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FLDOE Partnership: The Cyber/IT Pathways Grant Program (1.1) Aligns to Florida Board of Governors strategic goal Community & Business Engagement>Increase Community & Business Workforce
Building on the success of Operation K12, the Florida Department of Education selected Cyber Florida to administer Cyber/I.T. Educational Pathways, a $20-million grant program to bolster cybersecurity and information technology educational opportunities at Florida’s public education institutions. To maximize the benefit of this investment, Cyber Florida determined that funding would be awarded to expand existing programs that had a demonstrated history of success. Working with regional partners Florida International University and Florida A&M University, Cyber Florida led an open call for proposals, which were reviewed and scored by a team of technology education experts. Reviewers prioritized projects that had demonstrated success, could scale to serve more students, and had the potential for long-term sustainability.
A few of the projects that were awarded funding include • Project HaHa Florida International University
• Expanding Cybersecurity & IT Pathways Hillsborough County Public Schools
• Expanding Cybersecurity & IT Pathways Miami Dade College
• Hybrid-honeynet platform for CTI education University of North Florida
• First Coast Cybersecurity & IT Pathways Project Florida State College at Jacksonville • Increasing Cyber Technicians 2022 Hillsborough Community College • Hal Marcus College of Science & Engineering University of West Florida • Cloud Computing Initiative St. Petersburg College • Minecraft-based Cybersecurity Professional Development for K12 Teachers Florida International University • CyberSkills2Work Florida/Center for Cybersecurity University of West Florida • Palm Beach Collaborative Cyber Pathway Project Palm Beach State College
• Cybersecurity Pathway for Public and Nonprofit Organizations Florida International University • State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Cyber/IT Pathway State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota • St. Lucie County School Board Cybersecurity at LPA St. Lucie County School Board • Cyber Security Lab Florida Gateway College • Enhancing the Growth and Quality of Cybersecurity Programs (EGQCP) Florida Polytechnic University • Expanding the pipeline of the Cyber/IT workforce University of South Florida • Applied Cybersecurity Fundamentals Continuing Education Cape Coral Technical College
• CAREERS in Cybersecurity Florida Atlantic University Towards Empowering the Next Generation of Cyber Professionals/Pathways University of South Florida • Cyber Threat Intelligence Fellowship Program Florida International University The Modernization of Digital Information Technology University of South Florida Cybercrime Investigation Training for Florida Law Enforcement Officers University of South Florida • Cybersecurity Professional Pathways for Women and URM Florida A&M University