GenCyber Grants Program

Program objective

The GenCyber Program provides summer cybersecurity camp experiences for students and teachers at the Secondary level. The goals of the GenCyber program are to: - Ignite, sustain, and increase awareness of Secondary cybersecurity content and cybersecurity postsecondary and career opportunities for participants through year-round engagement; - Increase student opportunities in cybersecurity college and career readiness pathways at the secondary level by promoting various experiences; and - Develop student readiness for academic success while fostering lifelong skills in navigating digital spaces safely and responsibly. GenCyber camps are open to participants at no cost.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

• ✓Local
• ✓Interstate Organization
• ✓Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• ✓Territorial
• ✓U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
• ✓U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• ✓Tribal
• ✓State

Must be a designated National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (CAE) to apply for a coalition grant. CAEs will lead a coalition of partners to carry out the camps program. Not-for-profits may partner with the CAE to potentially receive grant funding. The principal investigator and program staff must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Program eligibility will be determined under the GenCyber Program. Additional requirements will be identified in the annual solicitation.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

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