CyberSecurity Core Curriculum

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.

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 .

The CAE Grants Program Director in conjunction with the NSA Contracting Office will award grants covering the required funds.

The CAE Grants Program Director in conjunction with the NSA Contracting Office will award grants covering the required funds.

These dates will be determined the solicitation due date and will be clearly identified in the solicitation