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DHS-23-CISA-127-CWDT-0001: Cybersecurity Workforce Development and Training for Underserved Communities

Closed Closed July 6, 2023 Opportunity DHS-23-CISA-127-CWDT-0001 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$3.0 million
• Total funding$1.5 million
• Expected awards2
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits.

• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Cybersecurity Education and Training awards averaged $5.2 million; this notice allows up to $3.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (100% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The nature of the cybersecurity threat to America is growing, and our nation’s cyberadversaries move with speed and stealth. In alignment with the Department of Homeland Security’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2020-2024, it is imperative to not only secure cyberspace and critical infrastructure, but we must also strengthen our preparedness and resilience, including ensuring that we have a skilled workforce to defend our networks. We therefore must ensure equal access to professional development opportunities to fill cyber vacancies across our country and to prevent future shortages that threaten our ability to compete. Maintaining a highly skilled, diverse, and engaged workforce is critical to ensuring the public and private sectors can protect the nation’s cyberspace and support the accomplishment of the Department’s mission, which relies on dedicated personnel who go above and beyond to keep Americans safe from harm. However, per cyberseek.org, there were over 755,000 cybersecurity job openings nationwide in 2022 – a shortage that puts our nation at a dangerous technological disadvantage and an increased risk of malicious cyber activity. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Cyber Defense Education & Training (CDET) team is committed to strengthening the nation’s federal and national cybersecurity workforce through standardizing roles and helping to ensure we have well-trained cybersecurity professionals today as well as a strong pipeline of future cybersecurity leaders tomorrow. Strengthening our cybersecurity workforce requires diverse perspectives from communities that represent America. Increasing the number of cybersecurity professionals within underserved communities is key to the success of our nation. These professionals are critical in both private industry and the government for the security of the nation. Furthermore, the retention of individuals with these skills is an important element in the development of our Nation’s cybersecurity workforce. As the nation responds to ongoing rapid technological changes and advances, the non-traditional workforce system plays an essential part in providing a skilled workforce to fill critical shortages. Non-traditional technical training providers (NTTPs) are entities that actively provide cybersecurity training, internships, apprenticeships, and/or other work-based learning approaches to meet the dynamic needs the cybersecurity workplace.

Category: Community Development, Education, Other.

Applying now

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