Commonwealth Cyber Initiative - Instructions for Application for Certification of Regional Nodes
At the March 12, 2019 meeting, the Virginia Research Investment Committee approved the Instructions for Application for Certification of Regional Nodes.
CCI Instructions for Application for Certification as a Regional Node
CCI Blueprint
Staff of the Virginia Research Investment Committee hosted two sessions of a webinar to provide information and answer questions about the Instructions for Application for Certification of Regional Nodes. The slide deck for the webinar is at this link: CCI Node Certification Instructions - Webinar Slides
Contact Information for Regional Nodes
Central Virginia Region
Lead Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University
Primary points of contact:
Dr. Erdem Topsakal - https://egr.vcu.edu/directory/erdemtopsakal/
Dr. John Leonard - https://egr.vcu.edu/directory/johnleonard/
Hampton Roads Region
Lead Institution: Old Dominion University
Contact: Mike Robinson RMRobins@odu.edu
Node Director: Brian Payne
Northern Virginia Region
Lead Institution: George Mason University
Contact: Liza Wilson Durant ldurant2@gmu.edu
Southwest Virginia Region
Lead Institution: Virginia Tech
Contact: Gretchen Matthews gmatthews@vt.edu
Round 1 Grant Awards
The Virginia Research Investment Committee voted to award two grants on December 11, 2017 and one grant on January 8, 2018. For press releases from the Governor's Office, more information on the awards, and progress reports, visit the Round 1 grant awards page.
Creation
The 2016 Virginia General Assembly passed, and Governor Terry McAuliffe signed, legislation to support the academic-research enterprise in the Commonwealth. Enacted as Article 8 of Chapter 31 of Title 23.1 (
§23.1-3130 through §23.1-3133) of the Code of Virginia, the legislation created the Virginia Research Investment Fund (VRIF) and an awarding body, the Virginia Research Investment Committee (VRIC). The Director of SCHEV is designated as VRIC Chair. SCHEV is charged with establishing guidelines, procedures, and objective criteria for the award of grants from VRIF.
The 2016 legislation also amended Va. Code
§2.2-3705.6 (exclusions to the Freedom of Information Act),
§2.2-3711 (closed meetings authorized), and
§23.1-203 (duties of State Council of Higher Education for Virginia). In 2017, amendments to the authorizing statutes were proposed as SB1371/HB2245. Signed into law as
Chapter 816, the amendments added
§23.1-3134.
Appropriations
The 2016-2018 biennial budget bill of the 2017 General Assembly Session, Chapter 836, designated $4 million for VRIF in FY2017 and $8 million in FY2018, as well as $29 million in bonding authority in FY2017 to support the purchase of research equipment or laboratory renovations associated with researcher incentive packages and the translation of research into commercial use (see Item 255). The budget also designated the VRIF as recipient of the final proceeds of the sale of certain property in Loudon and Fairfax counties deemed surplus (see Paragraph U of Item 428). The 2018-2020 biennial budget bill of the 2018 General Assembly Special Session 1, Chapter 2, designated $8 million for VRIF in each year (see Item 252).
List of members and biographies.
Meeting information, agendas, and materials.
Links to related programs in Virginia and other states.