Funding Opportunities
Upcoming Calls for Proposals
The following CCI SWVA calls for proposals are tentatively scheduled:
- Jan-Feb 2027: FY27 Cyber Innovation Scholars (CIS)
- March 2027 Workshop and Professional Development Funding
- Target: Graduate Students
- Anticipated Awards: $1,500
- Feb-Mar 2027: FY27 Research Engagement Program (REP)
- May 2027 Start, 4-8-month Period of Performance
- Target: Early-Stage Research Programs
- Anticipated Awards: $15,000
- Apr-May 2027: FY2028 Cybersecurity Research (Res CFP)
- August 2027 Start, 2-year Period of Performance
- Target: Mature Research Programs
- Anticipated Awards: $35,000+
Rolling Submissions Accepted
The following projects can be put forward to CCI SWVA at any time; if CCI SWVA determines alignment is high, you may be invited to submit a formal proposal:
- Faculty Fellow or Postdoctoral Associate Support
- Strategic Initiative (Research, Innovation, or Workforce)
- Internship Subsidy Program
Current or Past Calls for Proposals
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General ItemFY27 Innovation: Ideation to Commercialization (IIC)
Proposals due Friday, December 4, 2026, 5p.m. ET
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General Item2027 Call for Research Proposals
Proposals due Friday, June 5, 2026, 5:00 p.m. EDT
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General Item2026: Research Engagement Program
Proposals due Friday, March 27, 2026, 5:00 p.m. EDT
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General Item2026: Innovation: Ideation to Commercialization
Proposals due Friday, December 5, 2025, 5p.m.
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General Item2026: Cybersecurity Research
Proposals due Tuesday, May 27 2025, 5 p.m.
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General Item2025: Innovation: Ideation to Commercialization
Proposals due Friday, January 31, 2025, 5 P.M.
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General Item2025: Global Engagement Program
Proposals due Friday, November 22, 2024, 5 P.M.
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Rolling submissions accepted
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Rolling submissions until December 2024
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Rolling submissions accepted
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General Item2025: Cybersecurity Research
Proposals due Friday, May 24, 2024, 5 p.m.
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Full proposals due Oct. 7, 2024
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Redirect Item2024: Experiential Learning Program Call for Proposals , redirect
Call opens March 25, 2024; Proposals due April 26, 2024, by 5 p.m. ET
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General Item2024: Workforce & Industry Engagement Program
Proposals due Friday, March 8, 2024, 5 p.m. ET
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General Item2024 Innovation: Ideation to Commercialization
Proposals due Monday, January 22, 2024, 5 P.M.
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General Item2024: Cybersecurity Research
Proposals due June 9, 2023
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General Item2023: Quantum aspects of cybersecurity
Proposal submissions due: Friday, October 21, 2022, 5:00 pm EDT
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General Item2023: Cybersecurity Research
Application deadline: 5:00 pm EDT on Friday, May 20, 2022
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General Item2023 Innovation: Ideation to Commercialization
Proposal submissions due: Friday, January 27th, 2023, 5:00 pm EST
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General Item2023: Cyber Innovation Scholars Program
Submissions Due by Monday, March 20, 2023, 5 P.M.
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General Item2023: Research Engagement Program
Proposals due May 5, 2023
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General Item2022: Cybersecurity Workforce Development
Application deadline: 5:00 pm EDT on Friday, May 20, 2022.
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General Item2022: Challenge development by students
Proposal submissions due: September 30, 2022.
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General Item2022: Research Engagement Program
This program exists to seed cybersecurity research efforts by investigators new to CCI. Deadline: 5:00 pm EDT on Friday, March 18, 2022.
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General Item2022 Innovation: Ideation to Commercialization
Submissions due by (5:00pm) on Monday, January 24th, 2022