Cybersecurity has come to the forefront of state and federal policy over the past few years. In 2021, there were over 285 pieces of legislation related to cybersecurity introduced in state legislative sessions. In 2022, there were over 300 pieces of legislation introduced at the state level.
The White House has made it clear that increasing funding and adding additional cybersecurity initiatives is a priority of the administration.
The $1.2 trillion dollar Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed by President Biden in November 2021 and included $1 billion for grants to improve state, local, tribal and territorial government cybersecurity. That landmark bill was the largest federal investment in cybersecurity to date.
Allocation of the $1 billion in funds to states is spread out over the next four years:
~$200 million in 2022
~$400 million in 2023
~$300 million in 2024
~$100 million in 2025.
Eighty percent of those funds are required to go directly to local governments, with 25 percent directed to rural areas.
State CIOs and chief information security officers will be the overall authority for managing and allocating funds within the states. States will be required to submit detailed cybersecurity plans to CISA on how the funds will be spent, which will then be approved by CISA before any projects can be funded.
In March of 2022, President Biden's $5.8 trillion budget plan spelled out $10.9 billion in cybersecurity funding across civilian government agencies, according to the administration. An 11% increase from his request from the previous year.
A portion of the amount – $2.5 billion – will go to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA,) which is a $500 million increase in funds from the previous year. The proposed budget provid ..
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