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Funder Type
State Government
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IT Classification
A - Primarily intended to fund technology
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Authority
Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS)
Summary
Funding from the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) helps eligible entities address cybersecurity risks and threats to information systems owned or operated by—or on behalf of—state, local and territorial (SLLT) governments. The Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law requires grant recipients to develop a Cybersecurity Plan, establish a Cybersecurity Planning Committee to support development of the Plan, and identify projects to implement utilizing SLCGP funding. 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 through the following 4 objectives:
- Objective 1: Develop and establish appropriate governance structures, as well as develop, implement, or revise cybersecurity plans, to improve capabilities to respond to cybersecurity incidents and ensure continuity of operations.
- Objective 2: SLT agencies understand their current cybersecurity posture and areas for improvement based on continuous testing, evaluation, and structured assessments.
- Objective 3: Implement security protections commensurate with risk.
- Objective 4: Ensure organization personnel are appropriately trained in cybersecurity, commensurate with responsibility.
The vision of the Delaware Cybersecurity Plan is to leverage an effective, diverse, and collaborative team to develop, prioritize, and execute cyber enhancement projects statewide that will deliver a risk-based baseline level of security controls. These controls will serve to protect critical services and data of Delaware governments, businesses, and constituents. https://digiknow.dti.delaware.gov/grants/contentFolder/pdfs/CyberscurityPlan.pdf?cache=1719336780219
History of Funding
For FY24, the State of Delaware was allocated a total of $3,377,360.
For fiscal year 2023, the State of Delaware was allocated a total of $4,546,985
For fiscal year 2022, the State of Delaware was allocated a total of $2,224,803.
Additional Information
Any entity that receives funds from a grant under this program may not use the grant:
- Supplanting state or local funds;
- Recipient cost-sharing contributions;
- Payment of a ransom from cyberattacks;
- Recreational or social purposes, or for any purpose that does not address cybersecurity risks or cybersecurity threats on SLTT information systems;
- Lobbying or intervention in federal regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings;
- Suing the federal government or any other government entity;
- Acquiring land or constructing, remodeling or altering buildings or other physical facilities; or
- Cybersecurity Insurance; or
- Any purpose that does not address cybersecurity risks or cybersecurity threats on information systems owned or operated by, or on behalf of, the eligible entity or a local government within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity.