MANUFACTURING AND SMALL BUSINESS CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCE PROGRAM 2026

Small Business Administration

Administered by Small Business Administration, this community grant invites applications from eligible applicants, with applications due Sep 4, 2026. It provides awards up to $2.5M.

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Deadline

Sep 4, 2026

Award amount

Up to $2.5M

Expected awards

Posted

Aug 13, 2026

Opportunity number

SB-OEDCS-26-002

CFDA

59.079

Opportunity description

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.

Who can apply

State governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

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.

Funding

Award ceiling

$2.5M

Agency contact

Small Business Administration

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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