FY26 EMDG Grant

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts State 911 Department has issued the FY 2026 Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Grant solicitation aimed at supporting eligible Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), Regional PSAPs, Regional Secondary PSAPs, and Regional Emergency Communication Centers (RECCs) within Massachusetts. The grant provides funding to enhance emergency medical dispatch services through three primary categories: Certified EMD Resources (including personnel case review and certified resource contracting), Emergency Medical Dispatch Protocol Reference Systems (covering maintenance and licensing costs), and other related quality assurance services such as training and quality reviews. Applicants must submit a comprehensive grant application package that includes a signed cover page, detailed budget worksheet with supporting vendor contracts or agreements, and certification statements affirming compliance with EMD program requirements. Submission deadlines are set for December 30, 2025, with original signed documentation required via mail, hand delivery, or electronically through the Commonwealth’s Commbuys portal. The contract resulting from the grant award covers reimbursement for eligible EMD expenses incurred during the FY 2026 grant period, with all performance and deliverables concluding by June 30, 2026. Payments will be made via Electronic Funds Transfer upon compliance verification and proper invoicing, with a typical payment cycle of 45 days and potential prompt payment discounts available. The contract incorporates standard Commonwealth terms and conditions, requires adherence to the finalized FY 2026 EMD Grant Guidelines, and explicitly ties funding to approved applications without establishing fixed FAR clauses typical of federal procurements. Award evaluations employ a best value approach balancing cost reasonableness against compliance with grant objectives and quality factors but do not assign formal numerical weights or rely on lowest-price technical acceptability criteria. Key administrative points include contract management by Cindy Reynolds at the State 911 Department and state-level procurement protocols governed by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, ensuring coordination of emergency dispatch funding statewide and enhancing EMD operational capacity through structured grant support.