Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development
ID: 2025-NIST-RAMPS-01 • Type: Posted
Overview
Category of Funding
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Program (CFDA)
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 5/1/25 the National Institute of Standards and Technology posted grant opportunity 2025-NIST-RAMPS-01 for Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development.
The grant will be issued under grant program 11.620 Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach.
It is expected that 16 total grants will be made.
Timing
Posted Date
May 1, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
July 1, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT Due in 40 Days
Last Updated
May 12, 2025, 8:44 a.m. EDT
Version
2
Archive Date
July 31, 2025
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Eligibility for the RAMPS Program listed in this NOFO is open to all non-Federal entities. Eligible applicants include accredited institutions of higher education; non-profit organizations; for-profit organizations incorporated in the United States; State, local, Territorial, and Indian Tribal governments. Please note that individuals and unincorporated sole proprietors are not considered “non-Federal entities” and are not eligible to apply under this NOFO. Additionally, foreign public entities and foreign organizations are not eligible to apply under this NOFO. Although Federal entities are not eligible to receive funding under this NOFO, they may participate as unfunded collaborators.Applicants must demonstrate, through commitment letters from project partners, that at least one of each of the following types of organizations is committed to being part of the proposed multistakeholder workforce partnership:o at least one institution of higher education or nonprofit training organization (that is not the applicant), ando at least one local employer or owner or operator of critical infrastructure (that is not the applicant).Participation from academic institutions in the Federal CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Program, the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Program, or Advanced Technological Education programs, as well as elementary and secondary schools, training and certification providers, State and local governments, economic development organizations, or other community organizations is encouraged.
Award Sizing
Ceiling
Not Listed
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
Not Provided
Estimated Number of Grants
16
Contacts
Contact
Misty L Roosa
Management Analyst
Contact Email
Email Description
Agency Contact
Contact Phone
(301) 975-3007