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CCI’s NoVa Node has developed  a strategy of providing constituent researchers seed funding for foundational research into the cybersecurity field.

Dr. Vivian Motti researches assistive wearables
Dr. Vivian Motti and an interdisciplinary team of researchers were awarded a $1.8M grant from NSF to further study assistive wearables to support neurodiversity at work

As these projects progress, researchers leverage early results to acquire large grants and awards to expand and extend their work.

In FY 2022, NoVA Node researchers attracted $7.8 million in external funding; in FY 2023, they received  $43.6 million, highlighting the significant impact of supporting early-stage research.

CCI NoVa Node is committed to supporting research across disciplines to find new and creative solutions to these emerging, and evolving, problems, and will share future funding opportunities as they arise.

Man works on laptop
NoVa Node provides starter capital to cybersecurity researchers at member schools such as Blue Ridge Community College.