Closed · DE-FOA-0002503 · CFDA 81.008 · Discretionary

UNIVERSITY-BASED CYBERSECURITY CENTERS

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Energy Technology Laboratory, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$2.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
April 8, 2022
Close date
4
Expected awards

The verdict

UNIVERSITY-BASED CYBERSECURITY CENTERS is a closed discretionary listing from National Energy Technology Laboratory that offered $1 -- $2,500,000 across 4 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 530 other opportunities from National Energy Technology Laboratory.

$1-$2.5M
award range
Closed
application status
4
expected awards
81.008
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

UNIVERSITY-BASED CYBERSECURITY CENTERS is closed (last close April 8, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. National Energy Technology Laboratory still indexes 530 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 April 8, 2022

Posted Sep 22 Closes Apr 8

Est. Total Funding

$10,000,000

Expected Awards

4

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

This FOA seeks to establish a network of university-based, regional electric power cybersecurity centers. These centers should address interrelated research and development challenges of cybersecurity and critical energy infrastructure, while considering the distinctive characteristics of each region's electricity system, network of infrastructure, and workforce expertise. It is envisioned that this initiative will result in multiple new tools and training for the energy sector.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for UNIVERSITY-BASED CYBERSECURITY CENTERS (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Energy · Science and Technology / R&D (EN;ST). 40 other National Energy Technology Laboratory listings share this eligibility-code string (8% of 531).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Shane R. Buchanan 412-386-4716 shane.buchanan@netl.doe.gov

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