CFDA 97.123: State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Security Operations Center/Information Sharing and Analysis Center

Objectives

The mission of CISA is to lead the national effort to understand and manage cyber and physical risk to our critical infrastructure. In carrying out this mission, Section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 assigns the CISA Director the responsibilities to, among other things, provide operational technical assistance, risk management support, and incident response capabilities to non-federal entities with respect to cyber threat indicators, defensive measures, cybersecurity risks, and incidents; provide information and recommendations on security and resilience measures to non-federal entities; and, through an entity that has entered an agreement with CISA, collaborate with state and local governments on cybersecurity risks and incidents. Section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 authorizes the Secretary to make cooperative agreements in carrying out these responsibilities. Pursuant to these authorities, CISA carries out the SLTT SOC | ISAC Program to provide cybersecurity services to SLTT governments and their election infrastructure to assist them in improving their overall cybersecurity resilience and readiness. Under the SLTT SOC | ISAC Program, CISA provides financial assistance through a cooperative agreement to for-profit and/or non-profit organizations to operate a security operations center | information sharing and analysis center to collaborate with SLTT governments and their election infrastructure on cybersecurity threats and incidents with the goal of strengthening the SLTT governments’ cybersecurity readiness and resilience. The objectives of financial assistance under the SLTT SOC | ISAC Program are to: (1) build and improve the capacity for cyber threat information sharing among SLTTs and their elections infrastructure and the federal government; (2) support SLTTs and their elections infrastructure to build and improved the capability to respond to that cyber threat information; and (3) provide no-cost cyber managed services to SLTTs and their elections infrastructure. The SLTT SOC | ISAC Program supports Goal 3: Secure Cyberspace and Critical Infrastructure under the 2020-2024 Department of Homeland Security Strategic Plan and Goal 1 – Cyber Defense, Goal 2 – Risk Reduction and Resilience, and Goal 3 – Operational Collaboration of the CISA Strategic Plan 2023-2025.

Eligible applicants

The entities eligible for financial assistance under the SLTT SOC | ISAC Program include for-profit and non-profit organizations.

Financial assistance range

Range and Average of Financial Assistance CISA/DHS competitively awarded a cooperative agreement to a nonprofit entity in FY 2023 with a 2-year period of performance comprised of two 1-year budget periods. The funding awarded for the initial 1-year budget period was $43,003,000 and projected continuation funding to be awarded for the second 1-year budget period is $27,014,000. Therefore, the range of financial assistance per 1-year budget period is $43,003,000 to $27,014,000 and the average is $35,008,500.

Reference data sourced from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. The authoritative source for application requirements, deadlines, and award amounts is the official SAM.gov listing linked above. This page is editorial reference, not an official notice.