Cybersecurity Improvement Grants for Сentral Governmental Authorities and Сapacity Building Institutions of Ukraine

Focus Areas

• Cybersecurity and improvement of the material-technical base for its provision.
• Data protection and threat analysis.
• Coordination and enhancement of access to international analytical resources for information exchange.
• Legislative work and standardization in the cybersecurity field.

Funding Information

• Grant awards of up to $35,000 USD per applicant are subject to the availability of funding from program sponsors.

Eligible Activities

• Provision of necessary resources (equipment, services, hardware, and software).
• Optimization and improvement of processes/systems of cybersecurity for the grantee in the aforementioned areas.
• Implementation of recommended updates and/or security measures in Central Governmental Authorities and Capacity Building Institutions of Ukraine.
• Enhancement of qualification skills in the field of cybersecurity for employees of Сentral Governmental Authorities and Capacity Building Institutions of Ukraine.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications are accepted from Сentral Governmental Authorities and Capacity Building Institutions of Ukraine which may be vulnerable to potential cyber threats or other cyber incidents.
• Applicants have provided a clear formulation of the problem statement and justified the necessity of acquiring equipment/services/software.
• Applicants have presented a clear breakdown of the necessary equipment/services/software.
• Applicants have submitted at least one commercial offer from a potential vendor who is ready to supply the services and/or equipment as specified in your application.
• Applicants have submitted a complete set of required documents in English only.

Application Requirements

• Proposed solutions/project activities need to address/include the following:
  • Provide a detailed description of the problem statement and potential solutions that will help to reduce the risk of cyber incidents and enhance cybersecurity systems.
  • Identify which critical resources and/or confidential information will be protected as a result of implementing activities under this grant and provide justification for the necessity of protection.
  • Provide the expected outcomes of the grant implementation.
  • Provide a breakdown of equipment/services/software/materials, specifically: key specifications and quantities of each product with references to similar models and brands of equipment.
  • Specify cost breakdowns, justifying the suitability of this brand and product model (calculations in Ukrainian Hryvnia with the equivalent amount in US dollars, including value-added tax (VAT), shipping costs, and installation expenses).
  • Provide at least one (1) commercial offer from a potential vendor who is ready to supply the services and/or equipment within the requested items as specified in your application.
  • Submit a resume (CV) of the Principal Investigator (project coordinator).
• Required:
  • Proposal Application (PA) Form (Excel spreadsheet) that includes:
    • Proposal Cover Page
    • Institutional Data Form
    • Project Proposal Overview
    • Scope of Work
    • Workplan
    • Budget
    • Budget Narrative
    • CV of Principal investigator (project coordinator responsible for project implementation).
    • One Commercial Offer from potential vendor

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