{"id":28418,"date":"2019-03-22T00:54:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T00:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/03\/22\/vermonts-norwich-university-gets-73-million-for-cyber-security-programs\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:45:06","slug":"vermonts-norwich-university-gets-73-million-for-cyber-security-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/education-transition\/2019\/03\/22\/vermonts-norwich-university-gets-73-million-for-cyber-security-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Vermont\u2019s Norwich University gets $7.3 million for cyber security programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NORTHFIELD, Vt. \u2014 Vermont\u2019s Norwich University is getting $7.3 million in grants to help support the school\u2019s cyber security work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grants were announced Thursday by Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy and top Norwich officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grants include an Army Energy Resilience contract almost $500,000 to include cyber security in energy resilience research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A second grant for $905,000 will help to pay for cyber security training for members of the National Guard and military Reserve Forces through Norwich’s College of Continuing and Graduate Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final $5.9 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security will help develop cyber-security simulations for the energy sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Norwich, the nation\u2019s oldest private military college, has worked for years to train experts in computer and cyber security.<\/p>\n\n\n\t