Bill > SF379

This bill establishes a state-funded cybersecurity grant program to help counties and cities in Minnesota that lack resources to improve their digital security infrastructure. The program creates a special revenue fund account that will provide grants to local governments for various cybersecurity investments, including IT services, equipment for securing operational technology, data storage and backup solutions, email and web security tools, antivirus software, networking hardware, and related professional consulting services. Counties and cities can receive an initial grant of up to $25,000 for eligible expenditures, with the potential for supplemental grants covering up to 75% of costs above that amount, not to exceed $1,000,000 total per jurisdiction. The commissioner overseeing the program will establish application standards that prioritize reducing overall cybersecurity risk, protecting critical infrastructure and government data, and ensuring equitable distribution across the state's geographic regions. Grant recipients must agree to annual reporting and accountability measures, and the commissioner is required to submit an annual report to legislative committees detailing the grants awarded. The bill appropriates $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 to fund the grant program.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0379&ssn=0&y=2025