FCC Gets $3.7 Billion in Funding Requests for Cybersecurity Pilot Program

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2024 – A Federal Communications Commission pilot program aimed at providing cybersecurity resources to schools and libraries has attracted attention from more than 2,700 anchor institutions nationwide.

“The vulnerabilities in the networks we have in our schools and libraries are real—and growing,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a Friday press release. “The overwhelming response to our pilot program makes clear that the cybersecurity threats impacting school systems are widespread.”

The FCC received 2,734 requests for funding totaling more than $3.7 billion under the three year Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program from anchor institutions across the country.