INCREASING WATER SECTOR
CYBER RESILIENCE WITH THE
STATE AND LOCAL CYBERSECURITY
GRANT PROGRAM

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PURPOSE

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promoting the $1 billion State and Local Cybersecurity
Grant Program (SLCGP) launched by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to address cybersecurity risks and
threats to information systems owned or operated by state, local, and territorial governments. The grants will assist
in addressing capability and capacity gaps that state primacy agencies and local and territorial water systems may
face when taking steps to improve cybersecurity measures.

Benefits to the Water Sector

State primacy agencies can receive support from a
portion of the funding provided to the State Adminis
trative Agency (SAA). Water and wastewater systems
can receive cyber support from locality sub-awards.
Sub-award funding can be used to increase cyber
resilience through qualifying activities designated
by the grant.

WHEN CAN WATER
SYSTEMS BENEFIT?



Municipal water systems can expect to participate in
the application process when their locality, county or
city submits an application for a sub-award to the SAA.
Each state process may vary; however, based on the
current programmatic timeline, these announcements
may not occur before January 2023.

STATE-LEVEL
QUALIFYING ACTIVITIES

Funding will support the following activities:

•	Establish a Cybersecurity Planning Committee

•	Develop a state-wide Cybersecurity Plan

•	Conduct cybersecurity assessments and
evaluations

•	Adopt key cybersecurity best practices

How is EPA helping?

The EPA is ensuring that the availability of funding
is communicated broadly within the water sector.
This fact sheet will be updated as additional
information becomes available.

How do water systems apply
for sub-awards:

The application process for sub-awards may differ
for each SAA, Please contact your SAA for further
information. A listing of current SAAs is available
at www.fema.aov/arants/Drenaredness/about/

state-admin istra tive-aaencv-con tacts.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please visit: www.cisa.aov/cvberarants

Office of Water (4608T)
EPA-810-F-22-013
November 2022

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