Tribal Consultation on the Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program

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FEMA invites tribal governments and partners to attend a virtual tribal consultation on the implementation of the Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program (TCGP).

Date: November 1, 2023

Time: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Location: Virtual

Event Details

FEMA will host a virtual tribal consultation with tribal governments and partners to gather feedback on the implementation of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 TCGP, to offer valuable input on how FEMA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) can improve the TCGP for FY 2024, to share overarching cybersecurity needs with CISA, and to provide input on whether the grant program should consider a risk-based formula.  

Event Agenda

TimingSessionPresenter(s)
1:00 – 1:05 p.m.Welcome, Introductions and Agenda 
Overview
Kelbie Kennedy, National Tribal Affairs Advocate, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
1:05 - 1:10 p.m. Opening Remarks

Pamela Williams, Assistant Administrator for the Grant Programs Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 

Trent Frazier, Deputy Assistant Director, Stakeholder Engagement, Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (CISA)

1:10 - 1:50 p.m.

Presentation on the Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program

  • Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Programmatic Decisions
  • Discretionary Grant Allocation Method
  • Available FEMA and CISA Application Tools, Resources and Technical Assistance 

Tribal Leader Comments and Feedback

Lisa Nine, TCGP Team Lead, Grant Programs Directorate, FEMA 

Bess Mitchell, Branch Chief, Stakeholder Engagement, CISA 

Moderator: Kelbie Kennedy, National Tribal Affairs Advocate, FEMA

1:50 - 2:25 p.m.

Presentation of the Congressional Tribal 
Needs Report and National Risk 
Management Center (NRMC) and RAND 
Presentation

Tribal Leader Comments and Feedback

Trent Frazier, Deputy Assistant Director, Stakeholder Engagement, CISA 

Dr. Rhianna C. Rogers, Senior Policy Researcher, Director, Center to Advance Racial Equity Policy, RAND Corporation

2:25 - 2:30 p.m.Closing RemarksPamela Williams, Assistant Administrator for the Grant Programs Directorate, FEMA

Event Contact

During the consultation, FEMA will be prioritizing comments from tribal governments and representatives of Tribal Nations.

Written comments in response to the tribal consultation are due by Friday, December 15, 2023, and may be submitted to FEMA-TCGP@fema.dhs.gov. Please include the subject line “Tribal Consultation – Written Comments.”

The virtual tribal consultation will be held on the Zoom for Government platform and phone. 

Event Resources

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