CyberSecurity Core Curriculum

Objective

To meet future national security challenges, the NSA (and other DoD and Federal Agencies/Components) partner with institutions of higher education to develop the cybersecurity talent and tools need by: • Funding skill development programs like summer camps • Promoting development of curricula for the growing cybersecurity career field • Sponsoring skills and research paper competitions • Awarding research grants and funding research labs and projects • Funding institutions who support the larger cybersecurity community in faculty, lab, and curriculum development This is not a complete list, there may be other topic areas that further cybersecurity for the nation that the NCAE-C Program Office could release via a grant solicitation. These partnerships help cultivate the next generation of experts in cybersecurity who can protect our nation from cyberattacks. Grants will be awarded to institutions of higher learning who are designated as either a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education, National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research, and National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations. All three programs are housed under the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program and hereinafter will be referred to as CAEs.

Who Can Apply

• Other

CAEs must be in good standing with the CAE Program Office as well as the CAE Grant Program Office. They must be current on all reporting requirements and show past performance in executing such grants. CAEs must also submit a proposal in response to any published solicitation by the due date with all required forms and documentation to be considered. All recipients of grant funding must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident of the United States. Additional eligible requirements will be provided in the solicitation/application .

Who Benefits

• Private nonprofit institution/organization
• Other private institution/organization
• Public nonprofit institution/organization

Must be a U.S. college or University, a public or private school or school system, or a not-for-profit educational institution. The principal investigator and program staff must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Program eligibility will be determined by NSA’s College of Cyber.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

NCAECGrants@nsa.gov
410-854-6206