(a)
(1) From funds appropriated therefor, the Division of Emergency Management shall provide to eligible local offices of emergency management and key state agencies assigned an emergency role under the State of Arkansas Emergency Operations Plan matching grants not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the cost of the acquisition of the emergency warning and communications equipment.
(2) The grant shall be awarded only for the acquisition of equipment for which the Director of the Division of Emergency Management has granted specific approval.
(b) The equipment shall be purchased only in accordance with the current approved purchasing procedures of the county or city having authority over the local office of emergency management or the approved purchasing procedures for the governmental agencies or private sector agencies.