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Grants Closing Soon

# Grant Name Funding Agency Deadline Priority Strategic Notes
1 NIST RAMPS — Cybersecurity Workforce Development NIST / NICE 2026-05-28 5 Bullseye nonprofit workforce program, deadline only 23 days out. Up to $200K, no match, MD partners ready. Move now.
2 NSF TechAccess: AI-Ready America (State Coordination Hub) NSF 2026-06-16 5 Maryland gets ONE hub, $1M/yr × 3 yr. Tech-council bullseye — convene the state coalition before someone else does. LOI deadline.
3 DHS SLCGP FY26 — Maryland Sub-Recipient Pathway DHS/CISA via MDEM/DoIT 2026-06-30 5 Local-gov bullseye; clinic/tech council positions as TA partner for under-resourced MD counties applying through MDEM.
4 EARN Maryland — Cyber & IT Industry Partnerships Maryland Department of Labor 2026-06-13 5 State workforce bullseye; convene a Strategic Industry Partnership with MD cyber employers + Montgomery College + the clinic.
5 NSF CyberAICorps SFS FY27 (Scholarship Track) NSF 2026-07-21 4 Up to $2.5M with community-college sub-awardees; the clinic is the placement engine for an IHE-led proposal. Strong AI+cyber framing.

Long Term Grant Outlook and Tracker

Grant Name Funding Agency Grant Type Focus Area Total Funding Available Award Range Cost Share Requirement Eligible Applicants Required / Recommended Partners Key Requirements / Scope Key Deliverables Expected Open Date Deadline Date
Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development NIST / NICE Federal Workforce $3.2M total — up to 16 awards Up to $200,000 per award None required IHEs, nonprofit training organizations, regional partnerships Required: at least one IHE or nonprofit training org + at least one local employer or critical-infrastructure operator Build multistakeholder regional workforce partnerships that align cyber/IT training to local employer skill needs. Regional workforce partnership; documented training-to-jobs pipeline; placement metrics 2026-04-08 2026-05-28
TechAccess: AI-Ready America — State/Territory Coordination Hubs NSF Federal AI Up to 56 awards across 3 rounds (Round 1: 10 awards) $1M/year × 3 years (with possible 4th year) None IHEs, nonprofits, state agencies (one Coordination Hub per state/territory) Required: broad state-level coalition (state agencies, IHEs, industry, community-based orgs) Build a state-level AI Coordination Hub to align partners, plan AI deployment, and scale what works for local/state priorities. State AI coordination plan, partner network, deployment pilots, knowledge-sharing across hubs 2026-03-30 2026-06-16
Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) FY26 FEMA / DHS Federal Cybersecurity Hundreds of millions historically (FY25 ~$305M) Up to $200K per nonprofit per location None 501(c)(3) nonprofits at high risk (state-vetted) Single-applicant program (state administrative agency reviews) Physical and cybersecurity upgrades for nonprofits at risk of attack — funds equipment, training, contracted services. Procured / installed security tech and training 2026-06-01 2026-07-15
ExpandAI Capacity Building (HBCUs, HSIs, ANSIs, PBIs) NSF Federal AI $7.5M for FY 2026 Capacity-building awards (varies) None Minority-serving institutions (HBCUs, HSIs, ANSIs, PBIs) Encouraged with R1 universities and industry mentors Build AI research and education capacity at minority-serving institutions. AI research capacity at MSI; faculty development; student pipeline 2025-10-01 2026-09-30
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