; (B) a utility owned by a political subdivision of a State, such as a municipally owned electric utility; (C) a utility owned by any agency, authority, corporation, or instrumentality of one or more political subdivisions of a State; and (D) a not-for-profit entity that is in a partnership with not fewer than 6 entities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C). (3) Program The term Program means the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program established under subsection (b). (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, and the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council, shall establish a program, to be known as the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program , to provide grants and technical assistance to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, eligible entities to protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity threats. (c) Objectives The objectives of the Program shall be— (1) to deploy advanced cybersecurity technologies for electric utility systems; and (2) to increase the participation of eligible entities in cybersecurity threat information sharing programs. (d) Awards (1) In general The Secretary— (A) shall award grants and provide technical assistance under the Program to eligible entities on a competitive basis; (B) shall develop criteria and a formula for awarding grants and providing technical assistance under the Program; (C) may enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities that can facilitate the objectives described in subsection (c)