Joint Listening Session: Informing the Implementation of the State Local Cybersecurity Grant Program
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The measure includes a critical priority for states and territories, a $1 billion over 4 years cybersecurity grant program designed to help state, local, tribal and territorial entities improve they cyber posture.
State coalition partners – the National Governors Association (NGA), the Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council (GHSAC), the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA), the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) – discussed questions and concerns on the new grant in order to help inform the implementation program.