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Henry County accepts State cybersecurity grant; CrowdStrike EDR and training seats awarded
Summary
The commission approved acceptance of a State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program award. The contract reports a grant amount of $54,683 and in-kind managed services licensing (30 CrowdStrike EDR seats and 100 InfoSec IQ awareness-training seats) plus passthrough allocations for IT equipment and security cameras.
Henry County commissioners voted to accept the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program award and the associated grant contract on Oct. 20. The contract specifies a maximum grant contract amount of $54,683 and requires compliance with FFY2023 SLCGP guidance, an annual Nationwide Cybersecurity Review (NCSR) assessment, and federal pass-through reporting obligations.
The attachments list managed-service licensing to be provided on the state's statewide contract in lieu of direct funding: 30 endpoint detection and response (EDR) licenses (CrowdStrike) and 100 end-user cybersecurity awareness training seats (InfoSec IQ). The contract also identifies passthrough allocations the county sought: $24,683 for IT equipment upgrades and $30,000 for security camera and access-control hardware. Award paperwork notes the licensing must be implemented within three months of the executed contract and that some equipment items require prior approval from the State before purchase.
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