State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program

The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program provides funding to eligible entities to address cybersecurity risks and threats to information systems owned or operated by, or on behalf of, state, local, or tribal governments.

More information and resources regarding SLCGP are available on CISA’s website.

Annual Funding Totals

FY 2023

Total funding available for fiscal year 2023: $374 million

NOFOs and Ancillary Documents

Fiscal Year 2023
The FY 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity is available below, as well as on Grants.gov.

Fiscal Year 2023

The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) provides funding to eligible state, local, and territorial (SLT) governments to manage and reduce systemic cyber risk, thus improving the security of critical infrastructure and improving the resilience of the services SLT governments provide their community. This document outlines key changes in the program for fiscal year 2023.

In fiscal year 2023, through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is providing $374.9 million to address cybersecurity risks and threats to information systems owned, operated by, or on behalf of state, local, tribal and territorial governments.

The goal of SLCGP is to assist SLT governments with managing and reducing systemic cyber risk.

Information Bulletin No. 489: Fiscal Year 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity

This Information Bulletin (IB) announces the availability of the Fiscal Year 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP), providing federal assistance to State, Local, and Territorial governments to assist with managing and reducing systemic cyber risk.

This guide is intended to help applicants complete the FY 2023 SLCGP Investment Justification (IJ) form and includes key tips and instructions for specific sections of the IJ in the order in which they appear on the form.

This User Guide is intended to help applicants complete the FY 2023 SLCGP Project Worksheet (PW). This guide walks through key tips and instructions for each tab of the PW in the order in which they are listed.

Additional frequently asked questions about the 2023 State and Local Security Cybersecurity Grant Program are available at CISA's website.

State Administrative Agency (SAA) Contacts

The State Administrative Agency (SAA) is the only entity eligible to apply for and submit the application for the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP).

If you have a project you are interested in funding, please contact your applicable SAA POC.