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Hopkinton awarded $155,000 state cyber grant to replace end-of-life equipment
Summary
Town Manager reported Hopkinton received a $155,000 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program award to replace outdated servers, switches and backup systems; Uplink helped with the assessment and application.
During the town-manager's report at the June 15 meeting, Hopkinton's manager told the council the town was awarded $155,000 from the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program to replace end-of-life IT infrastructure.
The manager said the project will replace servers, switches, storage and backup batteries for town systems, noting prior vulnerability findings from a townwide assessment conducted with assistance from Uplink. The grant is intended to reduce cybersecurity risk and modernize the town's network, with particular upgrades planned for the police department's servers and backups.
Councilors thanked staff and contractors who supported the grant application, and the manager said the town is finalizing paperwork to accept and implement the award.
Ending: Staff will proceed with procurement and technical implementation; the council acknowledged the award and praised staff for their work in securing funding.
