Project Grant D22AP00133

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded an $8 million project grant to the University of Arkansas System's Criminal Justice Institute on September 21, 2022 under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA 97.005). Through this award and its federal sub-awards, a variety of cybersecurity training products and services will be delivered to state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel. The University of Texas at San Antonio will update existing...

The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement to Cyberwarrior Academy LLC from September 30, 2021 to September 29, 2024 under the Cybersecurity Education and Training program (CFDA 97.127). The funding will support Cyberwarrior Academy's delivery of training to underserved populations to advance equity and growth in cybersecurity. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Cyber Defense Education...

Npower Inc. was awarded a $1,000,000 project grant from the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to support the Cybersecurity Education and Training program. Under this three-year award ending September 2029, Npower will provide cybersecurity workforce development and training services. Specifically, Npower will work to strengthen the nation's cybersecurity workforce through standardizing roles and ensuring cyber defense education and training. The...

The National Science Foundation awarded $512,000 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to Cyberspara, Inc. to develop an online simulation product that engages citizens in cybersecurity simulations and implements evidence-based learning research. The project will create an effective, standards-based approach for teaching cybersecurity awareness and best practices to school-age populations. By using developmentally appropriate instructional...

TRIDENT-PATHFINDER INITIATIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SUMMARY The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to Neptune Shield Foundation under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award funds the Trident-Pathfinder Initiative (TPI), a workforce development program designed to address critical cybersecurity talent shortages in the Hampton...

This $308,623 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach (CFDA 11.620) program is intended to address the needs of the cybersecurity workforce through community partner collaboration. The project, led by New York University (NYU) and City University of New York (CUNY), will create an ecosystem where employees can improve their cybersecurity skills through hands-on virtual and...

The University of Arkansas System Criminal Justice Institute was awarded a $4 million project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA 97.005) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. Through sub-awards, the grant will support the development and delivery of cybersecurity and emergency preparedness training. The University of Texas at San Antonio will receive $970,000 to develop and...

This $999,676 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate, under the Scientific Leadership Awards (CFDA 97.062) program, supports Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) in delivering cyber intelligence education and training programs for students and industry professionals. The key products and services include: Developing an Intensive Accelerated Training in Cyber Intelligence (IAT-CI) program for high school, community...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program totaling $100,000.00 was awarded on June 15, 2022 to Texas Tech University to develop a technology platform to automatically measure user susceptibility to social engineering attacks. The platform will quantify individual users' personality traits, demographics, education, and experiences using publicly available information to estimate susceptibility to phishing attacks. This will help...

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...