Strengthen your online fortress with these essential cybersecurity tips:
1️⃣ Use robust passwords and m password manager.
2️⃣ Add an extra layer of defense by enabling multifactor authentication.
3️⃣ Stay vigilant against phishing attempts; recognize and report suspicious emails or messages immediately.
4️⃣ Keep your devices shielded by regularly updating software; patches often fix vulnerabilities.
Happy holidays! We look forward to another exciting year of free training offered to our clients through Govology.
A new discount code has been created for use by our clients active on Monday, December 16. The current discount code will expire on January 3, 2025. Contact your SD APEX Accelerator for more information.
The FY2025 NASA EPSCoR Rapid Response Research (R3) opportunity is now posted at:
Document is also attached.Proposals must address one of the NASA research topics listed in Section 15.A (pages 451-523).
UNLIKE PREVIOUS YEARS, THIS ROUND OF PROPOSALS DOES NOT GO THROUGH THE STATE NASA EPSCOR OFFICE. PROPOSALS ARE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY THROUGH INDIVIDUAL UNIVERSITY GRANTS OFFICES AND INDIVIDUAL UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATORS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS.
A maximum of three proposals may be submitted by any institution (no limit on total proposals from South Dakota).
See pages 436-437 for additional information on institutional and PI/Co-I eligibility.
Synopsis:
Scientific/Technical Plan: 5 pages
Funding level: $125,000 per proposal (cost-sharing not required)
Estimated number of awards: 25-30
Period of performance: One year
Submission deadline: Feb. 26, 2025
Rule of Two: OMB Issues Guidance to Increase Small Business Participation on Multiple Award Contracts
On January 25, 2024 the Office of Management and Budget issued guidance on strategies federal agencies should adopt to enable small businesses to participate in multiple-award contracts. This guidance encouraged early engagement and planning for multiple-award contracts to maximize opportunities for small business contract holders; additional consideration of “on-ramps” to allow for businesses to be added during the performance period of the multiple-award contract; and the use of small business set aside orders for competition among small businesses. Read More: OMB Memo
Read More:White House Fact Sheet
Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI)
Foreign investment can play an important role in maintaining the vitality of the U.S. industrial base. Therefore, it’s the policy of the U.S. Government to allow foreign investment consistent with the national security interest of the United States. A company is considered to be operating under FOCI whenever a foreign interest has the power, direct or indirect, whether or not exercised, and whether or not exercisable, to direct or decide matters affecting the management or operations of that company in a manner which may result in unauthorized access to classified information or may adversely affect the performance of classified contracts.
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OSBP and DAU brings small business a comprehensive, cost-effective platform of cybersecurity information, resources, tools, and training to assist in achieving and maintaining the intended level of cybersecurity and contractual compliance.
The Project Spectrum Blog: Protecting Small Businesses One Company at a Time is available now on the DAU website and can be retrieved at the following link: https://www.dau.edu/blogs/protecting-small-businesses-one-company-time. The Project Spectrum website is located at this link: https://www.projectspectrum.io/#/
If you are a small business looking to increase sales and profit, reduce dependence on existing markets and stabilize seasonal fluctuations, then you should consider exporting.
Develop your Export Plan & Strategy (all sessions are virtual)
1-hour Pre-Training Session
2-hour Weekly Sessions (4)
1-hour Post-Training Session
Registration: Home | South Dakota Trade
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance Program provides supplemental grants to state, tribal, territorial, and local governments, and certain types of private non-profits so that communities can quickly respond to, and recover from, major disasters or emergencies.
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FEMA also encourages protection of these damaged facilities from future events by providing assistance for hazard mitigation during the recovery process.
For more information on the SD Public Assistance Process, contact your local APEX Accelerator Contracting Specialist (Go To Contact Page, select a county from drop down menu)
South Dakota Department of Transportation Bid Lettings
South Dakota Department of Transportation – (sd.gov)