Project Grant SLMAQM20GR2380

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...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665), awarded a $987,500 Cooperative Agreement to Stichting Global Forum On Cyber Expertise to provide a platform enabling more efficient cyber capacity building efforts in the Western Balkans. The 26-month project, beginning August 15, 2024, aims to support funders, implementers, and beneficiaries active in the region with improving coordination and effectiveness of their cybersecurity initiatives. The...

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 Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $350,967.06 Cooperative Agreement under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620) to Digital Promise Global. The funding will support the "Building Inclusive Pathways Through the East Alabama Regional Cybersecurity Alliance (EARCA)" project, which aims to enhance the cybersecurity education infrastructure and foster growth in the regional cybersecurity workforce in rural...

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...

This 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) provides $300,000 in funding to Rtriad Enterprises LLC to comprehensively address the needs of cybersecurity professionals, especially within underrepresented communities. The project comprises three phases: 1) Offering training and career development opportunities including certification preparation and...

The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) was awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of State to support the adoption of cybersecurity policies, legal frameworks, and standards consistent with U.S. efforts to promote an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet. The award, made on September 30, 2022 under the Department's Cyber Capacity Building program (CFDA 19.035), will fund NBR's work to enhance global cybersecurity through September 30, 2025....

The Cyber Illinois RAMPS project, awarded under the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620), aims to advance cybersecurity education by developing tailored programs and establishing clear career pathways to address the evolving needs of Illinois' workforce. Funded at $304,873 over a 2-year period from Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, the project will build a community-driven network to analyze regional...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to Benedict College under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620) to implement the Cybersecurity Infrastructure, Education, Training & Workforce Initiative. The project aims to prepare underserved populations, particularly minorities, for careers in the cybersecurity industry. Key activities include curriculum enhancements, cybersecurity workshops,...

This Project Grant award of $599,755 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure supports research by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) to fortify the cybersecurity of data-intensive scientific cyber-infrastructures. The project aims to form a cybersecurity coalition within North Carolina to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing, collect comprehensive cybersecurity incident data, and utilize the data to model...