Published Date: 01-06-2026
Location: Ashburn, VA
Brief Summary
A professional certification badge displayed over a secure digital network symbolizes workforce cybersecurity readiness.
The Cyber Grants Alliance (CGA) has announced a new partnership with CyberCert to provide 250 cybersecurity certification grants to small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) across the United States. Each grant is one sponsored SMB1001 Silver certification credit for a business, provided in-kind, with full access to the CyberCert Platform and its certification resources. The initiative aims to help SMBs prove their cyber readiness to customers, partners and insurers.
Key Details
• Who: Cyber Grants Alliance (a nonprofit providing cybersecurity grants for vulnerable organizations) and CyberCert (a cybersecurity certification and training provider).
• What: A partnership to offer 250 sponsored SMB1001 Silver certification credits to small and mid-sized businesses, provided in-kind.
• When: Announced January 6, 2026. Applications are now open, with grants awarded on a rolling basis while availability lasts.
• Where: Ashburn, VA (Cyber Grants Alliance headquarters). The grant program is available to eligible small and mid-sized businesses across the United States.
• Why: To address the cybersecurity talent shortage impacting SMBs. Many small organizations lack the budget to invest in employee certification and training, leaving them more vulnerable to cyber threats.
This initiative helps SMBs build internal security expertise without added financial strain.
About Cyber Grants Alliance (CGA):
The Cyber Grants Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing cybersecurity grants that help businesses and institutions protect against evolving digital threats. Through innovative in-kind grant programs, CGA connects organizations with cybersecurity providers who deliver professional-grade protection, compliance support, and training.
About CyberCert:
CyberCert certifies businesses against the SMB1001 cybersecurity standard, a tiered standard that lets small and mid-sized businesses show customers, partners and insurers that they meet a recognized level of security.
Media Contact
Rick Dassler, Cyber Grants Alliance
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📧 info@cybergrantsalliance.org
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