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The NSF Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) 2. 0 grant is a program from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that funds research and education projects focused on cybersecurity, privacy, and the development of trustworthy computing systems.
The program supports both fundamental research (RES track) and education-focused projects (EDU track), spanning topics such as secure system design, privacy-enhancing technologies, and cybersecurity workforce development. Eligible applicants are researchers and educators at U.S. institutions; this opportunity is not designed for small businesses. EDU awards reach up to $600,000 and RES awards up to $1.
2 million. The application deadline is September 28, 2026.
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Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC 2. 0) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC 2. 0) Archived funding opportunity This document has been archived.
See NSF 25-515 for the latest version. NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR NSF Financial Assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements) made on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the applicable set of award conditions, dated October 1, 2024, available on the NSF website .
These terms and conditions are consistent with the revised guidance specified in the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2024.
Important information for proposers All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements.
Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.
Updates to NSF Research Security Policies On July 10, 2025, NSF issued an Important Notice providing updates to the agency's research security policies, including a research security training requirement, Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program annual certification requirement, prohibition on Confucius institutes and an updated FFDR reporting and submission timeline.
In today’s increasingly networked, distributed, and asynchronous world, cybersecurity involves hardware, software, networks, data, people, and integration with the physical world. Society’s overwhelming reliance on this complex cyberspace, however, has exposed its fragility and vulnerabilities that defy existing cyber-defense measures; corporations, agencies, national infrastructure and individuals continue to suffer cyber-attacks.
Achieving a truly secure cyberspace requires addressing both challenging scientific and engineering problems involving many components of a system, and vulnerabilities that stem from human behaviors and choices.
Examining the fundamentals of security and privacy as a multidisciplinary subject can lead to fundamentally new ways to design, build and operate cyber systems, protect existing infrastructure, and motivate and educate individuals about cybersecurity.
The SaTC program welcomes proposals that address cybersecurity and privacy, and draw on expertise in one or more of these areas: computing, communication and information sciences; engineering; education; mathematics; statistics; and social, behavioral, and economic sciences.
Proposals that advance the field of cybersecurity and privacy within a single discipline or interdisciplinary efforts that span multiple disciplines are both welcome. Proposals must be submitted pursuant to one of the following designations, each of which may have additional restrictions and administrative obligations as specified in this program solicitation.
CORE: This designation is the main focus of the SaTC research program, spanning the interests of NSF's Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Engineering (ENG), Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). EDU: The Education (EDU) designation will be used to label proposals focusing entirely on cybersecurity education.
TTP: The Transition to Practice (TTP) designation will be used to label proposals that are focused exclusively on transitioning existing research results to practice. CORE and TTP proposals may be submitted in one of the following project size classes: Small projects: up to $500,000 in total budget, with durations of up to three years; and Medium projects: $500,001 to $1,200,000 in total budget, with durations of up to four years.
CORE proposals (but not TTP or EDU proposals) may also be submitted in the following project size class: Large projects: $1,200,001 to $3,000,000 in total budget, with durations of up to five years. EDU proposals are limited to $400,000 in total budget, with durations of up to three years.
Proposals that demonstrate a collaboration, reflected in the PI, co-PI, and/or Senior Personnel composition, between a cybersecurity subject matter expert (researcher or practitioner) and an education researcher may request up to $500,000 for three years. Updates and announcements SaTC international partnerships SaTC Program Update – July 2025 SaTC Questions: satc@nsf.
gov Program Director, CISE/CNS Program Director, CISE/CCF Program Director, CISE/OAC Program Director, CISE/IIS Program Director, CISE/CCF Program Director, MPS/DMS Program Director, CISE/CNS Program Director, SBE/SES Program Director, CISE/IIS Program Director, ENG/ECCS Program Director, CISE/CNS Program Director, EHR/DGE Program Director, MPS/DMS Program Director, CISE/IIS Program Director, CISE/CNS Program Director, CISE/CCF Program Director, CISE/CNS Program Director, EHR/DGE Program Director, EHR/DGE Additional program resources List of SaTC partnerships with other agencies, foundations, and organizations for co-funding awards Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Frontiers (SaTC Frontiers) - NSF 19-572 program solicitation Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for SaTC's Transition to Practice (TTP) Designation (NSF 18-572) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for SaTC (NSF 18-572) Dear Colleague Letter: Removal of Deadlines for the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) Program Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under NSF and US-Israel Binational Science Foundation Collaborative Research Opportunities Awards made through this program Browse projects funded by this program Map of recent awards made through this program Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Division of Computer and Network Systems (CISE/CNS) Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CISE/CCF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (CISE/IIS) Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CISE/OAC) Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SBE/SES) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (SBE/BCS) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Division of Mathematical Sciences (MPS/DMS) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ENG/ECCS) Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) Division of Graduate Education (EDU/DGE)
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Researchers and educators; not designed for small businesses Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates EDU: up to $600,000; RES: up to $1.2 million Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is September 28, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Federal grant success rates typically range from 10-30%, varying by agency and program. Build a strong proposal with clear objectives, measurable outcomes, and a well-justified budget to improve your chances.
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
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