NIST ‘RAMPS’ Up Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development With New Grants

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering up to $1 million in grants to establish up to eight Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) cybersecurity education and workforce development.

As part of the Department of Commerce’s “Skills for Business” initiative that has made job-driven training a priority, RAMPS will support the NIST-led National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE). Applicants must be nonprofit organizations, including institutions of higher education, located in the United States or its territories. Applicants must also demonstrate through letters of interest that at least one of each of the following types of organizations is interested in being part of the proposed regional alliance: K-12 school or Local Education Agency (LEA), institution of higher education or college/university system, and a local employer. The deadline to apply is July 12, 2016, by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. NIST will hold a webinar for interested applicants to provide general information regarding this grant, offer general guidance on preparing applications and answer questions.


NIST ‘RAMPS’ Up Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development With New Grants