Call for Participation – Trusted CI Research Cybersecurity Cohort | Responses Due 1 May 2026

[Ricks, Ranson Joseph]

Greetings,

Trusted CI is pleased to announce the Call for Participation for the second Trusted CI Research Cybersecurity Cohort engagement.

This six‑month, group engagement is designed to help research organizations address emerging research security–related cybersecurity requirements (e.g., NSPM-33). Throughout the engagement, cohort members will work closely with Trusted CI to:

1. Assess their cybersecurity program using the Trusted CI Framework; and 

2. Evaluate their implementation of basic cybersecurity controls relating to research cybersecurity. [1]

Participants will join six monthly workshops (three hours each) and spend no more than eight hours per month outside of workshop time on cohort activities. The next cohort will meet from July through December 2026.

Research organizations receiving $50M or more in federal research funding, including higher education institutions, NSF research facilities, and national laboratories, are highly encouraged to participate.

To respond to this call, please complete the form at the link below by Friday, 1 May 2026:

👉 www.trustedci.org/cohort 

If you have any questions, please contact us at in...@trustedci.org.

Best regards,

Ranson Ricks

Trusted CI Cohort Project

[1] The cybersecurity controls selected are drawn from the NSF Critical Controls and then mapped to the CIS Controls. For more on the NSF Critical Controls, see Section 5.3, https://www.nsf.gov/policies/document/research-infrastructure-guide.