Open · HQ003425NFOEASD03 · CFDA 12.902 · Discretionary

Department of War Cyber Service Academy (DoW CSA)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Washington Headquarters Services, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$50K-$20M
Award range
Open
Status
1229d
Days left
75
Expected awards

The verdict

Department of War Cyber Service Academy (DoW CSA) is an open discretionary opportunity from Washington Headquarters Services, offering $50,000 -- $20,000,000 across 75 expected awards. Applications close in 1229 days. PlainGrants indexes 38 other opportunities from Washington Headquarters Services.

$50K-$20M
award range
Open
1229 days left
75
expected awards
12.902
CFDA program

Open desk with published close date

Department of War Cyber Service Academy remains open until January 22, 2030 (1229 days out). Mega-scale award ceiling ($50,000 -- $20,000,000) without a cost-share requirement.

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

Deadline tracker

1229 days left to apply

Posted Jan 23 → closes Jan 22, 2030

Posted Jan 23 Closes Jan 22

Expected Awards

75

Instrument

Grant

Description

See the "Related Documents" and "Package" tabs for the complete application package, including the full text of the Notice of Funding Opportunity.The Department of War (DoW) Cyber Service Academy (CSA) is authorized by Chapter 112 of Title 10, United States Code, Section 2200. The purpose of the program is to support the recruitment of new cyber talent and the retention of current highly skilled professionals within the DoW cyber workforce. Additionally, this program serves to enhance the national pipeline for the development of cyber personnel by providing grants to institutions of higher education.Regionally and nationally accredited U.S. institutions of higher education, designated under the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) and known as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense, Research, and/or Cyber Operations (hereinafter referred to as designated institutions) are invited to submit proposals for developing and managing a full-time, institution-based, grant-funded scholarship program in cyber-related disciplines for Academic Year 2026-2027.Consistent with 10 U.S.C. 2200b, proposals to this solicitation may also request modest collateral support for purposes of institutional capacity building to include faculty development, laboratory improvements, and/or curriculum development, in cyber-related topics to providing a strong foundation for a DoW CSA.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HQ003425NFOEASD03

Grants.gov marks Department of War Cyber Service Academy 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: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). This eligibility-code string dominates the Washington Headquarters Services book (32 peers, 82% of 39).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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.

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

Department of War Cyber Service Academy is open with $50,000 -- $20,000,000 awards and 1229 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (HQ003425NFOEASD03) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Look up CFDA 12.902 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
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