Project Grant SKG10022GR0021

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...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $516,302 to Norfolk State University to establish a research framework for fostering digital capital and online safety among adolescents. The project aims to: Identify challenges and gaps for meaningful digital engagement among children Examine the relationship between children's digital capital, digital engagement, and perceptions of social solidarity Explore effective...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $987,500.00, was issued by the U.S. Department of State under the Cyberspace and Digital Policy Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.665). The award, with a performance period from August 15, 2024 to September 14, 2026, will provide a platform to enable more efficient cyber capacity building efforts for funders, implementers, and beneficiaries active in the Western Balkans region. The Awardee, Stichting Global Forum On Cyber Expertise, is a foreign...

The Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded a $149,934 cooperative agreement to the Frontline Healthcare Workers Safety Foundation, LTD to strengthen cybersecurity awareness and best practices in North Africa from April 11, 2022 through December 31, 2022. The award aims to prevent the theft of proliferation sensitive research from laboratories in Morocco through delivering cybersecurity training and advising on cybersecurity best practices. It falls...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a $299,905 Project Grant to Loyola University of Chicago to develop and evaluate a comprehensive 12-workshop experiential training program to raise awareness among AI practitioners of the cybersecurity and privacy risks associated with building AI-based systems. The project aims to provide knowledge and skills needed to build AI systems that are secure, ethical, and privacy-preserving. The workshop...

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...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $300,017 Cooperative Agreement under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620) to the Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE), doing business as The Dayton-Miami Valley Consortium, for the Cybersecurity Consortium of Southwestern Ohio (CCSO) project. The 24-month project aims to establish a regional cybersecurity education, research, and training corridor between Cincinnati and...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $299,851 and funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) through the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620), aims to strengthen and diversify the pipeline of students entering computer science and information systems education and the workforce in the National Capital Region. The project, in partnership with George Mason University, Trinity Washington University, the Advanced...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary AZ Cyber Initiative, Inc. received a $426,126 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. The Southern Arizona Cybersecurity Workforce Alliance will deliver comprehensive cybersecurity education and workforce development services targeting high school students in rural...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $200,000 to Duke University to conduct a cross-national study using generative artificial intelligence, social simulation models, and online experiments. The goal is to identify how social media algorithms can be redesigned to promote mutual understanding, increase trust, and reduce polarization. The research design involves training large language models...