Cybersecurity Initiative for Electric Utilities

The Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) is introducing the development of CESER’s Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program (RMUC Program) - Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance (RMUC) Program | Department of Energy.

The goal of the RMUC Program is to enhance the security posture of rural, municipal, and small investor-owned electric utilities and improve their ability to protect against, detect, respond to, or recover from a cybersecurity threat.

The primary objectives of the RMUC Program are to deploy advanced cybersecurity technologies (defined as any technology, operational capability, or service for electric utility systems that enhances a utility’s security posture), and to increase participation of eligible entities in threat information sharing programs.