QUESTION
What grant funding is New York City utilizing for cybersecurity resources?
0:30:02
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New York City is taking advantage of federal grant funding to expand its cybersecurity operations and access state-of-the-art resources.
- The city has applied for a $1 billion federal grant from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FEMA for state and local cybersecurity programs
- NYC commonly leverages federal grant opportunities to solicit funds for expanding cybersecurity operations
- The city currently utilizes a number of federal grants to grow its cybersecurity capabilities
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:30:02
Has the agency applied to the governor's New York State Cybersecurity grant plan, which utilizes nearly 6 1,000,000 from aforementioned federal from the federal grant program to expand municipal access to state of the art cybersecurity resources.
Kelly Moan
0:30:18
Or if I could ask or what specific grant?
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:30:21
So there's a federal grant that was released in August of 2023, the cybersecurity and infrastructure Security Agency and FEMA announced the availability of 1,000,000 of dollars in grant funding, First State And Local Cybersecurity.
0:30:36
Grant programs.
Kelly Moan
0:30:38
Taking advantage of grant funding is is common for for New York City in years past, and continuing in upcoming years, we will always take advantage of any opportunity to solicit for grant funds.
0:30:51
We currently leverage a number of federal grants to expand our operations.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:30:57
You have applied.
Kelly Moan
0:30:58
Yes.
0:30:58
Okay.
0:30:59
Wonderful.
