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MANUFACTURING AND SMALL BUSINESS CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCE PROGRAM 2026

Small Business Administration · SB-OEDCS-26-002

11 days left

Award Range

$0 – $2.5M

Expected Awards

Deadline

September 4, 2026

What This Grant Funds

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity is to invite proposals for funding to deliver technical assistance to small businesses. Only applications from the states of Indiana, Ohio, or Virginia that have experience in managing a state-wide, regional or nationwide cybersecurity training program will be considered for funding via this announcement. Applicants must be states, state entities or designated by the state to deliver this program.

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MANUFACTURING AND SMALL BUSINESS CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCE PROGRAM

SBA_Cyber_Pilot_Resilience_SB-OEDSB-26-004_Notice_of_Funding_Opportunity_.pdf

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2026 OSBDC NOFO Synopsis

2026_OSBDC_NOFO_Synopsis_-_Close_Date_-_September_4.pdf

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Cyber Resiliency Posting Period

Justification_for_Cyber_Resiliency_NOFO_Posting_Period.pdf

Who Can Apply

A state entity or university may submit one proposal in response to this Funding Opportunity. 3.2 Eligible Applicants • To be eligible for this Funding Opportunity an applicant must be a state entity or university, or designee of the state, in the state of Indiana, Ohio, or Virginia. These states were previous recipients of SBA Cybersecurity Pilot Program funding and have demonstrated experience in providing Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) tier 1 training. Applicants must provide documentation of specific, eligible history of service of providing cybersecurity training relevant to the proposed Program. See Section 8.1, Definitions.

Eligible Applicant Types

Public Colleges & UniversitiesState Governments

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $2.5M
Expected Number of Awards: 2
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement, grant

Key Dates

Posted: August 13, 2026

Application Deadline: September 4, 2026 (11 days remaining)

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is designed to grant up to two awards for a twenty-four-month period for an impactful approach to providing cybersecurity training and education for small businesses with an emphasis on small manufacturers.

Agency Contact

Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. support@grants.gov

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