Project Grant 2623059

The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded The Research Foundation for the State University of New York $500,000 on August 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and evaluate a modular healthcare cybersecurity and artificial intelligence education curriculum addressing workforce needs in securing AI-integrated healthcare systems.

The project will produce eight education modules covering AI-model security, systems security, secure AI integration, identity and access management, monitoring and detection, incident response, and governance. Deliverables include a synthetic-data-based healthcare cyberai range simulating clinical workflows such as AI-assisted documentation, imaging triage, and electronic health record audit; guided laboratories and team-based exercises; a capstone incident-response activity; reusable lecture materials, lab manuals, synthetic datasets, deployment scripts, assessment rubrics, and instructor guides. Materials will be disseminated as open educational resources and promoted through course integration, continuing education, and train-the-trainer activities.

The award funds workforce preparation to identify, prevent, detect, and respond to cybersecurity risks including prompt injection, data leakage, adversarial manipulation, misconfiguration, credential compromise, and system intrusion in AI-integrated healthcare environments.

Work is performed in Buffalo, New York, with a period of performance from August 15, 2026, through July 31, 2029. The Research Foundation serves as fiscal agent and sponsored programs administrator for the State University of New York system.