Wisconsin State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program — Cycle 3 FY2024

Wisconsin Emergency Management is accepting Cycle 3 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program applications through October 30, 2026. About $4.71 million is available, with approximately 100 awards anticipated at up to $100,000 and no local cost share.

Funding$4,712,514.40 total available; approximately 100 awards anticipated; anticipated grant award amount up to $100,000 per applicant. No local cost share is required for this round.

DeadlineOctober 30, 2026. The official WEM NOFO does not state a specific clock time, so applicants should submit before the date rather than assume an end-of-day cutoff.

Last verifiedAugust 30, 2026

Required next actionConfirm the applicant is an eligible Wisconsin county, tribe, municipality, school district, utility, council of governments, or other public entity; confirm UEI/Egrants readiness and all pre-application requirements; select only allowable cybersecurity activities; prepare the project, budget, required forms and certifications; and submit through Wisconsin Emergency Management Egrants before October 30, 2026.

Broad Eligibility

Eligible applicants include Wisconsin counties, tribes, municipalities, school districts, utilities, councils of governments, and other public entities. The program is competitive and is specifically intended to improve state, local and tribal government cybersecurity capabilities.

Atlas Analysis

Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit 0/100. This is a strong school-district and public-entity funding opportunity because the applicant universe is broad, the state anticipates about 100 awards, the anticipated award amount is $100,000, and FEMA has waived the local cost share. However, allowable spending is expressly limited to cybersecurity activities such as internet-edge security, .gov migration assistance, vulnerability management, immutable cloud backups, security awareness and training, penetration testing, MFA, MDR, EDR and XDR. Those restrictions do not establish a lawful N9+ hardware, telehealth, RPM or clinical-services purchase path, so Atlas should publish and surface the grant without forcing an N9+ sales pursuit.

Source verificationOfficial government source · wem.wi.govAtlas last verified this record August 30, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗