Who funds cybersecurity research?

We count 118 funded cybersecurity projects, active between 2021 and 2032, from 5 funders. The most came from DOE (29 projects), NSF · EDU (21 projects) and NSF · CISE (18 projects). The median award is $1.7M, across the 117 of 118 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

118

Funders

5

Median award

$1.7M

Open calls now

13

Top funders of cybersecurity research

Projects whose title or summary mentions cybersecurity. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open cybersecurity funding calls

13 open calls mention cybersecurity today; the 12 most on-topic are listed.

• Strengthening cybersecurity capacities of European SMEs with cybersecure AI-powered solutions
  European Commission · Digital Europe Programme€3,000,000 – €5,000,000Deadline: January 14, 2027 ·
• Cybersecure tools, technologies and services relying on AI
  European Commission · Digital Europe Programme€3,000,000 – €5,000,000Deadline: January 14, 2027 ·
• Strengthening EU cybersecurity capacities & capabilities in line with legislative requirements
  European Commission · Digital Europe Programme€3,000,000 – €5,000,000Deadline: January 14, 2027 ·
• Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)
  U.S. National Science FoundationUp to $1,200,000Deadline: January 20, 2027 ·
• Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Education Innovation and Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS)
  U.S. National Science Foundation$300,000 – $2,500,000Deadline: April 5, 2027 ·
• Other Cybersecurity and Authentication Technologies
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Cryptography, Security, and Cybersecurity
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Cybersecurity and Authentication
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity applications
  European Commission · Horizon Europe€4,000,000 – €5,000,000Deadline: September 15, 2027 ·
• Coordinated preparedness testing and other preparedness actions
  European Commission · Digital Europe ProgrammeUp to €1,500,000Deadline: January 14, 2027 ·
• Dual-use technologies
  European Commission · Digital Europe Programme€3,000,000 – €5,000,000Deadline: January 14, 2027 ·
• Enhancing the NCC Network
  European Commission · Digital Europe Programme€2,000,000 – €3,000,000Deadline: January 14, 2027 ·

Funded cybersecurity projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• S-STEM: Pathways to a Cybersecurity/AI Career
  NSF · EDU · $1,993,716 · ends 2032
• CAREER: Analog Memory Leaks: Mitigating Remanence Side-Channels in Analog Compute-in-Memory Hardware
  NSF · CISE · $743,069 · ends 2031
• National Cybersecurity Training & Education (NCyTE) Center
  NSF · EDU · $6,750,015 · ends 2031
• Expanding the Domestic Computing PhD Capacity
  NSF · CISE · $2,011,769 · ends 2031
• Collaborative Research: SaTC 2.0: RES: AIGIS: Securing the Deep Learning Model Supply Chain
  NSF · CISE · $410,000 · ends 2030
• Infrastructure investment and jobs act (iija): north carolina electric corporation (ncemc) statewide cybersecurity services consortia
  DOE · $1,919,898 · ends 2030
• Infrastructure investment and jobs act (iija): nodak electric cooperative ami improvement project
  DOE · $1,640,646 · ends 2030
• Infrastructure investment and jobs act (iija): member cybersecurity education and assessment initiative
  DOE · $1,720,029 · ends 2030
• CRANE: Cyber Security Research and Networking Environment
  UKRI · EPSRC · £6,464,467 · ends 2030
• Collaborative Research: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Industry Practices in Computer Architecture Through Learner-Centered Teaching
  NSF · EDU · $199,933 · ends 2029

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “cybersecurity or cyber security”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.