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Tribal Consultation on the Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program
FEMA invites tribal governments and partners to attend a virtual tribal consultation on the implementation of the Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program (TCGP).
Dat: Novanm 1, 2023
Lè: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Location: Vityèl
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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
Timing | Session | Presenter(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
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 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 Remarks | Pamela Williams, Assistant Administrator for the Grant Programs Directorate, FEMA |
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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.