State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP)
State and Local CyberSecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) 2022
Purpose
The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), was signed into law on November 15, 2021. One component of the act is the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP), which appropriated $1 billion over four years (2022-2025) to address cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats to information systems owned or operated by, or on behalf of, state, local, or tribal governments.
The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (“SLCGP”) provides funding to state, local, and tribal entities to address cybersecurity risks and threats to entity-owned or operated information systems. This funding is made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The objective of the SLCGP is to make targeted cybersecurity investments to strengthen the cybersecurity practices and the resilience of state, local, and tribal governments.