"CISA Awards CYBER.ORG $6.8M in Funding for K-12 Cyber Education"

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) awarded $6.8 million through the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) to CYBER.ORG, a nonprofit cybersecurity workforce development organization. With this funding, CYBER.ORG will continue supporting the educational growth of elementary and secondary-level students. The organization encourages cybersecurity literacy, instruction, and career exploration opportunities to help address the nation's cybersecurity workforce shortage of more than 660,000 professionals. CYBER.ORG seeks to ensure every K-12 student gains the fundamental and technical cybersecurity knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a career in cybersecurity. The funds will be used to equip educators and caregivers with the essential resources and training to provide cybersecurity-related content to students. Over 30,000 teachers from all 50 states and four US territories are enrolled in CYBER.ORG's content platform. This article continues to discuss CYBER.ORG's efforts.

CISA reports "CISA Awards CYBER.ORG $6.8M in Funding for K-12 Cyber Education"

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