Opportunity Information: Apply for DFOP0014020
Catalyzing Job Creation for Women in Cybersecurity (Funding Opportunity Number DFOP0014020) is a discretionary U.S. government grant opportunity from the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC). It is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the U.S. government expects to play an active role alongside the awardee during implementation rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The program sits in the Employment, Labor, and Training category (CFDA 19.500) and is designed specifically to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce and private sector resilience in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by expanding women s participation in the field.
The core idea is that women represent an underutilized talent pool that can help address rising cyber threats across the region while also opening higher-quality, STEM-aligned employment pathways for women who often face social, logistical, and structural barriers to joining or staying in the workforce. The opportunity links two needs that reinforce each other: first, improving the ability of MENA private sector organizations to detect, prevent, and respond to cyber incidents; and second, creating credible job pipelines for women into cybersecurity roles, which supports broader U.S. objectives around inclusive economic growth and increasing women s participation in STEM-related careers.
Funding is planned for up to two awards, with an award ceiling of $1,000,000 per award. The original application deadline listed is June 21, 2024, and the opportunity was created on April 30, 2024. While the announcement emphasizes women s inclusion and private sector capacity building, the practical intent is typically to support programs that translate training into actual employment outcomes, such as industry-relevant skills development, professional certifications, apprenticeships or internships, partnerships with employers, mentorship networks, job placement support, and initiatives that reduce barriers to participation (for example, flexible scheduling, remote-work readiness, safe transportation solutions, or family-care constraints). Because the focus is on the private sector s cybersecurity capacity, competitive proposals would usually be expected to show strong links to real employer demand and a plan for moving participants from learning to paid work.
Eligible applicants are broad and include U.S. or foreign non-profit organizations, private technology companies, private and public institutions of higher education, public international organizations, and small businesses with relevant functional and regional experience in MENA cybersecurity. The source data also notes eligibility for for-profit organizations other than small businesses, reinforcing that the program is open to a range of implementers as long as they can demonstrate credible capability, regional experience, and a model that leads to measurable job creation and improved cybersecurity readiness.Apply for DFOP0014020
- The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Catalyzing Job Creation for Women in Cybersecurity" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.500.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-30.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-21. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: For-profit organizations other than small businesses.
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