How Government Agencies Can Leverage Grants to Shore Up Cybersecurity

This commentary outlines the public sector’s cybersecurity challenges—such as data sprawl, workforce shortages, and limited budgets—and highlights supplemental funding avenues like IIJA, FEMA/DHS/DoJ-aligned grants, and SLFRF to modernize defenses. It recommends prioritizing investments in IAM, cloud security, email security, and incident response plans, noting many agencies need help identifying and qualifying for grants and meeting prerequisite controls. The piece emphasizes leveraging partners to navigate funding and strengthen cyber hygiene as threats to government services intensify.