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Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program - FY 2024

Agency: U.S. Small Business Administration
CFDA: 59.079
Office: Office of Entrepreneurial Development (OED)
Multipart Grant: No
Next Due: 08/02/2024 (Application)
Solicitation Date: 07/02/2024
   
Match Required: No
Actual Funds: $3,136,265 (Confirmed)
Award Range: $1,000,000 (Min) / $1,045,421 (Max)
Summary:

The purpose of this program is to support projects that help new small businesses combat cybersecurity threats during their formative and most vulnerable years. Award recipients will provide training, counseling, remediation, and other tailored cybersecurity services for emerging small firms in multiple industries. This program aims to accomplish the following:

  • Increase the number of small businesses educated/trained on cybersecurity threats, protections, resources/tools, and prevention strategies
  • Provide services to small businesses facing cybersecurity vulnerabilities
  • Support resolution of cybersecurity incidences

Projects must credibly and significantly leverage partnerships to identify, reach, and serve new small business concerns on critical cybersecurity matters.

Projects will address eligible small business concerns, as defined on page 21 of the NOFA file.

Last Updated: July 26, 2024

Eligibility Notes:

Eligible applicants are state agencies designated by the state governor, or equivalent thereof, as the sole applicant and lead entity for conducting the state's cybersecurity education and/or resolution services.

For the purposes of this program, state encompasses U.S. states and the District of Columbia, as well as the territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Multiple eligible states/territories may submit a joint application. In such cases, the application must identify a lead applicant which is submitting the application.

Applicants may submit only one application.

The following are ineligible to apply:

  • States of Colorado, Hawaii, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, or Wyoming
  • For-profit businesses
  • Pass-through entities

State agencies that fit any of the following criteria are ineligible to apply:

  • Owe an outstanding and unresolved financial obligation to the federal government
  • Currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise prohibited from receiving awards from the federal government
  • Have an outstanding and unresolved material deficiency reported under the requirements of 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart F within the past three years
  • Had a grant or cooperative agreement involuntarily terminated or non-renewed by the funding agency for cause within the past year
  • Was convicted, or had an officer or agent acting on its behalf convicted, of a felony criminal violation under any federal law within the past two years
Eligible Applicants:
Consortia
State Government
Application Notes:

Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on August 2, 2024.

Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov. In addition, the designation letter must be emailed to the address provided in the Contact section.

Applications must include:

  • SF 424
  • SF 424A
  • Cover letter (1 page max)
  • Technical proposal (12 pages max)
  • Proposed plan - performance outputs and outcomes
  • Budget detail worksheet
  • Budget narrative
  • Commitment letter(s)
  • Cost policy statement
  • Designation letter
  • Key personnel resumes and position descriptions
  • Organizational chart
  • List of contractual and consulting agreements
  • Most recent single audit report
  • Indirect cost rate agreement (ICRA) or extension letter (if applicable)

All documents must be submitted as separate attachments. All files, except for the technical proposal and proposed plan, must be submitted in .pdf format. The technical proposal must be formatted on double-spaced, standard-sized pages in Times New Roman 12-point font, and be submitted in Word format. The proposed plan must be submitted in Excel format.

The following are required in order to submit an application:

  • Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
  • SAM (System for Award Management) registration

Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam.

Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

  • Cybersecurity experience (25 points)
  • Performance measures and outcomes (25 points)
  • Direct benefit to small businesses (25 points)
  • Collaboration (25 points)

Refer to the NOFA, Guide, and BudgetWorksheet files for additional application information.

Match Required: No
Actual Funds: $3,136,265 (Confirmed)
Award Range: $1,000,000 (Min) / $1,045,421 (Max)
Match Notes:

Matching funds are not required for this program.

Funding Notes:

A total of $3,136,265 is available to support up to three awards ranging from $1 million to $1,045,421 through this program.

The project period will span 24 months. The project start date is September 30, 2024, or 30 days after notification of award.

Funds may not be used for:

  • Transactions associated with suspended or debarred entities
  • Construction or renovation of facilities or acquisition of real estate
  • Litigation, whether civil, criminal, or administrative
  • Providing matching contributions to any other federal awards
  • Meals, lodging, other subsistence expenses associated with local travel
  • Travel by elected officials
  • Costs associated with printing materials
  • National and regional association dues or travel to association events
  • Subgranting or passing through funds to other entities
Contacts:

Program Staff
oee@SBA.gov

Agency Address
U.S. Small Business Administration
409 3rd St., SW
Washington, D.C. 20416

Contact Notes:

Questions should be directed to the program staff by July 15, 2024. Questions will be posted online at grants.gov by July 17, 2024.

Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov. In addition, the designation letter must be emailed to the address provided.

The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.

Files:
Other Pre-Award File: US17942_BudgetWorksheet_FY2024.pdf (52.8 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US17942_Overview_FY2024.pdf (85.4 Kb)
NOFA File: US17942_NOFA_FY2024.pdf (580.4 Kb)
Guide File: US17942_Guide_FY2024.pdf (285.5 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US17942_Q&A_FY2024.pdf (332.3 Kb)
File Notes:

The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. The Guide file contains instructions for the required SF 424A form. The BudgetWorksheet file contains a required form for submission. The Overview file contains general program information, including additional eligibility information. The Q&A file contains a list of questions and answers regarding this program. Additional program resources can be found online at grantsolutions.gov.

July 26, 2024
A list of questions and answers regarding this program has been released and attached as the Q&A file. The Financial section has been updated accordingly.

Grant Keywords
SBA, OED, cyber, cybersecurity, small business, business, for-profit, private sector, Internet Crime Complaint Center, IC3, cybercriminal, security infrastructure, cyberattack, IT, training, train, counseling, remediation, cybersecurity service, industry, industries, SBDC, SCORE, WBC, VBOC, SBIC, USEAC, CDC, territory, territories, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands, cybersecurity education, broadband, hardware, information technology, interactive media, internet, network, networking, online, software, technological, technologies, web, employee training, staff training, cybersecurity threat, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, cybersecurity vulnerability, cybersecurity incident, SB-OEDCS-24-001, OED-2024-001
Grant Categories
Economic Development
Training & Vocational Services
Information Technology/Telecommunications