2400881
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Career Connected Cybersecurity Education - a series of major digital security breaches over the past year has served as a wake-up call to corporate America about the need to invest in cybersecurity. The need for cybersecurity professionals has been growing rapidly, faster than companies can hire, and that demand is expected to continue.
The goal of this project is to increase the number of students who are qualified to work in the cybersecurity field. This project will provide crucial start-up support for a new cybersecurity concentration, which will enroll its first student cohort in the fall of 2024. The project will provide students in the program with access to a state-of-the-art cyber range, reduce cost barriers to obtaining industry-recognized credentials before graduation, provide industry mentorship and internships to students, and deepen and develop the college's relationships with cybersecurity employers for ongoing curriculum review and student employment opportunities.
The project's focus on increasing the number of workers in the high-demand cybersecurity field who come from low-income and underrepresented minority backgrounds will benefit employers by producing well-trained cybersecurity workers. The project will lead to economic advancement for all students enrolled in the program by training them for positions in the cybersecurity field and connecting them with the resources needed to gain employment in the field. Project evaluation will include formative and summative inquiries that will provide feedback to inform continuous improvement.
This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education Program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy. This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria. Subawards are not planned for this award.
The goal of this project is to increase the number of students who are qualified to work in the cybersecurity field. This project will provide crucial start-up support for a new cybersecurity concentration, which will enroll its first student cohort in the fall of 2024. The project will provide students in the program with access to a state-of-the-art cyber range, reduce cost barriers to obtaining industry-recognized credentials before graduation, provide industry mentorship and internships to students, and deepen and develop the college's relationships with cybersecurity employers for ongoing curriculum review and student employment opportunities.
The project's focus on increasing the number of workers in the high-demand cybersecurity field who come from low-income and underrepresented minority backgrounds will benefit employers by producing well-trained cybersecurity workers. The project will lead to economic advancement for all students enrolled in the program by training them for positions in the cybersecurity field and connecting them with the resources needed to gain employment in the field. Project evaluation will include formative and summative inquiries that will provide feedback to inform continuous improvement.
This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education Program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy. This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria. Subawards are not planned for this award.
Funding Goals
THE GOAL OF THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, "ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION", IS IDENTIFIED IN THE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.NSF.GOV/PUBLICATIONS/PUB_SUMM.JSP?ODS_KEY=NSF21598
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Boston,
Massachusetts
02116-6307
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute Of Technology was awarded
Project Grant 2400881
worth $348,523
from the Division of Undergraduate Education in June 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Boston Massachusetts United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 47.076 Education and Human Resources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Advanced Technological Education.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 4/30/24
Period of Performance
6/15/24
Start Date
5/31/27
End Date
Funding Split
$348.5K
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$348.5K
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
2400881
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Private Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
491104 DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Funding Office
491104 DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Awardee UEI
LHCCMEWHTKK7
Awardee CAGE
41CM2
Performance District
MA-07
Senators
Edward Markey
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
Modified: 4/30/24