--- kind: "section" citation: "42 U.S.C. § 18940" title: "42" title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare" number: "18940" heading: "Dr. David Satcher Cybersecurity Education Grant Program" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/18940" units: - "Chapter 163 — Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation" - "Subchapter II — National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future" - "Part A — Measurement Research" --- # §18940. Dr. David Satcher Cybersecurity Education Grant Program - (a) **Authorization of grants—** - (1) **In general—** Subject to the availability of appropriations, the [Director](/usc/42/18921.md?p=1) shall carry out the Dr. David Satcher Cybersecurity Education [Grant](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5) Program by— - (A) awarding [grants](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5) to assist institutions of higher education that have an [enrollment of needy students](/usc/42/18921.md?p=2), historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and [minority-serving institutions](/usc/42/18901.md?p=19), to establish or expand cybersecurity programs, to build and upgrade institutional capacity to better support new or existing cybersecurity programs, including cybersecurity partnerships with public and private entities, and to support such institutions on the path to producing qualified entrants in the cybersecurity workforce or becoming a National [Center](/usc/42/18901.md?p=17) of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity; and - (B) awarding [grants](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5) to build capacity at institutions of higher education that have an [enrollment of needy students](/usc/42/18921.md?p=2), historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and [minority-serving institutions](/usc/42/18901.md?p=19), to expand cybersecurity education opportunities, cybersecurity programs, cybersecurity research, and cybersecurity partnerships with public and private entities. - (2) **Reservation—** The [Director](/usc/42/18921.md?p=1) shall award not less than 50 percent of the amount available for [grants](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5) under this section to historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and [minority-serving institutions](/usc/42/18901.md?p=19). - (3) **Coordination—** The [Director](/usc/42/18921.md?p=1) shall carry out this section in coordination with appropriate Federal [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1), including the [Departments](/usc/42/19291.md?p=2) of Homeland Security, Education, and Labor. - (4) **Sunset—** The [Director](/usc/42/18921.md?p=1)’s authority to award [grants](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5) under [paragraph (1)](#a-1) shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date the [Director](/usc/42/18921.md?p=1) first awards a [grant](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5) under [paragraph (1)](#a-1). - (b) **Applications—** An eligible institution seeking a [grant](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5) under [subsection (a)](#a) shall submit an application to the [Director](/usc/42/18921.md?p=1) at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the [Director](/usc/42/18921.md?p=1) may reasonably require, including a statement of how the institution will use the funds awarded through the [grant](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5) to expand cybersecurity education opportunities at the eligible institution. - (c) **Activities—** An eligible institution that receives a [grant](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5) under this section may use the funds awarded through such [grant](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5) for increasing research, education, technical, partnership, and innovation capacity, including for— - (1) building and upgrading institutional capacity to better support new or existing cybersecurity programs, including cybersecurity partnerships with public and private entities; - (2) building and upgrading institutional capacity to provide hands-on research and training experiences for undergraduate and graduate students; and - (3) outreach and recruitment to ensure students are aware of such new or existing cybersecurity programs, including cybersecurity partnerships with public and private entities. - (d) **Reporting requirements—** Not later than— - (1) one year after the effective date of this section, as provided in [subsection (f)](#f), and annually thereafter until the [Director](/usc/42/18921.md?p=1) submits the report under [paragraph (2)](#d-2), the [Director](/usc/42/18921.md?p=1) shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on the status and progress of implementation of the [grant](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5) program under this section, including on the number and demographics of institutions participating, the number and nature of students served by cybersecurity programs at institutions receiving [grants](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5), as well as the number of certificates or degrees awarded through such cybersecurity programs, the level of funding provided to [grant](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5) [recipients](/usc/42/18901.md?p=24), the types of activities being funded by the [grants](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5) program, and plans for future implementation and development; and - (2) five years after the effective date of this section, as provided in [subsection (f)](#f), the [Director](/usc/42/18921.md?p=1) shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on the status of cybersecurity education programming and capacity-building at institutions receiving [grants](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5) under this section, including changes in the scale and scope of these programs, associated facilities, or in accreditation status, and on the educational and employment outcomes of students participating in cybersecurity programs that have received support under this section. - (e) **Performance metrics—** The [Director](/usc/42/18921.md?p=1) shall establish performance metrics for [grants](/usc/42/19291.md?p=5) awarded under this section. - (f) **Effective date—** This section shall take effect 1 year after August 9, 2022. ## Source credit (Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title II, § 10235, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1485.)