S. 2305 · 117th Congress
Cybersecurity Opportunity Act
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Jon Ossoff
- Introduced
- 2021-06-24
- Latest action
- 2022-01-20 · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-59.
Summary
Cybersecurity Opportunity Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to award grants to specified institutions of higher education for establishing or expanding cybersecurity education programs and opportunities.
Eligible institutions include minority-serving institutions and historically Black colleges and universities, and grant recipients may use the funds to increase research, education, technical, partnership, and innovation capacity for cybersecurity programs, research, and training experiences.