State and local cybersecurity grant program tribal cybersecurity grant program

The $7,413,939 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (CFDA 97.137) award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supports a range of cybersecurity enhancement initiatives for state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments in Kentucky. Key activities funded include developing cybersecurity plans, conducting vulnerability assessments, implementing security controls, delivering workforce training, ensuring continuity of operations, enhancing threat information sharing, and upgrading critical infrastructure protection.

As sub-recipients, various Kentucky government entities, including the Commonwealth Office of Technology, Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government, County of Estill, City of Paducah, and several county governments, are leveraging the grant to purchase security technologies, modernize IT systems, assess and mitigate cyber risks, and strengthen incident response and continuity planning. The funding aims to assist Kentucky in managing and reducing systemic cyber risks to its information systems and critical infrastructure.