OpportunityTitle: National Cybersecurity Awareness Program
Description: Program Overview and PrioritiesDHS/NPPD/CS&amp;C is seeking assistance in implementing Cyberspace Policy Review Near Term Action #6, Action Recommended 3-1 of the President&#146;s National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, and to support Executive Order 13636. Accordingly, DHS/NPPD/CS&amp;C requires support in coordinating and collaborating with appropriate private sector and non-profit organizations as well as federal, state, and local government entities to facilitate a comprehensive national cybersecurity awareness campaign including specific programs, activities, audience-specific awareness materials and outreach efforts, expansion of the Stop. Think. Connect. Campaign, as well as support for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October. DHS/NPPD/CS&amp;C requires assistance in amplifying the message about cybersecurity; serving as a spokesperson for cybersecurity awareness; building relationships and coalitions to support a broad national effort; and serving to further the government&#146;s goals to reach a broad audience as part of this initiative. Program Objectives&#149; Promote the National Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign, Stop.Think.Connect and National Cyber Security Awareness Month.&#149; Engage key stakeholder groups through targeted outreach and the development of programs and activities, to include: home users; small/medium businesses; and, the academic community, including K-12 and higher education educators, administrators, and students. &#149; Promote cybersecurity awareness and conduct outreach efforts to stakeholders through identification of; creation of; and/or engagement in meetings, conferences, events, and initiatives. &#149; Create cybersecurity awareness collateral (brochures, etc.) that can be leveraged by multiple stakeholder groups. &#149; Serve as a repository for cybersecurity awareness related activities and collateral. &#149; Partner with key stakeholder groups, including the Multi-State Information and Sharing Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), to reach State and local communities.&#149; Develop and maintain efforts to advance cyber workforce development, to include enhancements to current in-classroom curriculum and development of new curriculum as needed.&#149; Assist in the execution of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, which may include:o TV and radio promotion of campaign messages by identified spokespeopleo Promotion of messaging through multiple mediao Creation and dissemination of campaign materialso Development of content for a websiteo Tailored activities for small/medium businesses, academia, and home userso Targeted events to promote the month, including a &#147;kick-off&#148; &#149; Assist in the development of a coordinated messaging effort with key partners.&#149; Measure and provide DHS/NPPD/CS&amp;C with expert analysis of the effectiveness of awareness efforts. Methods may include:o Capturing the number of hits on websiteso Researching positive changes to attitudes or behaviors o Surveys o Analyzing broad shifts in public attitudes or policies, measured through independent studies, government surveys, or polls.
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GrantorContactText: Tamara Marshall-Jones &lt;br/&gt;Grants Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-447-0177