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MANUFACTURING AND SMALL BUSINESS CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCE PROGRAM 2026

Agency: Small Business Administration

Assistance Listings: 59.079 -- Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program

Last Updated: August 14, 2026
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity is to invite proposals for funding to deliver technical assistance to small businesses. Only applications from the states of Indiana, Ohio, or Virginia that have experience in managing a state-wide, regional or nationwide cybersecurity training program will be considered for funding via this announcement. Applicants must be states, state entities or designated by the state to deliver this program.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

  • Public and state institutions of higher education

Government

  • State governments

Additional information

A state entity or university may submit one proposal in response to this Funding Opportunity. 3.2 Eligible Applicants • To be eligible for this Funding Opportunity an applicant must be a state entity or university, or designee of the state, in the state of Indiana, Ohio, or Virginia. These states were previous recipients of SBA Cybersecurity Pilot Program funding and have demonstrated experience in providing Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) tier 1 training. Applicants must provide documentation of specific, eligible history of service of providing cybersecurity training relevant to the proposed Program. See Section 8.1, Definitions.

Grantor contact information

Description

Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. support@grants.gov

Email

Grants.gov Customer Support

support@grants.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
SBA_Cyber_Pilot_Resilience_SB-OEDSB-26-004_Notice_of_Funding_Opportunity_.pdf
MANUFACTURING AND SMALL BUSINESS CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCE PROGRAM
Aug 13, 2026 08:12 PM UTC
2026_OSBDC_NOFO_Synopsis_-_Close_Date_-_September_4.pdf
2026 OSBDC NOFO Synopsis
Aug 13, 2026 08:12 PM UTC
Justification_for_Cyber_Resiliency_NOFO_Posting_Period.pdf
Cyber Resiliency Posting Period
Aug 13, 2026 08:12 PM UTC

Link to additional information

MANUFACTURING AND SMALL BUSINESS CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCE PROGRAM 2026

Closing: September 4, 2026

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is designed to grant up to two awards for a twenty-four-month period for an impactful...

Application process

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Award

$--

Program Funding

2

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$2,500,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

SB-OEDCS-26-002

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Business and commerce

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

3

Posted date:

August 13, 2026

Archive date:

October 4, 2026

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