WASHINGTON – Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 34 million small businesses, announced three new Cybersecurity Pilot Program Grant recipients will receive a total of $3 million in funding through the SBA’s Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program. The new grantees for fiscal years 2024 through 2026 are Dakota State University, Eastern Washington University, and the University of Texas at San Antonio. These state entities will assist small businesses in advancing their cybersecurity infrastructure and mitigating cyber threats.
“The Biden-Harris Administration understands that cybersecurity is essential to our small businesses’ success and the strength of our nation’s economy. With the growing threat of cyberattacks, businesses need greater resources, services, and tools to protect themselves and their customers,” said Administrator Guzman. “The Cybersecurity Pilot Program Grant is an important preventative measure that enables states to help their small businesses get cyber ready and fortify our nation’s digital economy.”
“As the cyber landscape changes daily with attacks across the globe, small business owners require an awareness that cyber threats are real and they need to know what to do if a cyber-attack happens,” said Aditi Dussault, Acting Associate Administrator for SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development. “Cyber threats can be devastating to small businesses because of the disruption to operations and cost of mitigation. Cybersecurity education and training contributes to small businesses’ ability to identify, mitigate, and avert attacks on their IT systems.”
