This $1,200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) will enable Midwestern State University (MSU) to enhance its cyberinfrastructure and workforce training capabilities. The funding will be used to invest in forensic computing workstations, a high-performance computing cluster, and an Internet of Things (IoT) lab. These resources will support new training programs to protect...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $450,000 Congressionally-Identified Projects (CFDA 11.617) grant to St. Bonaventure University to establish a Cyber Operations Center. The project aims to transform an existing classroom into a fully functional Security Operations Center (SOC) that will provide graduate and undergraduate students with hands-on experience in cybersecurity threat prevention, detection, and response. The funding will cover advanced cybersecurity...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $963,000 Project Grant (CFDA 11.617 - Congressionally-Identified Projects) to California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) to develop an Empire Cybersecurity Initiative (IECI). The funding will be used to create a dedicated security operations training center and provide critical technology upgrades to support advanced cybersecurity training activities. Key components of the project include new collaborative research...
This Project Grant award of $1,250,000 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) supports the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF-SUNY) in developing a virtual reality-based cybersecurity training platform. The project aims to create a system that can simulate cyber-attacks and defenses to train cybersecurity professionals in both technical and non-technical roles. Over the...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $299,841 Cooperative Agreement to Miami University under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620). The "Multidisciplinary Pathways to Cybersecurity Professional" project aims to enhance cybersecurity education and workforce development in the region. Key activities include holding roundtable meetings, designing cybersecurity curricula, organizing events and workshops, and...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to Norwich University Applied Research Institutes LTD (Nuari) to develop an advanced cybersecurity architecture tailored for additive manufacturing operational technology. Nuari will collaborate with academic and commercial partners to devise this architecture, which aims to preemptively detect vulnerabilities and potential cyber threats...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617), is intended to accelerate the education and development of engineering students skilled in cyber resiliency and design resilience engineering for industry and government organizations. The $2,323,000 grant will be used by the Florida Institute of Technology Inc. (Florida TECH) to improve access to industry-standard...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $963,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The grant will fund the development of a nationally recognized Cybercrime Investigations Laboratory and Research Facility, including personnel, equipment, software, and supplies. The facility will enhance capabilities in critical...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617), provides $2,999,742.32 to Griffiss Institute Inc. to develop a smart technology lab and experimental testing environment for advancing cyber-physical systems (CPS) and Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities. The key objectives are to: Implement a flexible, secure, standards-based research infrastructure with advanced communications and...
This $1,000,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Human Resource Development will fund Prairie View A&M University's efforts to enhance cybersecurity research and education infrastructure through February 2026. Specifically, the university will develop a new graduate program in cybersecurity that complements existing capacity building efforts. This will be accomplished by creating novel security architectures, training experts across hardware, software and...