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National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium

DHS-26-NPD-148-00-97 · Department of Homeland Security - FEMA

cybersecurity education workforce national security defense Education

Closes
2026-07-31 · 24 d
Award ceiling
$7,600,000
Award floor
$7,600,000
Program funding
$7,600,000
Expected awards
1
Cost sharing
No
Posted
2026-07-01
Instrument
Grant
Characterization · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06

Funds the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security, as lead executive agent for the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium, to develop and deliver nationwide cybersecurity training solutions mapped to core preparedness capabilities.

Funds
training education
University
ineligible
social behavioral
minor
engineering
substantial
computational data
central

RESTRICTED TO: SINGLE NAMED INSTITUTION

⚑ Single-named-institution competition: only the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security may apply as lead. · Funds cybersecurity training development and delivery, not research. · National-wide accessibility and preparedness-gap mapping are explicit program requirements.

Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules

IPPRA 5 none limited competition — a named institution holds this
Tom Love Innovation Hub 5 none not openly competed
Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) 5 none limited competition — a named institution holds this

Description

The Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP), Continuing Training Grants (CTG), National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC) provides funding to the eligible applicant to develop and deliver cybersecurity training solutions to address national preparedness gaps, map training to the core capabilities, and ensure training is available and accessible to a nationwide audience.

Eligibility

The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security, serving as the executive agent and lead for the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC)

Apply

View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Mariano Almonte Grantor <femago@fema.dhs.gov>

Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →

A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.

ONE LLM CALL (~1¢) · CACHED · REQUIRES STAFF KEY

Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →

Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.

ONE LLM CALL (~2-3¢) · CACHED · SCAFFOLDING, NOT GHOSTWRITING

Legacy IPPRA LLM assessment (v2.0, for comparison)

18/100 · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06

This is a cybersecurity training consortium grant focused on preparedness and delivery of training, not a research opportunity. It has some national-security relevance through critical infrastructure and cyber preparedness, but the sole named eligible lead is UT San Antonio’s Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security, so a public university like OU/IPPRA could not directly apply as lead and the fit is capped very low.

Legacy scoring history

2026-07-06 18 gpt-5.4-mini This is a cybersecurity training consortium grant focused on preparedness and delivery of training, not a research opportunity. It has some national-security relevance through critical infrastructure and cyber preparedness, but the sole named eligible lead is UT San Antonio’s Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security, so a public university like OU/IPPRA could not directly apply as lead and the fit is capped very low.
2026-07-06 0 gpt-5.4-mini This opportunity is restricted to the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security as the lead executive agent, so a public university like OU/IPPRA is not eligible to apply or serve as a named research partner. The topic is also primarily cybersecurity training delivery rather than a clear IPPRA-aligned social science, policy, or behavioral research question.