{
  "id": 10743520,
  "title": "NetApp grants funds to Per Scholas for cybersecurity training",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/netapp-grants-funds-to-per-scholas-for-cybersecurity-training",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-29T17:40:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/netapp-grants-funds-to-per-scholas-for-cybersecurity-training-93CH-4923269"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NetApp has granted funds to Per Scholas to assist in their Cybersecurity with AI Tools training program, according to a press release. The company will also award its Customer Social Impact Award at INSIGHT 2026 for the NFL’s Inspire Change initiative. Per Scholas is a workforce development organization that has received support from the NFL’s Inspire Change initiative since 2020. The partnership aims to combine cybersecurity basics with practical AI tools training, benefiting learners from underrepresented communities. Per Scholas has trained over 35,000 professionals since 1995 and operates 25 campuses with remote programs. Caitlyn Brazill, President of Per Scholas, stated that this collaboration will help learners acquire the technical skills, professional judgment, and confidence necessary for careers in cybersecurity and AI. The NFL’s Inspire Change initiative has allocated $300 million to over 40 national grant partners and 600 grassroots organizations since 2017, focusing on education, economic advancement, police-community relations, and criminal justice reform. NetApp’s Social Impact Awards ceremony will occur during NetApp INSIGHT 2026, the company's customer conference. This article was created using AI assistance and reviewed by an editor.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "NetApp grants funds to Per Scholas for cybersecurity training.",
    "Per Scholas trains over 35,000 professionals since 1995.",
    "NFL’s Inspire Change initiative allocates $300M to various causes."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}