Grant-Funded Projects

NIST RAMPS

outreach@cyberflorida.org (Cyber Florida) — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:43:36 GMT

Project start date: May 2024. Renewed for 2025. Status: Ongoing. Under the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development (RAMPS Program), Cyber Florida implemented the Sustainable, Hands-on, Community-driven, and Multi-disciplinary Cybersecurity Skills Training Program to meet the cybersecurity workforce needs of Florida’s critical infrastructure (CIs). In partnership with CI organizations, Cyber Florida provided a hands-on 14-week training program for select USF students, covering security blue-team training, industrial controls security courses, ICS/SCADA security essentials certification, and tabletop exercises, with an emphasis on experiential and work-based learning.

Critical Infrastructure Program

outreach@cyberflorida.org (Cyber Florida) — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:30:44 GMT

Project start date: July 1, 2022. Status: Ongoing. The Florida Legislature awarded Cyber Florida at USF $7 million to develop and implement a free online risk assessment tool available to any Florida-based critical infrastructure organization. Cyber Florida partnered with Idaho National Laboratory to create a Florida-focused version of their best-in-class Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET®), known as the Florida Cyber Risk Assessment. Since inception, hundreds of organizations across the state have taken the assessment, and Cyber Florida continues to enhance the product. The most recent upgrade came through a partnership with EdVision to create CyberBulls-i, an AI-powered enhancement to the platform that provides an executive-ready, prioritized roadmap of vulnerabilities and remediation actions.

FirstLine Statewide Education & Training Program

outreach@cyberflorida.org (Cyber Florida) — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:36:41 GMT

Project start date: July 1, 2022. Status: Ongoing. The Florida Legislature awarded Cyber Florida at USF $30 million to develop and implement the nation's first comprehensive public-sector cybersecurity training and education program. Cyber Florida titled the initiative "FirstLine," as human beings are often the first line of defense against cyberattacks. In accordance with the grant legislation, Cyber Florida partnered with the State University System of Florida, inviting faculty from the University of South Florida, Florida International University, and the University of West Florida to create and deliver a catalog of cybersecurity education, training, and upskilling courses. Courses are provided at no cost to any public-sector employee in the state of Florida, including law enforcement and public school district employees, as well as municipal, county, and state agency staff. The program will continue until funding is depleted and, as of November 2026, has served more than 20,000 public-sector employees.