Impact Washington is pleased to announce that it has received nearly $1 million in grant funding to support our DoD cybersecurity consulting and training programs in Washington State. This funding will provide no-cost cybersecurity readiness training to companies in the Washington defense supply chain.

The grant award is from the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment (DoD - OEA) and is supported by the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Office of Economic Development and Competitiveness. The Impact Washington/Commerce collaboration hopes to reach every DoD supplier to help them understand and prepare for compliance with current DFARS/NIST 800-171 cybersecurity requirements and the emerging CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) standard.

Impact Washington has developed self-paced, e-learning courses that will educate defense contractors on cybersecurity requirements and provide guidance on structuring a roadmap and developing a plan to move toward compliance. In addition, no-charge in-depth consulting will be made available to 20 selected companies to provide technical assistance toward meeting these their cyber requirements.

The DFARS/NIST 800-171 and CMMC readiness training is offered at no cost to members of the Washington State defense supply chain. Grant funds cover your costs. Our goal is to minimize the time needed to understand these standards and facilitate the actionable steps to move toward compliance.

Please contact Impact Washington or email cyber@impactwashington.org for additional information or questions. We look forward to seeing your company on the training list and supporting your team's cyber needs.

Best regards,

Deloit R. Wolfe, Jr.

President, and Center Director of Impact Washington

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