The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust’s (the Trust) Board of Trustees recently approved $107,900 in new grants, including a $30,000 “cybersecurity improvement grant” to the Town of Millis. 

According to mass.gov, “the goal of this grant is to support PWSs [public water suppliers] in improving their cybersecurity defense, mitigating the risks of cyber-attacks, and enhancing overall resiliency and compliance.” 

Eligible projects may include, but are not limited to:

• Upgrading, replacing, or removing unsupported and end-of-life hardware, software, and operating systems

• Incident response planning

• Employee training programs

• Network segmentation

• Improving remote access security

• Encryption Implementation

• Developing and Updating an Emergency Response Plan/Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan

• Penetration Testing (only if all assessment findings have been taken care of)

For more information, visit www.mass.gov/info-details/public-water-suppliers-cybersecurity-improvements-grant-program. 

Other recipients included North Chelmsford Water District ($17,900), Plainville ($30,000), and South Hadley Fire District #1 ($30,000).