The U.S. National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency that supports science and engineering in all 50 states and U.S. territories. NSF was established in 1950 by Congress to promote the progress of science, advance the national health, prosperity and welfare, and secure the national defense.
The Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program focuses on enhancing the security and privacy of the modern interconnected world. This involves tackling challenging scientific and engineering problems across various components of cyberspace, as well as addressing vulnerabilities related to human behaviors and choices. The SaTC program's goals are in line with the National Science and Technology Council's Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan and the National Privacy Research Strategy. The plan highlights critical areas for cybersecurity research and development, including scientific foundations, risk management, human aspects, applying research into practice, workforce development, and research infrastructure enhancement. The program advocates for a multidisciplinary approach to cybersecurity research and education, encouraging collaborations across computing, communication, information sciences, engineering, education, mathematics, statistics, and social, behavioral, and economic sciences. It supports proposals that either advance cybersecurity and privacy within a single discipline or are interdisciplinary efforts across multiple fields.