47 CFR § 400.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s400.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 400.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "400.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "400"
part_name: "911 GRANT PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 942."
regulatory_source: "83 FR 38059, Aug. 3, 2018, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "400"
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# 400.1 Purpose.

This part establishes uniform application, approval, award, financial and administrative requirements for the grant program authorized under the “Ensuring Needed Help Arrives Near Callers Employing 911 Act of 2004” (ENHANCE 911 Act), as amended by the “Next Generation 911 Advancement Act of 2012” (NG911 Advancement Act).