Cyber Safe East India - Workshops on Cyber Security for E-Businesses | K NOFO 19 102

Opportunity Information: Apply for K NOFO 19 102

Cyber Safe East India - Workshops on Cyber Security for E-Businesses is a U.S. Department of State (U.S. Mission to India) grant opportunity administered through PAS Kolkata. It invites proposals to run a practical, skills-focused workshop series aimed at improving cyber security and data protection practices among small and medium businesses that rely on online tools. The core idea is to bring American and Indian cyber security expertise together in a hands-on format so local business practitioners can better understand and reduce everyday e-business risks, supporting safer digital commerce and stronger U.S.-India economic ties.

Under this opportunity, the selected recipient organization is expected to plan and deliver three workshops primarily in Ranchi, Jamshedpur, and Guwahati, with the possibility of adjusting locations if a pre-workshop needs assessment suggests other cities would be more appropriate. The recipient is responsible for organizing the full program in coordination with PAS Kolkata, including designing the workshop module, developing the curriculum, recruiting participants, and arranging partnerships with local institutions such as academic organizations, chambers of commerce, and other business entities. While the grant frames a notional structure of about 20 participants per workshop over two to four days, the final duration and participant count in each city are meant to be set by the grantee and expert team in close consultation with PAS Kolkata.

A central feature of the program is collaboration with U.S. cyber security and data protection experts. The recipient is expected to identify and engage both American and local experts, along with academics, chamber of commerce representatives, cyber law enforcement officials, and other relevant stakeholders. Before the in-person trainings, the grantee should conduct a needs assessment of local business owners focused on how they use web-based business tools and what security gaps they face. Collaboration is intended to begin early through virtual engagement and continue during the in-person workshops, so the curriculum is informed by local realities rather than generic cyber awareness content.

The workshop curriculum is expected to be practical and broadly relevant across many types of businesses, with an emphasis on real-world risk mitigation for e-business operations. This implies training content that helps participants recognize common threats and weaknesses, understand safer ways to use online platforms and digital payment or customer data systems, and adopt more secure operating habits that can be applied immediately. The program is framed as capacity-building rather than purely academic instruction, meaning the sessions should translate expert knowledge into clear, actionable practices suitable for business owners and practitioners.

Administratively, this is a discretionary grant with an education activity focus (CFDA 19.040). Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions). The funding opportunity number is K NOFO 19 102. The announcement lists an award ceiling of USD 45,000, with one expected award, subject to funding availability. The opportunity was created on Dec 21, 2018, and had an original closing date of Feb 20, 2019.

• The Department of State, U.S. Mission to India in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cyber Safe East India - Workshops on Cyber Security for E-Businesses" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
• This funding opportunity was created on Dec 21, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 20, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $45,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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