Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development

US · US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) grant open #2026-NIST-RAMPS-01

Response due May 28, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

NIST is soliciting proposals for the RAMPS (Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate) program, which focuses on cybersecurity education and workforce development. The program aims to build regional, multistakeholder partnerships to advance cybersecurity training pipelines and grow the national cybersecurity workforce. This is a federal grant opportunity posted on Grants.gov under opportunity number 2026-NIST-RAMPS-01. The posting is currently in synopsis/preview stage with proposals due in late May 2026.

How they evaluate

Submission: Grants.gov federal grants portal

Risks & flags

Synopsis only — full solicitation details, evaluation criteria, award amounts, and eligibility requirements are not yet published; limited intelligence available to assess competitiveness or potential wiring
No dollar value disclosed, making cost planning difficult at this stage

Market context

inferred from NAICS

Educational Services

NAICS 611430

US market size: $340B
Typical award: $50K – $25M

Typical buyers

DoDVAStates

Commonly required

Accreditation

Sector-level estimate — full code lookup not yet in catalog.

Computer Systems Design Services

NAICS 541512

US market size: $210B
Typical award: $50K – $50M (BPA / IDIQ)

Typical buyers

DoDVAGSAAll civilian agenciesState CIOs

Commonly required

FedRAMPCMMC L28(a)SOC 2

Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Pa…

Due May 28

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