The application window is now open for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 23 NJ State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP).
Application Deadline
The application deadline is December 8.
Webinar
The NJCCIC is holding an information webinar on Wednesday, November 29 at 11 a.m.
Eligibility
All NJ state and local government entities are eligible to apply for NJ FFY 2023 SLCGP resources.
Funding
In FFY22, NJ received $3.4M. In FFY23, NJ is receiving $6.8M. Throughout the lifecycle of the SLCGP, 80% of the grant funds are required to be allocated to reduce cybersecurity risks in local governments, with 25% of the funds specifically allocated for cybersecurity risk reduction in rural jurisdictions (populations less than or equal to 50,000).
The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) is a federal grant program administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The overall goal of the SLCGP is to improve the cybersecurity posture of state, local, and territorial (SLT) government organizations by providing assistance for managing and reducing systemic cyber risk.
SLCGP Projects
To ensure as many New Jersey entities can benefit from the limited SLCGP funds, the software, hardware, and services procured with the grant funds will be passed through to state and local government entities by the NJCCIC. The NJCCIC is continuing to carry over the four first-year projects to this year. These projects address the following: Cybersecurity Governance and Planning, Cyber Resilience Assessments, Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience through endpoint, application, and identification and authentication technologies, and Workforce Development.
Please visit the NJ SLCGP webpage for more information regarding the plan, and how to apply.
NJ local government entities that wish to participate in the SLCGP are required to complete and submit a Local Consent Agreement and NJ SLCGP Resource Request Application December 8, 2023. Copies of the NJ SLCGP Request Application and the Local Consent Agreement are included here so that applicants can collect the information they will need to complete the online forms. All submissions are required to be made using the online application forms.