The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program requests to seek applications under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).
This FOA seeks to improve the cyber and cyber-physical security posture of the electric sector through the integration of the DOE Cybersecurity Roadmap Vision statement of ensuring that resilient energy delivery systems are designed, installed, operated, and maintained to survive a cyber incident while sustaining critical functions.
Competition and eligibility for award selection under this FOA is restricted to universities, colleges, and non-profit research institutions that operate as divisions under colleges or universities as the prime recipient (see Section III Eligibility). Applicants must partner with an Energy Sector Partner(s) to combine the best attributes of both organizations to ensure the greatest technological impact and implementation of the resultant technology. Each participating energy sector partner (as a project partner) will work in concert with their respective University partner (the applicant) to ensure all project activities are relevant and will yield useful results by seamlessly bridging the gap between academic cutting-edge research and the resources/expertise necessary for the implementation of resultant tools and technologies. This collaboration will foster the development of next generation tools and technologies that are not yet available today but will become widely adopted throughout the energy sector to reduce the risk that a cyber incident could disrupt energy delivery systems. This will ensure that U.S. energy delivery systems remain both robust and cyber-resilient as new threats evolve within the cyber landscape.
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In accordance with 2 CFR 910.126, Competition, eligibility for award is restricted to universities, colleges, and non-profit research institutions that operate as divisions under colleges or universities as the prime recipient. DOE is restricting eligibility because Congressional language directs the funding to university-based R&D.
Applicants may submit more than one Full Application to this FOA. Each application must describe a unique, scientifically distinct project.
DOE expects to make Federal funding in the amount of $8,000,000 available for new awards under this Announcement. DOE estimates up to four awards, depending on the size of the awards.
While the maximum award size (i.e. the ceiling) is $4,000,000 not including cost share, DOE anticipates that most of the awards will be in the $2,000,000 to $3,000,000 range, not including cost share, for the total project period.
