Title
Resolution - A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager and Information Technology Department to Make Application, Receive and Expend Grant Funding from the Office of the Governor of Texas, and the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) for Assessment and Evaluation Projects, Fiscal Year 2025
Requested Action
City Council approve the 10% City match ($1,457.87) requirement for the Grant.
Recommendation
Information Technology staff recommends approval.
Description/History
The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) supports cybersecurity efforts to address imminent cybersecurity threats to local information systems including implementing investments that support local governments with managing and reducing systemic cyber risk associated with the SLGCP objectives. Objective 2 is Assessment and Evaluation. The 10% required match would provide for Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scanning on the City’s Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Network (LAN).
Justification
Grant funds and City match will be used for Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scanning to assess any capability gaps within the City’s network.
Funding Source
Federal funds are authorized under Section 2220A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended (Pub. L. No. 107-296) (6 U.S.C. § 665g). State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) funds are made available through a Congressional appropriation to the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated federal funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law. The 10% City match requirement will be funded by the General Fund.
Prepared By
Todd Williams, CIO, 817-276-4281