State Alternative Plan Program

The State Alternative Plan Program (SAPP) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) was published on grants.gov on November 28, 2017 (Funding Opportunity Number 2018-NTIA-SAPP-01). The NOFO provided the application requirements, evaluation methodology and criteria, and Radio Access Network (RAN) construction funding levels for States and Territories that opted out of the FirstNet deployment and that sought the right to enter into spectrum management leasing agreement with FirstNet and for RAN Construction grant funding. All 56 States and Territories have now opted in to the FirstNet deployment, and thus, there are no entities eligible for a SAPP grant. NTIA will not be accepting applications for the program through grants.gov. A copy of the NOFO will remain on the NTIA website for archival purposes.

Contact Information:

Marsha MacBride, Associate Administrator OPSC, mmacbride@ntia.doc.gov
Carolyn Dunn, SAPP Director, cdunn@ntia.doc.gov

Update on Available SAPP Grant Amounts

December 22, 2017

By law, when FirstNet formally presents its State Plan for the National Public Safety Broadband Network to the Governor of each State, it must also provide “the funding level for the State as determined by NTIA.” On September 29, 2017, NTIA announced the Funding Level Determinations (FLDs) for each State and territory, providing a range from current amounts available for SAPP awards to a maximum amount for each State listed in the document below. To establish each FLD, NTIA used an estimate of the number of terrestrial sites (towers) in each State and territory necessary to achieve baselin

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SAPP Opt-Out Process Presentation

June 20, 2017

The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 directed NTIA to establish a program to review applications for spectrum leasing rights and Radio Access Network construction funds for any state seeking to opt-out of FirstNet’s plan for deployment of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network within its boundaries. NTIA’s grant program is called the State Alternative Plan Program (SAPP). By opting-out, a state is seeking permission to deploy its own RAN, which must connect to and interoperate with the nationwide network.

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State Alternative Plan Program