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<br />211 9th Street South, Fargo, ND 58103 | www.casscountynd.gov <br />Information Technology <br /> <br /> Telephone: 701-241-5750 <br /> ITD@casscountynd.gov <br /> <br /> <br /> MEMO <br /> <br />TO: Cass County Commission FROM: Bob Henderson, IT Director DATE: 3/2/2023 SUBJECT: 2023 IIJA Cyber Security Grant Award <br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Commissioners, <br />We have been awarded the IIJA Grant I applied for after approval in our 2/6/23 meeting. The total value of this grant is $170,000, with 10% ($17,000) being a local match. The ND Department of Emergency Services has added a line item to their budget request this year to cover these local match funds for all applicants this year, and <br />has successfully been moving this through the Senate. If approved by the House and passed, these match funds would be applied to our account for reimbursement after June 1. <br />Within the existing IT budget is a line item for $20,000 for a pair of firewalls that would no longer be needed with this grant being approved, allowing those funds to be re-allocated to cover the 10% match with no budgetary impact. The projects that were approved are: - An updated pair of highly available main internet connection firewalls for Cass County, replacing the existing state-managed leased hardware. Receiving this grant would also eliminate a $36,000/year expense we currently pay to lease state hardware. - Licensing, hardware, and support to deploy Multifactor authentication to all users of Cass County in a unified, <br />secure manner. SUGGESTED MOTION: Accept the award of the 2023 IIJA Cyber Security Grant for a total amount of $170,000, providing local match funds of up to $17,000 from line item 101-1801-412.74-14 from existing 2023 budget if required. Bob Henderson Information Technology Department