Closed · 2020-NIST-NICE-01 · CFDA 11.620 · Discretionary

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) K12 Cybersecurity Education Outreach Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Standards and Technology, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
June 1, 2020
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) K12 Cybersecurity Education Outreach Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Standards and Technology that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 263 other opportunities from National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
11.620
CFDA program
263
other opportunities from National Institute of Standards and Technology

Archived opportunity record

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Educati… is closed (last close June 1, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. National Institute of Standards and Technology still indexes 263 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 1, 2020

Posted Apr 3 Closes Jun 1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

NIST is seeking to provide financial assistance to support the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), including outreach efforts to the broader cybersecurity education community at the primary and secondary school levels; this program will include planning and managing the annual NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference in the continental United States for up to the next five years.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 2020-NIST-NICE-01

Grants.gov marks National Initiative for Cybersecurity Educati… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Institute of Standards and Technology book (255 peers, 97% of 264).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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Agency Contact

Ashley Smothers NOFO Coordinator

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