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Board delegates Cybersecurity Education Management Council to select 2025 cybersecurity talent grants
Summary
Board staff reported 11 institutions applied for $1 million in cybersecurity education funds; the Cybersecurity Education Management Council will select recipients at a May meeting and the Board asked staff to ratify that process and approve selections in June.
Board staff briefed members on the Cybersecurity Education Management Council and the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative Fund, a recurring state allocation (approximately $1 million in 2025) to expand cybersecurity education across Louisiana.
Staff reported 11 institutions applied for grants totaling roughly $1.7 million in requests, exceeding the available $1 million appropriation. The Board was asked to acknowledge the council’s role in reviewing proposals and to authorize staff to accept the council’s May funding recommendations and return to the Board in June with a final list of awards for ratification.
Staff explained the council comprises representatives from all four higher-education systems. The selection process uses external reviewers and a scoring rubric. The council will meet in May to evaluate proposals and make funding recommendations; staff will present the recommended awards to the full Board in June for final approval. Members clarified that the council makes recommendations and the Board makes a final funding decision.
The Board voted to authorize the process described—allowing the council to select recipients in May and directing staff to return the council’s recommendations to the Board in June for approval so money can be distributed to campuses as soon as practicable.
