Federal Grant Award Summary

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $4.84 million to the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services under the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP, CFDA 97.137) on September 1, 2025. This project grant, with a completion date of August 29, 2029, supports comprehensive cybersecurity capability enhancements across state and local government entities in New York. The award funds critical cybersecurity initiatives including the development of governance structures and cybersecurity planning committees, vulnerability assessments of government information systems, implementation of security controls and protections, cybersecurity workforce training, and upgrades to critical infrastructure protection.

As a pass-through award, the funding enables the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services to distribute sub-awards to county and municipal governments, local law enforcement agencies, and other state entities to execute localized cybersecurity projects. This structure ensures that the grant's benefits extend beyond state-level coordination to strengthen the cybersecurity posture of critical technological infrastructure across New York's jurisdictions, consistent with the SLCGP's mandate to help state, local, tribal, and territorial governments manage and reduce systemic cyber risk.