Consider approval to apply for and if awarded, accept funds from the FEMA Cybersecurity Grant for end-user cybersecurity training as a sub-recipient in the amount of up to $50,000.00, including $10,000.00 from the matching grant fund, or take other necessary action. (Chris Cummings)
BACKGROUND:
The State of Oklahoma applied for and received grant funds from FEMA to address cybersecurity for the state and agencies within the state. We are applying for funds as a sub-recipient of this grant. Any award will be an 80/20 match with the city responsible for 20% of the total awarded. The funds from this grant will be used to address the ongoing cybersecurity threat to municipalities by providing 5 years of end-user cybersecurity training from KnowBe4. Our end users are actually the first wall of defense, even before our firewall. By training them to recognize cybersecurity threats that may come in through email, telephone, physical mail, websites and other sources, they will be better prepared to act accordingly to keep our networks and data (city, customer, employee, etc.) safe from bad actors.
The matching grant fund request for $10,000.00 will allow us to possibly receive $40,000.00 in state and federal funds.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approval to accept the funds from the Cybersecurity grant, if awarded.
Fiscal Impact
FUNDING SOURCE:
Matching funds will come from the City's grant match fund.