The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announced a funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0000359) of $5.75 million in FY2010 and an additional $14 million in FY2011 for up to six projects in seven topic areas related to improving cyber security of utility control systems and information technology systems. The seven topic areas include: 1) Response to Cyber Attack in Progress; 2) Centralized Cryptographic Key Management; 3) Situational Awareness Data Collection, Analysis and Visualization; 4) Hardened Platforms and Systems; 5) Secure Communications; 6) Remote Access; 7) Secure Smart Grid Communication Architecture.

The deadline for filing applications is July 12, 2010.