National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) outlines the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) Continuing Training Grants (CTG) for the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC). Administered by FEMA’s National Training and Education Division (NTED), this cooperative agreement provides an expected $7.6 million in non-competitive funding to a single eligible applicant: the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security, serving as the executive agent and lead for the NCPC. The program's primary purpose is to develop and deliver high-quality, evidence-based, FEMA-certified cybersecurity training to state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) emergency management professionals and critical infrastructure stakeholders. The performance period runs from September 1, 2026, to August 31, 2029, with applications due by July 31, 2026. Key requirements and provisions include: - **Project Scope:** Training must address current and emerging cyber threats, utilize the ADDIE instructional design model, and map directly to National Preparedness Goal core capabilities. - **Financial and Administrative Rules:** No cost-share is required. Management and Administration (M&A) costs are capped at 5% of the award, and pre-award, construction, and renovation costs are strictly prohibited. - **Compliance:** Recipients and subrecipients must adhere to federal procurement standards, domestic preferences, and specific security restrictions, including prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment and foreign unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Detailed quarterly financial and semi-annual programmatic performance reporting is required.