The Department of Homeland Security is soliciting proposals for its Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program.
Donor Name: Department of Homeland Security
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/10/2024
Size of the Grant: $18,246,845
Grant Duration: 48 months
Details:
The goal of TCGP is to assist tribal governments with managing and reducing systemic cyber risk. Accomplishment of this goal can be achieved by implementing or revising Cybersecurity Plans, priorities, projects and addressing TCGP objectives. Tribal applicants must address how the following program objective will be met in their applications for 2023:
- Objective 1: Develop and establish appropriate governance structures, including by implementing or revising Cybersecurity Plans, to improve capabilities to respond to cybersecurity incidents and ensure continuity of operations.
In addition to Objective 1, the following objectives are eligible, but not required, for 2023 applications:
- Objective 2: 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.
Funding Information
Available Funding for the NOFO: $18,246,845
Period of Performance
48 months
Eligibility Criteria
Tribal governments. “Tribal government” is defined at Section 2220A(a)(7) of the Homeland Security Act (codified as amended at as the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, that is individually identified (including parenthetically) in the most recent published list of Federally Recognized Tribes.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
