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Cochran staff review $175,283 GEMA cybersecurity grant requiring $43,820 city match

Cochran City Council · July 1, 2026
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Summary

Mayor Carla Coley and City Manager Richard Newbern reviewed a $175,283 award from the GEMA State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program that requires a $43,820 City match for a total project cost of $219,103.

Mayor Carla Coley and City Manager Richard Newbern reviewed during the March 5 work session an award of $175,283 from the GEMA State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program for city cybersecurity improvements. The work-session minutes list the required city match as $43,820, yielding a total project cost of $219,103.

The grant award was presented as a discussion item; the minutes do not record a formal roll-call vote to accept the funds during the work session. No additional contract or implementation details were included in the minutes.

Council discussed multiple agenda items during the work session; the cybersecurity award was summarized along with other capital and budget topics. The minutes do not specify a timeline for spending the grant funds or next administrative steps.