State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program

​​​​​​​​FY2023 SLCGP Grant Funding Opportunity

​​The goal of the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) is to assist governmental entities with managing and reduc​ing systemic​ cyber risk.  The four overarching federal objectives of the program are to:
  • Establish appropriate governance structures​​
  • Evaluate and assess current cybersecurity posture
  • Implement security protections commensurate with risk
  • Ensure personnel are trained commensurate with responsib​ility​
​For the FY23 grant cycle, West Virginia's priorities will focus on best practices in the areas of:
  • Implementing Multi-Factor Authentication
  • Enhanced Logging
  • Data Encryption
  • Ending the use of unsupported/end of life software and hardware that are accessible from the internet
  • Prohibiting the use of known/fixed/default passwords and credentials
  • Ensuring the ability to reconstitute systems (backups)
  • Migration to the .GOV internet domain
  • Endpoint Detection and Network Security
  • Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing
  • Cybersecurity Awareness Training​​

Eligible Applicants

An eligible subrecipient includes local governments and does not include nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Section 2(13) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (codified as amended at 6 U.S.C. § 101(13)) defines a local government as: 
  • A county, municipality, city, town/village, local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under state law), regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government. 
  • A rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity.
  • A public educational institution (e.g., elementary school, secondary school, or institution of ​higher education) is generally eligible to receive assistance under SLCGP if it is an agency or instrumentality of a state or local government under state and/or local law. In contrast, a private educational institution would not be eligible to receive SLCGP assistance because it is not an agency or instrumentality of a state or local government.​

​Resources

​Important Reminders

The period of performance for the FY 2023 SLCGP is December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2027. All project work must be completed before the end of the POP.

​The deadline for application submissions is April 30, 2025. ​

Applications will be reviewed and approved by the WVCyGo Board (Selection Committee) in phases throughout the submission period (December 27, 2024, February 21, 2025, and after the deadline).

The Grant Guidance document contains important instructions regarding the submission of applications for funding. Please read this document thoroughly before beginning the process.

For more information on the SLCGP and the WV Cyber Plan, please visit WV Cybergrant.  ​​