Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)
National Science Foundation
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- Posted
- Jan 9, 2026
- Closes
- Jan 20, 2027 (in 188 days)
- Last verified
- Jul 16, 2026
Amount
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Who can apply
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US-based academic institutions. Non-profit research organizations. Qualified researchers (typically requires US citizenship or permanent residency)…
About this opportunity
The objective of the Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) program is to advance scientific discovery and innovation by enhancing the security and privacy of cyberinfrastructure. CICI supports efforts to develop, deploy and integrate cybersecurity that will benefit the broader scientific community by securing science data, computation, collaborations workflows, and infrastructure. CICI recognizes the unique nature of modern, complex, data-driven, distributed, rapid, and collaborative science and the breadth of infrastructure and requirements across scientific disciplines, practitioners, researchers, and projects. CICI seeks proposals in four program areas: 1. Usable and Collaborative Security for Science (UCSS): Projects in this program area should support novel and/or ap...