Opportunity Information: Apply for RFI DHS 23 CISA 127 001
This opportunity is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Request for Information (RFI) titled "Insight on Cyber Training and Education Organization Capabilities: An RFI focused on Growing Cyber Talent in Early Education (K-12)" (Funding Opportunity Number: RFI DHS 23 CISA 127 001; CFDA: 97.127). It is not a grant competition and it does not offer funding. Instead, it is an information-gathering effort meant to collect practical input from organizations that provide cybersecurity education and training for K-12 audiences, including programs that support teachers, students, schools, and related education ecosystems. The closing date listed for responses was February 8, 2023, and the award ceiling and expected awards are both listed as zero, reinforcing that this is strictly a market-research style request rather than a funded award.
CISA is using this RFI to hear directly from a broad range of cyber education and training providers about what is working, what is not, and what barriers exist when teaching critical cybersecurity topics to K-12 learners. The government is looking for real-world experiences, challenges, instructional approaches, and other insights that can help it understand the current landscape of early cyber education and the capabilities that different providers bring. In practice, that could include how providers design age-appropriate curriculum, how they align content to school standards, how they train educators who may not have a cyber background, what tools or platforms are most effective, and how programs measure student engagement and learning outcomes. The emphasis is on understanding what it takes to grow cyber talent early, which often involves both student-facing learning and educator enablement.
The primary reason CISA is collecting this information is to ensure that its existing Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) cooperative agreement continues to meet its intended purpose. Responses may also shape how CISA writes or updates future requirements in a related CETAP Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). In other words, while this RFI itself does not fund anything, the feedback can influence how CISA structures future cooperative agreements or funding opportunities aimed at delivering effective and appropriate cybersecurity education and opportunities to K-12 educators and students. The government is signaling that it wants future program requirements to better reflect on-the-ground realities in schools and youth learning environments, so the resulting training and educational support is practical, scalable, and fit for K-12 contexts.
Several important limitations are stated plainly. This is a request for information only and does not represent a commitment by the U.S. Government to issue funding, make an award, or take any specific action based on responses. Submitting a response does not provide any competitive advantage for any later NOFO or funding competition. Participation is voluntary, and the government will not pay for the information requested or reimburse any costs associated with preparing and submitting a response. The opportunity is listed under an "Other" category for both the opportunity type and the funding instrument type, which is consistent with an RFI that is focused on collecting insights rather than awarding grants. The eligible applicants field is also broad ("Others"), indicating CISA wanted input from many types of organizations across the K-12 cyber education and training space rather than limiting responses to a narrow set of entity types.
In short, this RFI is best understood as CISA asking the K-12 cybersecurity education community to help it improve and modernize how the federal government supports early cyber talent development. Organizations with relevant experience are invited to share candid operational details about program delivery, educator and student needs, and obstacles to effective K-12 cybersecurity instruction, with the goal of informing CETAP program direction and potentially shaping future funding requirements.Apply for RFI DHS 23 CISA 127 001
- The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Insight on Cyber Training and Education Organization Capabilities: An RFI focused on Growing Cyber Talent in Early Education (K-12)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.127.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 18, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 08, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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