The Federal Fiscal Year 2025 NJ State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) from the New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC) has opened. Deadline to submit a grant application is September 5.
Grants are available to all local government entities with the goal of improving cybersecurity. Grant funding will aid with managing and reducing cyber risk through development and establishing 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. It will also advance local governments’ understanding of their current cybersecurity postures and areas for improvement based on continuous testing, evaluation, and structured assessments. Finally, the grants will help implement security protections commensurate with risk and ensure organization personnel are appropriately trained in cybersecurity commensurate with responsibility.
A total of $2,838,000 in funding is available for grant awards, with 80% of the grant funds required to be allocated to local government cyber risk reduction projects. Of that 80%, 25% is required to be allocated to rural areas, which are defined as a municipality with a population less than 50,000.
Please join us on August 27 from noon to 1p.m. with NJCCIC staff to learn about the available grant funding and ask any questions regarding the application process.
Contact: Erin Knoedler, Legislative Analyst, eknoedler@njlm.org, 609-695-3481, x116.