CMMC Small Business Funding Roundup

**Executive Summary:** TrustedSec outlines three primary paths—Grants, Expenses, and Other Assistance—for small organizations to offset CMMC compliance costs, describing SBA and MEP grants, the DoD "allowable costs" mechanism and its limitations/risks, and local resources such as PTACs and SBOs; TrustedSec also offers RPO services to help organizations assess gaps and implement efficient compliance solutions.