Provide funders, implementers, and beneficiaries active in the western balkans with a platform enabling more efficient cyber capacity building efforts

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $987,500.00, was issued by the U.S. Department of State under the Cyberspace and Digital Policy Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.665). The award, with a performance period from August 15, 2024 to September 14, 2026, will provide a platform to enable more efficient cyber capacity building efforts for funders, implementers, and beneficiaries active in the Western Balkans region. The Awardee, Stichting Global Forum On Cyber Expertise, is a foreign non-profit organization based in the Netherlands. The grant program supports initiatives that advance an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet through technical assistance, capacity building, training, and policy development, with a focus on enhancing cybersecurity workforce capabilities, developing data protection frameworks, and promoting responsible approaches to emerging technologies.