School districts can fund PathDefend through SLCGP and ESSER grants. We'll help you write the application. No budget? No problem.
SLCGP requires grantees to align spending to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. PathDefend satisfies five core NIST CSF functions.
Discovers all assets across 41 security tool exports and maps them into a unified attack graph.
Scores every attack path 0–10 and surfaces critical exposure before attackers exploit it.
Identifies gaps in existing tool coverage — shows exactly where protections are missing across the attack chain.
Correlates telemetry from existing tools (Defender, CrowdStrike, Tenable) into a single detection surface.
Executive report maps attack paths to plain-English findings and prioritized recommended actions.
Check with your state homeland security office for current SLCGP availability and subgrant deadlines.
CISA + FEMA via State Homeland Security Offices
PathDefend directly satisfies SLCGP eligible activities: asset identification, risk assessment, and continuous monitoring.
FCC / USAC
E-Rate covers network infrastructure, not security software. PathDefend is not E-Rate eligible. Use E-Rate for Meraki/Cisco networking hardware, then SLCGP to fund PathDefend on top of it.
US Dept. of Education via states
Check with your state education agency for remaining availability.
US Dept. of Justice
Less commonly used for K-12 but applicable for districts with public safety systems.
Per-device annual pricing — easy to itemize in a subgrant application.
Copy and paste this into your SLCGP subgrant application. Replace bracketed fields with your district's details.
[District Name] will procure PathDefend attack path intelligence software to fulfill SLCGP eligible activities under the NIST Cybersecurity Framework: • ID.AM (Asset Management): PathDefend integrates with existing security tools including Microsoft Defender, Active Directory, and Google Workspace to inventory all assets and map relationships across the district's environment. • ID.RA (Risk Assessment): PathDefend's graph engine identifies and scores attack paths from entry points (student devices, staff endpoints, vendor VPNs) to critical assets (Student Information Systems, financial systems, administrative networks), mapped to FERPA, NIST CSF, and CISA K-12 Cybersecurity Guidance. • DE.CM (Security Continuous Monitoring): PathDefend correlates telemetry from [District's existing tools] into a unified attack graph, surfacing cross-tool attack paths that individual vendor dashboards cannot detect. This procurement requires no new security agents or infrastructure changes. PathDefend ingests exports from tools the district already owns, providing immediate value without additional deployment cost. Findings are delivered in an executive report suitable for school board presentation, fulfilling the district's obligation to demonstrate cybersecurity posture to stakeholders. Vendor: PathDefend Inc. | Contact: grants@pathdefend.com | Website: https://app.pathdefend.com Budget Line: $4.00 per enrolled device per year × [number of devices] = $[total] / year Optional: 3-year prepay at 15% discount = $[total × 3 × 0.85] (invoiced in Year 1)
Email us and we'll review your draft, confirm eligibility with your state office, and connect you with your state's SLCGP coordinator.