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Capacity Building
Grant Application Period: August 1 – September 30
Capacity Building Grant Application
Eligibility Criteria
- Member College or University is within its first two full years of membership in the CCN
- The CCN Member school a designated National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity or is actively working toward CAE designation.
- The CCN member school is actively engaged with at least one CCN economic sector group and one work group.
Proposal Requirements
- Clear and specific statement of need explain why the problem is critical and how the project is aligned with the mission and priorities of the CCN.
- Description of how the project builds local institutional capacity to provide cybersecurity education and training that meets local state industry needs and how the project contributes to the CCN.
- Explanation of measurable project outcomes that clearly demonstrate how you will measure the success of the project and the return on investment. Include details on the alignment between the project goals, objectives, outcomes, and deliverables.
- Demonstrate the ability to sustain the project after the end of the grant term.
A capacity building proposal might include:
- Developing new resources or courses;
- Utilizing new technologies to address the knowledge, skills, and competencies required by industry;
- Integrating industry standards and/or workplace competencies into the curriculum (including professional and essential life skills);
- Student recruitment activities;
- Student scholarships and/or internships; or
- Building connections with business and industry.
CCN funds may not be used for:
- Products, services, or activities available to CCN members through other CCN programs.
- Replacement equipment that does not significantly improve instructional capability.
Economic Sector/Work Groups
Grant Application Period: February 1 – March 31
Sector Grant Application
Eligibility Criteria
A CCN member school, who is actively engaged with the sector/work group, must apply for and administer the grant on behalf of the sector group. It typically would be the sector leaders school, but that is not required.
Proposal Requirements
- Clear and specific statement of need explains why the problem is critical and how the project is aligned with the mission and priorities of the CCN.
- Description of how the project builds the capacity of the CCN to provide cybersecurity education and training that meets local state industry needs.
- Explanation of measurable project outcomes that clearly demonstrate how you will measure the success of the project and the return on investment. Include details on the alignment between the project goals, objectives, outcomes, and deliverables.
- Demonstrate the ability to sustain the project after the end of the grant term.
A sector/work group grant proposal might include:
- Recruiting corporate/government/education partners
- Convening partners
- Career or Job Fairs, attending or hosting
- Internships for students to work in the sector (must be made available to students from all CCN member schools).
- Faculty training
- In-person sector meetings (up to two in-person meetings per grant)
- Scholarships (must be made available to students from all CCN member schools).
- Developing new resources or courses.
- Utilizing new technologies to address the knowledge, skills, and competencies required by industry;
- Integrating industry standards and/or workplace competencies into the curriculum (including professional and essential life skills);
CCN funds may not be used for:
- Products, services, or activities available to CCN members through other CCN programs.
- Replacement equipment that does not significantly improve instructional capability.
Innovation and Growth
Grant Application Period: May 1 – June 30
Eligibility Criteria:
- Member of the CCN for more than two years.
- Actively engaged with at least one sector or work group.
- No outstanding reports from previous grants.
Proposal Requirements:
- Clear and specific statement of need explain why the problem is critical and how the project is aligned with the mission and priorities of the CCN.
- Description of how the project builds local institutional capacity to provide cybersecurity education and training that meets local state industry needs and how the project contributes to the CCN.
- Explanation of measurable project outcomes that clearly demonstrates how you will measure the success of the project and the return on investment. Include details on the alignment between the project goals, objectives, outcomes, and deliverables.
- Demonstrate the ability to sustain the project after the end of the grant term.
CCN funds may not be used for:
- Products, services, or activities available to CCN members through other CCN programs.
- Replacement equipment that does not significantly improve instructional capability.
Professional Development
- CCN members may apply for funding to support professional development activities two times per year, per individual.
- Total amount requested per year, per college may not exceed $5,000 (excluding the CAE Executive Leadership Forum and Colloquium).
- Must be current on all funding requirements such as reports or other deliverables.
- Applicant must be an active participant in the CCN (economic sector groups and/or work groups and regularly attend convenings). Only faculty who are involved in the CCN will receive support.
- Must demonstrate relevance of the professional development activity to CCN goals and objectives.
- Applicant must submit a detail proposal outlined the proposed activity(ies) including objectives, anticipated outcomes, budget, and dissemination plan how will the PD be used at the applicant’s institution and to benefit the CCN as a whole. Participant must be willing to share learning and best practices with others in the CCN.
- If presenting at a conference or other event, the applicant must promote the CCN along with their home institution.