How is State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program funding calculated?

The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (“SLCGP”) provides $185 million in funding.[1] States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico will receive a minimum of $2 million, with additional funds to be allocated based on a recipient’s total population and the ratio of each state’s population residing in a rural area.[2] Each of the four U.S. territories will receive $500,000.[3]

The funding for the fiscal year 2022 will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) based on baseline minimums and population as required by the Homeland Security Act of 2002.[4] According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”):

Each state and territory will receive a baseline allocation using thresholds established in the Homeland Security Act of 2002. All 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will receive a minimum of $2,000,000 each, equaling 1% of total funds appropriated to DHS in FY 2022. Each of the four territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) will receive a minimum of $500,000, equaling 0.25% of the total funds appropriated to DHS in FY 2022. $90,500,000, 50% of the remaining amount will be apportioned based on the ratio that the population of each state or territory bears to the population of all states and territories. The remaining $90,500,000, equaling the other 50% of the remaining amount, will be apportioned based on the ratio that the population of each state that resides in rural areas bears to the population of all states that resides in rural areas.[5]

A detailed listing of allocations per state and territory is available on the Department of Homeland Security Notice of Funding Opportunity Fiscal Year 2022 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program.[6]

Last Updated: October 24, 2022