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Grant funding for the establishment and operation of a State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) Security Operations Center (SOC) to improve cyber threat information sharing and response capabilities among SLTT/Elections entities and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The grant will also support the expansion of cyber managed services for SLTT and the Elections subsector, enhancing cyber defense and information sharing across the SLTT sector.

Required information for application:

1. Name of the applying organization/entity

2. Contact information (address, phone number, email)

3. Legal status of the organization (e.g., non-profit, government agency)

4. Tax ID number or DUNS number

5. Mission statement or description of the organization's goals and objectives

6. Description of the organization's current cybersecurity capabilities and initiatives

7. Description of the organization's current information sharing practices and platforms

8. Explanation of the organization's need for a SLTT Security Operations Center (SOC)

9. Plan for implementing and operating the SLTT SOC

10. Description of the proposed bi-directional and collaborative cyber threat information sharing processes

11. Explanation of how the proposed SOC will integrate with local SLTT activities and stakeholders

12. Explanation of how the proposed SOC will improve cyber security awareness and readiness among stakeholders

13. Description of the organization's current cyber managed services (if any)

14. Plan for expanding cyber managed services for SLTT and the Elections subsector

15. Outline of the proposed cyber managed services to be implemented (National Prevention Pilot, End-Point Detection and Response Pilot, Malicious Domain Blocking and Reporting, Cyber Incident Response, Albert, Managed Email Security)

16. Estimated budget for implementing and operating the SLTT SOC and expanding cyber managed services

17. Timeline for implementation and milestones for the project

18. Plan for evaluating the effectiveness and impact of the SLTT SOC and cyber managed services

19. Any additional relevant information or supporting documentation.

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Amount of Funding

Up to 50% funding to a maximum $50,000 grant per project;
Applicants may receive up to 50% of eligible costs for up to $10,000 to $50,000 in grant funding per project;
The applicant is responsible for the remaining 50% of costs;
The annual CanExport contribution maximum is $99,999 (in the event of multiple projects approved in the same government fiscal year);
A group of related companies cannot receive >$200,000 in funding in a single fiscal year. Projects budgets should be between $20,000-100,000; and
Applicants can apply for funding multiple times as long as their prior CanExport application has been completed all reporting is finished.

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Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for the CanExport program, Canadian businesses must:

Maintain 1 to <500 full-time employees;
Earn annual revenues ranging from $100,000 to $100,000,000;
Be federally incorporated federally or classified as a limited liability partnership (LLP);
Create eligible project expenses of $20,000 or more; and
Be financially stable and able to pay all project expenses not covered by the program.

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