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NSF Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure Grant Opportunity

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting proposals for the Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) program to strengthen the security and privacy of scientific cyberinfrastructure. - Government Buyer: - U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named, as this is a grant opportunity for research and development - Products/Services Requested: - Research and development services to create, deploy, and integrate cybersecurity solutions for scientific data, computation, collaboration workflows, and infrastructure - Four focus areas: - Usable and Collaborative Security for Science (UCSS) - Reference Scientific Security Datasets (RSSD) - Transition to Cyberinfrastructure Resilience (TCR) - Integrity, Provenance, and Authenticity for Artificial Intelligence Ready Data (IPAAI) - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Eligible applicants are U.S.-based non-profit, non-academic organizations and institutions of higher education - Proposals involving international branch campuses must justify the need for funding at those locations - No specific products, part numbers, or quantities are listed, as this is a research grant - Total estimated funding is $12,000,000, with a minimum award of $1,200,000 per project

Description

The Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) program aims to advance scientific discovery by enhancing the security and privacy of cyberinfrastructure. It supports the development, deployment, and integration of cybersecurity measures to benefit the scientific community by securing data, computation, collaborations, workflows, and infrastructure. The program seeks proposals in four areas: Usable and Collaborative Security for Science, Reference Scientific Security Datasets, Transition to Cyberinfrastructure Resilience, and Integrity, Provenance, and Authenticity for AI-Ready Data. Eligible applicants include non-profit, non-academic organizations and institutions of higher education in the U.S.

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