State and Local Cyber Grants Working Group

The purpose of the State and Local Cyber Grants Working Group is to:

  1. Establish guidelines and assistance documentation for state and local government organizations applying for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) cyber grants. 
  2. Identify recommended uses of DHS and CISA cyber grant funding. 
  3. Develop a biennial (every 2 years) paper for DHS and CISA identifying critical needs for state and local organizations for future cyber grant initiatives. 
  4. Develop periodic, official correspondence from the Working Group to members of Congress advocating for increased cyber grant program funding outlying identified critical needs.
Charter

Working Group Deliverables

Baseline Cybersecurity Best Practices: An Overview for Success in Applying for the State and Local Cybersecurity Program

Guidance Document: Baseline Cybersecurity Best Practices
Sean Fay

Sean Fay

Government Chair

SC Department of Social Services

Trey Caryl

Trey Caryl

Government Vice Chair

State of New Hampshire

Michael Melore

Michael Melore

Industry Chair

IBM

Elizabeth Wyckoff

Elizabeth Wyckoff

Program Manager

ATARC