State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (PILLAR Act)

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-07-23 — Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity Act: cross-connection with enhancing-k12-cybersecurity-act: K–12 cybersecurity legislation complements the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (PILLAR Act) by targeting education-sector infrastructure within the broader SLTT cybersecurity funding landscape. (novelty: 3)
2026-07-23 — To direct the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish a School Cybersecurity Improvement Program, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with school-cybersecurity-improvement-program: Both establish CISA-administered cybersecurity assistance programs for non-federal entities; a school-specific program would sit alongside the broader SLTT grant program under the PILLAR Act. (novelty: 2)
2025-11-18 — PILLAR Act: PILLAR Act (HR5078) extends the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program through FY2035, expands eligibility to operational technology and AI systems maintained by SLTT governments, requires CISA-aligned product purchases, increases federal cost share for MFA and identity/access management tools, and mandates GAO review of AI adoption and rural outreach. (novelty: 3)