NSF - Cybersecurity Innovation for
Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) (16-533)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure
(CICI) (16-533)
Estimated Award Amount: Secure and Resilient Architecture
awards – Up to $1,000,000 over 3 years; Regional Cybersecurity
Collaboration awards – Up to $500,000 over 2 years
JHU Nomination Limit: 2
For more detailed information: NSF CICI (16-533)
Deadlines:
JHU Internal Deadline: March 9, 2016
Sponsor Deadline: April 19, 2016
The objective of the Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) program is to develop and
deploy security solutions that benefit the scientific community by ensuring the integrity and reliability of
the end-to-end scientific workflow. This solicitation seeks unique ways to protect scientific instruments,
resources, cyberinfrastructure and data that extend beyond building better perimeters and point solutions.
As funding agencies move toward providing openly accessible data, the possibilities for scientists and
engineers to use data sources beyond those created by their own community grow.
CICI comprises two Program Areas outlined below:
1. Secure and Resilient Architecture: This program area seeks to address this complexity by
encouraging novel and trustworthy architectural and design approaches, models and frameworks
for the creation of a holistic, integrated security environment that spans the entire CI ecosystem.
Projects should demonstrate strong security architecture and systems security engineering
generalizable across a diverse scientific workflow. Technical solutions should be driven by a
scientific community or project.
2. Regional Cybersecurity Collaboration: This program area seeks to build regional centers for security
community building through leadership and outreach activities at institutions and consortia whose
expertise and resources in security can be leveraged and applied to other local and regional
institutions.
Eligibility & Requirements:
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There are no restrictions or limits.
Internal Nomination Process:
Interested applicants should send the following documents in sequence in one PDF to resapp@jhu.edu no
later than 4 p.m. on March 9, 2016:
1. JHU Limited Submission Cover Sheet
2. Abstract (one page, double-spaced)
3. Proposal (maximum of four pages of text only, single spaced: 12-pt font and one-inch margins)
(Note: figures, tables, and other reference material should not be included as text)
4. Curriculum Vitae of investigator, including current external research support and publications
5. Budget (two pages maximum)
6. Letter of Recommendation from the Department Chair/Director: Letters of Recommendation can
be submitted separately to resapp@jhu.edu stating applicant’s name in the subject line)
Each applicant should expect to receive a confirmation of receipt of their materials. If an applicant does not
receive an acknowledgement, or has any questions, please contact Brittany McMahon via
resapp@jhu.edu.