Project Grant HQ00342410074

This Project Grant award, provided by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, funds a capacity building project for the Cyber Service Academy (CFDA 12.902 - Information Security Grants). The $113,844 award to the Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines, a public research university, will support the development of cybersecurity curriculum, research projects, and scholarship programs. These efforts aim to strengthen the nation's cybersecurity infrastructure and talent pipeline by cultivating...

This $296,003.95 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Cyber Capacity Building program (CFDA 19.035) is providing funding to CQR Inc., doing business as Cybercx USA Inc., to continue the AUS CyberCX project. This project involves placing a cybersecurity advisor on-site in Palau for an additional 7-month period to support the continuation of cybersecurity capacity building work. The Cyber Capacity Building program focuses on...

This federal Project Grant award of $124,920 was provided by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to Fordham University to support the "Capacity Building Project for the Cyber Service Academy" under the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Service Academy (CFDA 12.902 - Information Security Grants) program. The funding will be used by Fordham University, a private Jesuit research institution, to develop curriculum, conduct research projects, and provide scholarships to strengthen the...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Defense (DoD) through the Information Security Grants program (CFDA 12.902), funds a Cyber Service Academy scholarship program at Carnegie Mellon University. The $226,676 award, made on August 15, 2024, will support the development of skilled cybersecurity professionals through curriculum development, research projects, and scholarship programs over the one-year performance period ending August 14, 2025. The grant aligns with the...

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...

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County will receive $262,209 over three years from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to examine pedagogy in cybersecurity education at United States military academies. Specifically, the Examining Pedagogy in Cybersecurity at Military Academies project will introduce simulation-based learning exercises and pedagogies into mandatory first-year cybersecurity courses at the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $990,462 cooperative agreement to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute to strengthen preparedness of an expanded group of states to confront the risk of state-sponsored ICT-enabled intellectual property theft. Funded through the Cyber Capacity Building program under the Cybersecurity category (CFDA 19.035), the award period is from July 20, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The Cyber Capacity Building program aims to enhance global...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the CFDA 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering program to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) to develop an open cloud-based "CTF5G" platform for cybersecurity training and workforce development focused on 5G network security. The key products to be delivered through this 2-year project are: Automating the workflow for setting up 5G network-based...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $499,620 to Elmhurst University in Elmhurst, Illinois to conduct faculty development workshops aimed at improving cybersecurity education for high school teachers. The goal is to empower high school teachers with cybersecurity knowledge so they can inspire and guide students towards considering cybersecurity degrees and careers, fostering a new generation of cybersecurity...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665) aims to build cybersecurity capacity and resilience in low and middle-income countries. The grant will support initiatives that promote secure, diverse, and resilient information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure globally. Key focus areas include technical assistance, capacity building, training, and policy development related to cybersecurity, emerging...