Cybersecurity Education and Workforce

The overall message and intent of the CHIPS & Science Act of 2022 is to focus on increasing the strength of American

supply chains, manufacturing, national security, and the workforce to support those three aspects. As cybersecurity

workforce and its development is an integral part of supply chains and national security, its overarching goal is to build

a more diverse and resilient cybersecurity workforce to address future demands of the public and private sectors.

Serving Underrepresented Communities

An underrepresented1community is a group that is notrepresented in the majority with respect to race,

ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, genderidentity, or physical ability.

H B C U : H i s tor i cal l y Blac k

C ol l ege and U ni v e r s it y

H SI: H i spani c Se r v ing

Ins titution

H B G I: H i s tor i cal l y

Blac k G raduat e

Ins titut e

A N N H : A las ka N ati v e

and N ati v e H awai ian

Se r v ing Ins titution

PBI: Pr edominantl y

Blac k Ins titutions

N A S N T I: N ati v e

Ame r i can Se r v ing

N on- T r ibal Ins titutions

T C U : T r ibal C ol l ege s

and U ni v e r s iti e s

M SE IP: M inor it y Sc i enc e

and Engine e r ing

Improv ement Program

A A N A PISI:

A s ian Ame r i can and N ati v e Ame r i ca Pac ifi c

I s lande r Se r v ing Ins titutions

PP O H A : Promoting Pos t Bac calaur eat e

O ppor tuniti e s for H i spani c Ame r i cans

Outreach to Underserved Communities

C ybe r s e c u r it y Education D i v e r s it y Initiati v e

( C E D I )

C onsor tium Enabl ing C ybe r s e cur it y O ppor t uniti e s and

R e s ear ch ( C E C O R )

D H S Int e l l igenc e and C ybe r s e c u r it y D i v e r s it y

F e l lowship Program

Through H i s tor i cal l y Blac k C ol l ege s and U ni v e r s iti e s

For H i spani c s

For N ati v e Ame r i cans and St r engthening T r ibal

C ol l ege s and U ni v e r s iti e s

Whit e H ous e Initiati v e on A dvanc ing Educational

Equit y , E x c e l l enc e , and E conomi c O ppor tunit y :

A bbott, M i c rosoft and R ay theon T e chnologi e s ,

& H B C U C ybe r s e c ur it y Indus t r y C ol laboration

Initiati v e Pi lot mak ing the s e H B C U s national

academi c ins titu tions for c ybe r s e cur it y , whi l e

c r eating a s t rong wor k for c e .

WS C : Women' s Soc i e t y of C ybe r j ut s u

C y v e r s it y : D i v e r s if y . Educat e . Empowe r .

Wi C yS: Women in C ybe r s e cur it y

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Including Rural Underserved Communities

Underserved communities are populations who face barriers in accessing resources and include populations based on geographic

location, religion, sexual orientation, genderidentity, racial and ethnic populations, or because of special needs.

Boise State University receives funding from Idaho National Laboratory

to provide cybersecurity assistance to rural 2

communities and schools

In 2020, Big Sandy Community and Technical College started the

Appalachian Solutions Cybersecurity Innovations Initiative supported by

three federal grants

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency awards $2 million

to NPower and CyberWarrior to bring cybersecurity training to rural

communities and diverse populations

1 Executive Order No. 13985, 86 FR 7009, (2021) defines underrepresented and underserved communities

2 The Census Bureau defines rural as any population, housing, or territory NOT in an urban area