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NOFO 2025-Cyber-02 issued Oct 21, 2024; Questions due Nov 13, 2024; Responses due Dec 31, 2024. Cycle is closed.
Alternative Cyber Career Education (ACE) Grant Program is sponsored by Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. Provides grants to organizations supporting non-degree training programs that train young adults and retrain professionals for cybersecurity careers in Massachusetts.
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Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Alternative Cyber Career Education (ACE) Grant Program | MassCyberCenter Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Alternative Cyber Career Education (ACE) Grant Program The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, on behalf of the MassCyberCenter, is issuing this Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Alternative Cyber Career Education (ACE) Grant Program.
This program provides grants to organizations to support programs in Massachusetts that train young adults and retrain existing professionals to enter the cybersecurity workforce. The goal of this solicitation is to expand pathways that are not part of an academic degree (i.e. associates, bachelors, master’s or doctoral) leading to cybersecurity employment in Massachusetts.
Through this solicitation, MassCyberCenter is seeking to enhance existing non-degree training programs. Programs must also contain experiential and/or on-the-job training components that provide learners with the opportunity to gain experience required to obtain cybersecurity employment. Programs that do not contain experiential or on-the-job training components for learners will not be considered.
MassCyberCenter is interested in receiving responses that provide training to the following individuals: Individuals seeking to transition into a cybersecurity career from a non-cybersecurity role Populations underrepresented in the cybersecurity field including women and minorities Socio-economically disadvantaged populations Unemployed and underemployed individuals Full details included in the NOFO linked below.
Maxwell Fathy, proposals@masstech. org November 6, 2024 at 12:00 p. m.
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Key questions and narrative sections extracted from the solicitation.
Full proposal per NOFO No. 2025-Cyber-02 requirements
Budget using Attachment C Budget Template
Metrics Reporting Template
Scoring criteria used to review proposals for this grant.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Organizations offering non-degree cybersecurity training programs in Massachusetts. Programs must include experiential and/or on-the-job training components. Target populations: career changers, young adults, underrepresented groups (women, minorities), socioeconomically disadvantaged, veterans, unemployed/underemployed. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The published deadline was December 31, 2024, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Alternative Cyber Career Education (ACE) Grant Program is funded by Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Massachusetts. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
The solicitation lists 3 required documents: Completed NOFO application (PDF), Attachment C Budget Template (Excel), and Metrics Reporting Template (Excel). Check the official notice for formatting and page-limit rules.
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