Calls for Proposals
The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative funds research, innovation, and workforce development projects as part of our mission.
We welcome applications from all CCI researchers and institutions.
CCI: Advancing People and Technology for a Secure Tomorrow
Open Calls for Proposals
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General Item2025: Experiential Learning Program
Proposals due April 25, 2025 by 5 p.m. ET
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General Item2025 Research Showcase Call for Papers
Submissions due April 18, 2025
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General ItemCyber as a Service
Rolling submissions accepted
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General ItemCCI Tech Transfer Support Fund
Rolling submissions accepted
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General ItemCCI Fellows Program
Rolling submissions until June 30, 2025
Past Calls for Proposals
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General ItemSouthwest Virginia Node: 2022 Quantum Aspects of Cybersecurity
Proposals due October 21, 2022
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General ItemCentral Virginia Node: 2022 Innovation and Commercialization Program
Proposals due July 1, 2022
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General ItemCentral Virginia Node: 2022 Experiential Learning Program
Proposals due June 1, 2022
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General Item2024: Addressing Inclusion and Accessibility in Cybersecurity
Proposals due March 1, 2024, 5 p.m. ET
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Redirect Item2025 CCI+A (CATAPULT & ASCEND) Funds , redirect
Letter of Intent Requested; Applications Due March 10, 2025
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Redirect Item2025 Southwest Virginia Node: Innovation: Ideation to Commercialization , redirect
Proposals due by 5 p.m. ET Jan. 31, 2025; PI must be from a CCI Southwest Virginia institution
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General Item2023 CCI Research Showcase Call for Papers
Submissions due April 24, 2023
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General Item2024: CCI Research Showcase Call for Papers
Submission deadline: May 31, 2024
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General ItemSouthwest Virginia Node: 2020 Research, Innovation, & Workforce Development Program
Proposals due November 2, 2020
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General Item2020 Cybersecurity Research Collaboration Program
Proposals due October 30, 2020
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General Item2020 Building Bridges between CCI and the Arts and Design Communities
Proposals due November 2, 2020
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General ItemSouthwest Virginia Node: 2022 Innovation CFP: Ideation to Commercialization
Proposals due January 24, 2022
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General Item2021 Call for Experts: Arlington County Privacy Pilot
Proposals due March 3, 2021
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General Item2021 Experimental Research in the CCI Testbeds
Proposals due April 29, 2021
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General Item2021 Scalable Pilot Programs for Experiential Learning
Proposals due March 1, 2021
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General Item2021 The Role of Cybersecurity in the Spread of Disinformation and Misinformation
Proposals due March 15, 2021
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General Item2021 Cybersecurity Innovation Bridge Program
Proposals due Mary 21, 2021
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General Item2021 Cybersecurity Research Collaboration
Proposals due August 31, 2021
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General Item2021 Securing NextG
Proposals due October 4, 2021
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General ItemNorthern Virginia Node: 2022 Industry-Faculty Collaboration Acceleration Program (IFCAP)
Proposals due March 21, 2022
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Redirect ItemSouthwest Virginia Node: 2022 Research Engagement Program , redirect
Proposals due March 18, 2022
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General Item2022 Scalable Pilot Programs for Experiential Learning
Proposals due April 1, 2022
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General ItemCentral Virginia Node: 2022 Internal Research Program
Proposals due June 15, 2022
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General Item2022 Securing Interactions Between Humans and Machines
Proposals due September 30, 2022
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General Item2023: Research in Supply Chain Cybersecurity
Proposals due September 25, 2023, 5 p.m. ET
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General ItemCentral Virginia Node 2023: Innovation and Commercialization Grant FY24
Due Dec. 15, 2023
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General Item2023 Cyber Acceleration (Catapult) Fund
Applications Due March 1
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Redirect ItemSouthwest Virginia Node: 2023 Innovation: Ideation to Commercialization , redirect
Proposals due January 27, 2023
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General Item2023 Cyber Arts and Design Program
Proposals due April 1, 2023
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Redirect Item2023 Research Engagement Program , redirect
Proposals due May 5, 2023
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General Item2023 Experiential Learning Program
Proposals due April 28, 2023
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Redirect ItemSouthwest Virginia Node: 2023 Cybersecurity Research , redirect
Proposals due June 9, 2023
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General ItemCentral Virginia Node: 2023 Research Grant Program
Proposals due June 23, 2023
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General ItemCentral Virginia Node: 2023 Experiential Learning Program
Proposals due June 16, 2023
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Redirect ItemSouthwest Virginia Node: 2024 Cybersecurity Research , redirect
Deadline June 9, 2023 by 5 p.m.
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Redirect ItemSouthwest Virginia Node 2024: Workforce & Industry Engagement Program , redirect
Proposals due Friday, March 8, 2024, 5 p.m. ET
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Redirect ItemCentral Virginia Node: Dreams to Reality Incubator Startup Grant FY25 , redirect
Proposals due June 14, 2024
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Redirect ItemCentral Virginia Node: Workforce Development Grant FY25 Application , redirect
Proposals due June 14, 2024, 5 p.m. ET
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Redirect ItemCentral Virginia Node: Research Grant FY25 Application , redirect
Proposals due June 21, 2024, by 5 p.m. ET
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General Item2024: Cybersecurity for AI and AI for Cybersecurity
Full proposals due Oct. 7, 2024