State and local cybersecurity grant program tribal cybersecurity grant program

The Colorado Department of Public Safety's Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) has been awarded a $6,553,216 Formula Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (CFDA 97.137).

The grant funding will support a range of cybersecurity enhancement initiatives across Colorado, including developing cybersecurity plans and governance structures, conducting vulnerability assessments, implementing security controls, delivering workforce training, ensuring continuity of operations, enhancing threat information sharing, and upgrading critical infrastructure protection. The grant period is from December 8, 2023 to an unspecified future date. The primary goal is to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial governments in Colorado with managing and reducing systemic cyber risks to their information systems and critical infrastructure.