Biden administration unveils cybersecurity grant program for states under infrastructure law

The Biden administration today announced its new $1 billion cybersecurity grants program for state and local governments under the 2021 infrastructure modernization law, with a first tranche of funding to be released beginning in the current calendar year by the Department of Homeland Security.

“Specifically, the cyber grant program will fund efforts to establish critical governance frameworks across states and territories to address cyber threats and vulnerabilities, identify key vulnerabilities and evaluate needed capabilities, implement measures to mitigate the threats,...