The U.S. Department of State, under the Cyberspace and Digital Policy Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.665), awarded a $1,165,940 Cooperative Agreement to the Information Technology And Innovation Foundation to build a cohesive group of leaders working on issues in cyberspace who are committed to the UN-affirmed framework of responsible state behavior. The award, with a performance period from Sep 30, 2024 to Mar 30, 2026, supports initiatives that advance an open, interoperable, reliable, and...
The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded a $199,076 Project Grant to the FPF Education And Innovation Foundation for collaborative research titled "A Large-Scale, Longitudinal Resource to Advance Technical and Legal Understanding of Textual Privacy Information." The three-year award runs from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070). The grant will support the development of a...
The American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (ABA FJE) was awarded a $1.2 million Project Grant by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to promote data privacy and protection policies consistent with democratic values and safeguarding of human rights in Malaysia from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2024. This funding supports the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345), which...
This $8,250,000 Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, aims to strengthen the resilience of civil society and independent media actors globally to digital repression. The primary awardee, Internews Network, will deliver technical assistance, training, communication support, and capacity-building programs to enhance media quality, counter disinformation, promote...
The U.S. Department of State awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF Global) under the Cyberspace and Digital Policy Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.665). The CE3 Cyber Exercises and Experiential Education Program is intended to bolster low to middle income countries' cybersecurity workforce capabilities. The 2-year program, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will provide technical assistance, capacity building,...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,400,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Cyberspace and Digital Policy Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.665) aims to educate government officials and emerging leaders worldwide on ICTs and emerging technologies. The goal is to enhance their capacity to positively influence policies and regulations related to the digital economy. The award, which spans from January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, will be executed by Carnegie Mellon University's Office of...
This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs on September 30, 2024 under the Cyber Capacity Building program (CFDA 19.035). The grant is intended to have an immediate effect leading to long-term improvements in increasing the cybersecurity capacity of the future workforce in the East Asia and Pacific region. The funding will be used by Cyberlite Books Pte. LTD., a for-profit organization based in Singapore, to increase K-12...
This $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705), will expand the accessibility and usage of non-commercial databases and complementary tools that identify wealth held by politically exposed persons (PEPs) and their relatives and affiliates. The primary awardee, the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4Ads), is a non-profit organization that specializes in...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $1,600,817.00, is provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program (CFDA 19.901). The purpose of the award is to build capacity in technology protection mechanisms in the Philippines and Vietnam, in order to protect sensitive semiconductor-related technology and intellectual property from diversion and misuse. The...
The U.S. Department of State, through its Cyberspace and Digital Policy Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.665), awarded a $9,999,715 Cooperative Agreement to Aptelecom LLC to provide targeted regional and national-level technical advisory support surrounding the security risks when using untrusted vendors to build and maintain undersea cables globally. The two-year award, which commenced on October 1, 2024, is designed to enhance cybersecurity and promote the use of secure, diverse, and resilient...