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DECR0000065

Cooperative Agreement

Overview

Grant Description
CRYPTO-AGILE AND ADAPTABLE DATA-CENTRIC ZERO TRUST ARCHITECTURE FOR OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (OT) SYSTEMS

THIS PROJECT ENHANCES ENERGY SECTOR CYBERSECURITY BY EXTENDING A NEXT GENERATION DATA-CENTRIC ZERO TRUST COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE (DZTA) TO BETTER SUPPORT FUTURE WIDESPREAD ADOPTION.
Funding Goals
THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) IS TO ADVANCE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO REDUCE RISKS TO ENERGY DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURE FROM ALL HAZARDS INCLUDING CYBERSECURITY, PHYSICAL SECURITY, AND CLIMATE EFFECTS. THIS EFFORT WILL LEAD TO NEXT GENERATION TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES NOT AVAILABLE TODAY THAT WILL BECOME WIDELY ADOPTED THROUGHOUT THE ENERGY SECTOR TO REDUCE AN INCIDENT DISRUPTION TO ENERGY DELIVERY.
Place of Performance
Rohnert Park, California 94928-4938 United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Operant Networks was awarded Data-Centric Zero Trust for OT Systems in Energy Sector Cooperative Agreement DECR0000065 worth $3,584,819 from the DOE Office of Cyber Security in October 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Rohnert Park California United States. The grant has a duration of 3 years and was awarded through assistance program 81.008 Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER). $1,226,473 (25.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources. The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity ALL HAZARDS ENERGY RESILIENCE.

Status
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 9/29/25

Period of Performance
10/1/25
Start Date
9/30/28
End Date
0% Complete

Funding Split
$3.6M
Federal Obligation
$1.2M
Non-Federal Obligation
$4.8M
Total Obligated
75.0% Federal Funding
25.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to DECR0000065

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
DECR0000065
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Small Business
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892407 OFC CYBERSECURITY, (CESER)
Awardee UEI
WG1SG7HFDQY9
Awardee CAGE
7MYP1
Performance District
CA-04
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Modified: 9/29/25