Closed · DHS-21-CISA-127-CWDT001 · CFDA 97.127 · Discretionary
Cybersecurity Workforce Development and Training Pilot for Underserved Communities
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $2M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 25, 2021
- Close date
- 2
- Expected awards
The verdict
Cybersecurity Workforce Development and Training Pilot for Underserved Communities is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division that offered Up to $2,000,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $2M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 2
- expected awards
- 97.127
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Cybersecurity Workforce Development and Training Pilot for Underserved Communities - is cataloged under number DHS-21-CISA-127-CWDT001 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 97.127, posted by Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 13, 2021 and last updated on August 17, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $2,000,000. The agency has projected $2.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 2 awards. If the agency funds the expected 2 awards from the $2.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.0 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on August 25, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $2,000,000
Close Date
August 25, 2021
No Explanation
Posted
July 13, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$2,000,000
Expected Awards
2
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
This cooperative agreement also seeks to leverage the unrealized cybersecurity talent of underserved communities through established or emerging non-traditional technical training providers that create or enhance existing entry-level training and apprenticeship programs. Additionally, to optimize and expand existing cybersecurity training and apprenticeship programs, the development and implementation of a comprehensive cybersecurity pathways retention strategy to address apprenticeship-to-placement engagement, is needed. Expanding apprenticeships helps the Federal government, state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) entities, as well as, traditional employers with their current and future workforce needs.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 12, 13. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
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