The US Department of Energy announced on Thursday that it's offering up to $70 million in funding for research into technologies that can boost the resilience and security of the energy sector.
The funding offered through this project, named the All-Hazards Energy Resilience program, is for research in four key areas: cyber threats, physical threats, natural disasters, and extreme weather events fueled by climate change.
The DOE's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response is in charge of the program.
CESER is expected to fund up to 25 projects, awarding between $500,000 and $5 million for each project.
The funding can be claimed by national laboratories, companies, non-profits, government organizations, tribal nations, and universities.
In the case of the higher education sector, the DOE has highlighted a special category for research coming from historically black colleges and universities.
The submission deadline is March 4, 2024, and the expected date for awards is September 2024.
This Cyber News was published on www.securityweek.com. Publication date: Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:43:05 +0000