Cyber Security Improvement Grants for Private, Research, and Academic Sectors in Southeast Asia, Europe, and Morocco 

To enhance cyber security at organizations in order to secure dual-use or weapons proliferation-sensitive information.

• CySIGs are CRDF Global-sponsored grants to secure proliferation-sensitive information and technology to prevent cybertheft from private, research and academic sectors in Southeast Asia, Europe, and Morocco.
• CySIGs are a one-time award of up to $50,000 each.
• The awards are implemented through CRDF Global.

CySIGs are open to applicants – academic, research (private and public), government-owned enterprises and government agencies, private companies from eligible countries that possess all from the listed criteria:

• A citizen and consumer-oriented web-interface
• An existing IT infrastructure appropriate for advanced security enhancements
• Generate, hold and/or access dual-use, WMD-enabling and/or weaponizable information, data or technology related to artificial intelligence (AI) and associated fields (e.g. machine learning, neural networks), biotechnology, semiconductor manufacturing, and high-performance computing

Eligible countries: Georgia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Poland, Romania.

How to Apply: 

By email to rkomyna@crdfglobal.org

Award Amounts: 

Up to $50,000

Award Duration: 

Until February 28, 2023

Additional Information: 

For detailed information regarding the CySIG competition please visit: https://www.crdfglobal.org/funding-opportunities/