Request for Proposals: Threats to Cyber Infrastructure
2025 NCITE Request for Proposals: Terrorist Threats to Cyber Critical Infrastructure
Download the full RFP for instructions on how to submit a proposal.
OVERVIEW
The National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center is seeking research projects that examine the terrorist threat to cyber critical infrastructure. This targeted RFP is meant to address research gaps identified at NCITE's ENVISION24 Annual Conference. Interested researchers should consider how their proposed projects align with:
- DHS Strategic Framework for Countering Terrorism and Targeted Violence
- National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism
- FBI and DHS Strategic Intelligence Assessment and Data on Domestic Terrorism
Please also refer to the DHS Standard Terms and Conditions.
Proposals should address the following challenge questions and associated lines of inquiry:
- How can violent extremist threat actors exploit cyber and closely related domains against any of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors to further their organizational goals?
- Which critical infrastructure sectors would be most enticing to different violent extremist threat actors and why?
- What knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics might violent extremists need to attack via cyber pathways?
- What baseline security measures should federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial government partners and industry owners and operators implement to mitigate violent extremist cyber attacks on critical infrastructure?
- How might violent extremist threat actors use artificial intelligence or other technology to identify vulnerabilities to critical cyber infrastructure?
Submit proposals by email to NCITERFP@unomaha.edu.
DEADLINE
11:59 p.m. EST, Sept. 19, 2024
QUESTIONS?
Address any questions to NCITERFP@unomaha.edu.