Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Pilot Program for Cybersecurity Education Technological Upgrades for Community Colleges CFDA Number 84.116R

Agency: Department of Education

84.116 -- Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information....

For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 12, 2018 (83 FR 6003) and available at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/pdf/2018-02558.pdf.

Purpose of Program: The Pilot Program for Cybersecurity Education Technological Upgrades for Community Colleges is designed to support projects at institutions of higher education (IHEs) that provide technological upgrades for cybersecurity education programs at community colleges.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.116R.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

Private institutions of higher education
Public and state institutions of higher education

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

1. Eligible Applicants: Community colleges that include a signed statement from at least one of the ATE Program centers certifying that the center or centers will provide technical assistance or other aid to the applicant's project.

Grantor contact information

Description

Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 educationgrantinquiries@ed.gov Program Manager: Pearson Owens, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 250-12, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7997. Email: pearson.owens@ed.gov.

Email

e-Mail: Program Manager

pearson.owens@ed.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2018-16259.pdf	Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Pilot Program for Cybersecurity Education Technological Upgrades for Community Colleges CFDA Number 84.116R	Jul 31, 2018 05:08 PM UTC
2018-02558.pdf	Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document	Jul 31, 2018 05:09 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Pilot Program for Cybersecurity Education Technological Upgrades for Community Colleges CFDA Number 84.116R ; Applications for New Awards

Archived: September 28, 2018

Application process

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Award

$990,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$100,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-073018-002

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

July 31, 2018

Archive date:

September 28, 2018