New York State is making $13.9 million in federal grant funding available to help local governments improve their cybersecurity infrastructure – but instead of issuing checks, the state will procure the cybersecurity tools directly.

Nine state and local government organizations are asking congressional leadership to reauthorize the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP), warning that without continued funding through the program, security systems across the nation will falter. 

State, local, and territorial (SLT) governments are in line to receive $279.9 million in grant funding in fiscal year (FY) 2024 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) according to an agency announcement on Sept. 23.  

State officials said this week that they are balancing centralized and decentralized distribution approaches as they try to put money from the Federal government’s State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) to work for them.

Stay Connected

Twitterfacebook