GenCyber Grants Program

 

The GenCyber Program provides summer cybersecurity camp experiences for students and teachers at the Secondary level. The goals of the GenCyber program are to: - Ignite, sustain, and increase awareness of Secondary cybersecurity content and cybersecurity postsecondary and career opportunities for participants through year-round engagement; - Increase student diversity in cybersecurity college and career readiness pathways at the Secondary level; and - Facilitate teacher readiness within a teacher learning community to learn, develop, and deliver cybersecurity content for the Secondary classroom in collaboration with other nationwide initiatives. To ensure a level playing field, GenCyber camps are open to all student and teacher participants at no cost.

Active 12.903 National Security Agency, Department of Defense B - Project Grants Not applicable. 10 U.S.C. 2192(b) Must be a designated National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (CAE) to apply for a coalition grant. CAEs will lead a coalition of partners to carry out the camps program. Not-for-profits may partner with the CAE to potentially receive grant funding. The principal investigator and program staff must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Program eligibility will be determined under the GenCyber Program. Additional requirements will be identified in the annual solicitation. Must be a U.S. college or University, a public or private school or school system, or a not-for-profit when partnered with an academic institution. The principal investigator and program staff must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Program eligibility will be determined under the GenCyber Program. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. An annual request for proposals is issued and posted to the GenCyber webpage (http://www.gen-cyber.com). Guidelines and requirements for submitting a proposal are outlined on the webpage at the time of the request. Principal investigators submit proposals for the support of conducting a GenCyber program electronically per the guidelines posted via http://www.gen-cyber.com. Procedural steps for awarding assistance will be documented in the call for proposals, applicants should refer to this document. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 60 to 90 days. Generally within 3 months of the receipt of the proposals. Not applicable. Not applicable. Criteria for proposal selection will be outlined in the Evaluation Criteria of the Grant Solicitation. The Government reserves the right to partially fund any successful proposal based upon availability of funds. Grants funds must be used for allowable costs necessary to conduct a GenCyber program. Funds may not be used for any purposes other than those approved in the grant award documents. Costs associated with the developing and delivery of the GenCyber Program: Payroll, Benefits, Travel, Meals and Lodging, Facilities, Tuition and Fees, Classroom Supplies; Office/Administrative Supplies; Miscellaneous Supplies; Equipment; Third-party Services; Additional Project Expenses; Indirect Costs. GenCyber program attendees may not be charged to attend the program. Participation in the GenCyber program is FREE to all participants. Registration fees (even if refunded) may NOT be charged to the participants. Not applicable. Not applicable. Record keeping requirements are in accordance with the terms and conditions of the award, which will include the appropriate provisions related to recipient records that are required by 2 CFR 200. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Assistance funds are available for a period of up to 24 months. Funds are released upon receipt of an acceptable invoice by the Finance and Accounting Office, in accordance with 2 CFR 215 (formerly OMB Circular No. A-110) and the General Provisions for NSA Grants and Cooperative Agreements attached, which is provided with each awarded grant. No more than 50% of funds can be invoiced at the time of award and no money may be spent until the grant document is formally in place. Requests for payment and acceptance of those requests are specified in the terms and conditions for each awarded grant. None/Not specified. GenCyber Grants Program Manager
National Security Agency
Attn: GenCyber Program Office
Fort George G Meade, MD 20755 USA
GenCyber@nsa.gov
Phone: 410-854-8994 97-0100-0-1-051 (Project Grants) FY 21 FY 22 FY 23 FY 19 FY 20 - Not applicable/available. For information on how to apply for grants, please contact the GenCyber Program Office at GenCyber@nsa.gov. Not applicable.