Resilience
Cyber Response and Recovery Fund
Agency NameDepartment of Homeland Security
Funding Amount$100,000,000.00
Bureau Name
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Funding Mechanism
Contract, Grant, Cooperative Agreement
New?
Yes
Funding Mechanism
Contract, Grant, Cooperative Agreement
Funding Amount Notes
Period of Availability
5 year
Recipients
Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial, Public, and private sector entities
Program Description
This fund is a provision of the Cyber Response and Recovery Act (Section 70601 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law). It is based on a Cyberspace Solarium Commission recommendation, and at a high level, is a cyber Stafford Act which also establishes a fund (the Cyber Response and Recovery Fund) that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency can tap into in the event of a significant cyber incident when other resources are insufficient.
Eligible Uses
Coordinate asset response activities and engage in response and recovery activities, including grants or cooperative agreements in response to significant cyber incidents.
Statutory Location
70601
Federal Cost Share Requirement
No non-Federal cost share required