State-funded county and city cybersecurity grant program establishment

SF 379 establishes a $20 million state-funded grant program to help Minnesota counties and cities improve cybersecurity. It provides grants covering up to $25,000 per project for eligible local governments that lack resources to access existing federal or state cybersecurity programs. Grants can fund specific cybersecurity tools and services like firewalls, data backups, email security, and professional consulting, with a total cap of $1 million per jurisdiction. Recipients must report annually on fund usage, and the commissioner must submit an annual report to the legislature detailing all grants awarded. The program targets critical infrastructure protection and equitable geographic distribution of funds.