After initial launch, RIC’s new cybersecurity institute looks to be self-funded

Updated at 3:45 p.m., on Nov. 17.

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ADMINISTRATORS at Rhode Island College are already looking for grants and other funding sources for its new Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies after the $2 million allocation from the state's American Rescue Plan Act funds runs out in three years. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
ADMINISTRATORS at Rhode Island College are already looking for grants and other funding sources for its new Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies after the $2 million allocation from the state's American Rescue Plan Act funds runs out in three years. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

State leaders have agreed to set aside more than $2 million to launch the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at Rhode Island College, but now the clock is ticking for the college to get the fledgling institute to be financially self-sustainable. Last legislative session, the General Assembly approved Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s fiscal 2024

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