Closed · FY26-PDS-HCMC-01 · CFDA 19.441 · Discretionary

Vietnam CyberSafe Hacks 2026

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to Vietnam, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $36K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 2, 2026
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Vietnam CyberSafe Hacks 2026 is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Vietnam that offered Up to $35,633 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 56 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Vietnam.

up to $36K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.441
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on August 2, 2026. CFDA 19.441 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Up to $35,633.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed August 2, 2026

Posted Jul 6 Closes Aug 2

Est. Total Funding

$35,633

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Department of State’s Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City announces an open competition to implement a program to combat cyber scams.Transnational organized crime in Southeast Asia is increasing at an unprecedented pace. The region has witnessed the proliferation of industrial-scale cyber fraud and scam operations, driven by sophisticated transnational criminal syndicates and networks of human traffickers. These criminal enterprises have expanded to inaccessible border areas, particularly in the Mekong region, and have become global leaders in cyber-enabled and cryptocurrency investment fraud—defrauding Americans of over $10 billion in 2024 alone.Vietnam stands at a critical inflection point where rapid digital transformation and adoption meet these sophisticated transnational cybercrimes. Economic losses in Vietnam from cyber-enabled scams have reached billions of dollars. Thousands of Vietnamese, primarily aged 18-35, have been trafficked to neighboring countries and forced to work in scam operations against their will, often targeting Americans. Traffickers target young jobseekers with technology skills, including students, and recruit primarily through social media platforms.Against this backdrop, this program will equip and deploy students and early-stage professionals aged 18-30 to raise awareness of, and reduce vulnerabilities to, cyber scams and trafficking. Participants will examine the cyber-enabled scam and trafficking landscape and develop skills in emerging American technologies and cybersecurity to build practical, innovative, secure, and legally compliant solutions that address these challenges and advance U.S. and regional prosperity and security.Please follow carefully all instructions below.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FY26-PDS-HCMC-01

Grants.gov marks Vietnam CyberSafe Hacks 2026 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 Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Vietnam book (36 peers, 63% of 57).

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

U.S. Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City, Public Diplomacy Grants Management Team

What to do next

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