Industry groups ask Congress to expand state and local cyber grant funding

Less than one month before the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program is set to expire, several industry groups on Tuesday signed a letter addressed to congressional leaders requesting that the program be revived, but this time with more money.

The grant program, which was designed to disperse roughly $1 billion over four years, mostly to local governments, is set to expire Sept. 30. Five groups, led by the Alliance for Digital Innovation, are asking homeland security and appropriations committee leaders to expand the program to the tune of $4.5 billion over two years.

In their letter, the groups cite the grant program’s positive reputation, concrete wins in many state governments around the country and a consistently scary threat landscape. 

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