Project Grant USTTI30

This $2,925,000.00 Cooperative Agreement, awarded on October 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of State under the Cyberspace and Digital Policy (CFDA 19.665) Federal Grant Program, is intended to build capacity for responsible, inclusive, and rights-respecting approaches to artificial intelligence (AI) at and around multilateral fora. The primary awardee, Meridian International Center, will leverage existing work from UN entities like UNESCO, OHCHR, ITU, and UNDP to support engagement with target...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $289,000 Project Grant under the Special Projects program (CFDA 11.553) to the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI), a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. The purpose of this grant is for USTTI to develop and execute a mentoring and training program to enhance the skills and knowledge of the next generation of women digital leaders in Africa. Key activities to be performed by...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665), awarded a $1,165,940 Cooperative Agreement to the Information Technology And Innovation Foundation to build a cohesive group of leaders committed to the UN-affirmed framework of responsible state behavior in cyberspace. The award, effective September 30, 2024 with a completion date of March 30, 2026, aims to update award provisions and further the program's objectives of promoting secure, diverse,...

The U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) will receive $289,000 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration within the Department of Commerce. The funding will support USTTI's recruitment and leadership of a youth delegation to the Generation Connect Global Youth Summit at the International Telecommunication Union's World Telecommunications Development Conference in Kigali, Rwanda from June 2-4, 2022. USTTI will assemble...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $600,000 to Georgia Tech Research Corp to conduct research and analysis on Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) adoption for securing internet routing. The key objectives are to: (i) identify organizations lagging in RPKI implementation, (ii) understand the barriers they face in adoption, and (iii) develop targeted recommendations to promote wider...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1 million Project Grant to Global Partners Digital LIMITED to counter internet fragmentation and enable an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet that promotes and protects human rights in the target country. The award period is from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2024 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). This program funds...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665), has awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to ORPC, LLC to provide technical assistance and develop policy roadmaps to help drive countries up the Open RAN adoption curve. The award will create an educational portal and global tracker to serve as a resource for beneficiary countries. This aligns with the program's focus on promoting secure, diverse, and resilient information and communications...

The U.S. Department of State awarded a $296,250 Project Grant under the Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665) to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to provide support to OSCE participating states in operationalizing confidence-building measures on a national and regional level. This 2-year award, running from September 2023 to September 2025, will enable OSCE to deliver a range of technical assistance, capacity building, and training activities across...

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 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...