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NACo Officers, County Officials
- NACo First Vice President Greg Cox represented NACo at the Maine County Commissioners Association Annual Conference in Oxford County, Sept. 8–10. Cox was also at the South Dakota Association of Counties Annual Conference Sept. 17–19 in Pennington County, along with Gordon Cruickshank, Western region representative.
NACo Staff
- Frank Cadle, former graphic intern, is NACo’s new junior graphic designer. He will lend design support by providing print and digital solutions for all of NACo, including solidifying and implementing NACo’s brand.
- Tiffany Faulkner has returned to NACo as FSC chief administrative and analytics officer. In this role, she will be responsible for managing FSC budget preparation and forecasting. At NACo, Faulkner previously held positions as budget manager and accounting manager.
- Matt Chase, NACo executive director, was a featured speaker at the New York State Association of Counties Fall Seminar in Onondaga County (Syracuse), Sept. 13–15.
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Senate Committee advances Disaster Survivors Fairness Act
On Wednesday, September 25, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a markup to consider 16 bills. Among them was the Disaster Survivors Fairness Act (S. 5067), legislation designed to reform federal disaster assistance programs to better support survivors, which passed out of committee with strong bipartisan backing.
DHS Announces new Funding for the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program
On September 23, the Department of Homeland Security announced a new funding round for the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP). The SLGCP provides $1 billion over four years to state, local, and tribal governments to implement cybersecurity plans and build resilience against emerging threats as a part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
This year’s allocation is $279.9 million, notably less than the fiscal year 23 (FY23) allocation of $375 million. Applications for funds must be submitted by December 2, 2024. Eligible entities for this program are state governments, and the program structure design allows for local governments to receive 80% of the funding via either pass-through funding or in-kind services. Counties should be advised that eligible entities may request counties to contribute to the non-federal cost-share element of a state’s application, which for this grant year is 30% for a single-entity applicant or 20% for a multi-entity applicant.
Slight changes have come to the SLCGP for FY2024, including broadening the criteria for applications. In FY22 and FY23, state and local governments were limited to specific objectives of the program, where now applications can focus on any of these four objectives:
Develop and establish appropriate governance structures, including developing, implementing, or revising cybersecurity plans, to improve capabilities to respond to cybersecurity incidents and ensure continuity of operations
Understand their current cybersecurity posture and areas for improvement based on continuous testing, evaluation, and structured assessments
Implement security protections commensurate with risk
Ensure organization personnel are appropriately trained in cybersecurity, commensurate with responsibility
The SLCGP requires that 25 percent of state allocations must benefit rural areas. Local and state governments have 48 months to complete projects and expend allocated funds. The BIL provided funding for four years, with FY 25 being the last year of the program.
NACo encourages counties to coordinate with statewide cyber planning committees to prepare a proposal for the program. NACo will continue to monitor the program and update counties with any developments.
Congress enacts a Continuing Resolution to avert government shutdown through December 20, 2024
The U.S. Congress voted to enact a Continuing Resolution (CR) to avert a government shutdown through December 20, 2024 just days before the end of Fiscal Year 2024 on September 30.