The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) awarded $549,996 under the CISA Cyber Security Awareness Campaign (CFDA 97.128) cooperative agreement to the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) to promote key cybersecurity awareness campaigns from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2022. Specifically, NCSA will promote National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, CyberSecure My Business, and Stop.Think.Connect. awareness campaigns. The primary...
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) will receive $549,996 under a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to support the CISA Cyber Security Awareness Campaign. The goal of this federal grant program, as indicated by its CFDA number 97.128, is to raise awareness among the American public, businesses, and industry concerning cybersecurity risks. Through September 2023, NCSA will leverage its...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $882,115 Cooperative Agreement to Wake Technical Community College (Wake Tech) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084). The "BEGINNINGS: Security and Networking Training through Inclusive, Novel, and Experiential Learning (SENTINEL)" project seeks to increase awareness and participation in advanced networking, cybersecurity, and Internet of Things (IoT) fields, with a focus on recruiting women,...
This $9,999,715 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of State under the Cyberspace and Digital Policy Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.665), is designed 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 award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to October 1, 2026, will be implemented by Aptelecom LLC, a for-profit organization based...
The Department of State, through its Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665), awarded a $1,165,940 Cooperative Agreement to the Information Technology And Innovation Foundation on September 30, 2024. The award aims 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 program supports initiatives that advance an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet through technical...
This $375,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of an Integrative Cyberinfrastructure for Online Abuse Research (ICOAR) at Clemson University from September 2022 through August 2025. Funded through the agency's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), this award aims to strengthen the nation's infrastructure for understanding and addressing online abuse. Specifically, Clemson University will develop a scalable, customizable, and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $305,000 to Beesafe Labs, LLC will fund the development of a novel system using interactive artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot investigators to counteract social engineering cyber-attacks. The project aims to create a scalable intelligence-gathering platform that can infiltrate and map cybercriminal networks in real-time, extracting structured data on their tactics,...
This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Cyber Capacity Building Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.035). The grant was awarded to Cyberlite Books Pte. LTD., a for-profit organization based in Singapore, with the goal of having 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 to increase...
This Project Grant award of $924,053.50 from the U.S. Department of State's Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665) is designed to enhance the capacities of ESCAP member states to provide robust governance, regulatory, and policy environments related to Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) and other emerging technologies. The award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will be implemented by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia...
This $800,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the "Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes" program (CFDA 16.060) will establish and maintain a National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals. The project, led by the non-profit organization Aequitas in partnership with the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, National Network to End Domestic Violence, and National White Collar Crime Center,...