grant money allows the State to conduct planning, education, and outreach activities related to being a part of the new network. The grant will cover a performance period of three years, and the State will be required to complete a number of steps related to planning for participation in the nationwide LTE network. Using funds from the Grant, the State will put a structure in place for FirstNet to communicate through a single point of contact and will then compile information that will allow the State to work effectively with the FirstNet Board.

3. Schedule (initial) Q4-CY13  Establish Baseline Expenditure  Establish, post, and recruit for the three term positions  Assign Roles/Responsibilities to dedicated DoIT staff  Contract for an Event Coordinator  Begin planning and scheduling activities Q1-CY14  Prepare educational and handout materials  Conduct the first Annual meeting  Start conducting Regional meetings  Schedule Special and Individual meetings as required  Finalize planning and scheduling activities

4. Initiation Proposed Budget $395,906 initiation request  $395,906 3 term positions (Business analyst, Financial coordinator, Administrative assistant) Meetings (annual, regional, special, FirstNet) Contracts (Event Coordinator, Legal support) $474,856 (see note)  Current Capabilities Assessment Note: these funds come from a separate certified project and will be used for the required “matching funds”

5. Resources DoIT will use an internal Project Manager to oversee the project. DoIT will use an internal Business Analyst to work with the team on governance and coordination. IV&V services requested to be waived since this is a planning project.

6. Thank You……. Questions?