The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking applications for its 2022 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program to assist SLT governments with managing and reducing systemic cyber risk.
Donor Name: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 11/15/2022
Grant Size: $185,024,069
Grant Duration: 48 months
Details:
Objectives
- Objective 1: Develop and establish appropriate governance structures, including developing, implementing, or revising cybersecurity plans, to improve capabilities to respond to cybersecurity incidents and ensure continuity of operations.
- Objective 2: Understand their current cybersecurity posture and areas for improvement based on continuous testing, evaluation, and structured assessments.
- Objective 3: Implement security protections commensurate with risk.
- Objective 4: Ensure organization personnel are appropriately trained in cybersecurity, commensurate with responsibility.
Priorities
- Establish a Cybersecurity Planning Committee;
- Develop a state-wide Cybersecurity Plan, unless the recipient already has a state-wide Cybersecurity Plan and uses the funds to implement or revise a state-wide Cybersecurity Plan;
- Conduct assessment and evaluations as the basis for individual projects throughout the life of the program; and
- Adopt key cybersecurity best practices.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $185,024,069
- Award Ceiling: $185,024,069
- Award Floor: $500,000
- Period of Performance: 48 months
Eligibility Criteria
All 56 states and territories, including any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, are eligible to apply for SLCGP funds.
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
- County governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.