CMMC in Alabama
CMMC help for Alabama defense contractors
Defense spending equaled 5.3 percent of Alabama's economy in fiscal 2024, seventh highest in the country. Huntsville alone took in about $8.3 billion in contracts.
Alabama's defense contracting base
Sourced facts- In FY2024 DoD spent $17.0 billion in Alabama, 9th among the states, including $12.9 billion in contracts.Source: oldcc.gov
- Defense spending equaled 5.3 percent of Alabama's GDP in FY2024, 7th highest nationally.Source: oldcc.gov
- Madison County (Huntsville) received about $8.3 billion of Alabama's FY2024 DoD contract spending.Source: oldcc.gov
- Austal was Alabama's largest DoD contract recipient in FY2024 at about $1.08 billion, followed by Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin.Source: oldcc.gov
- Major installations include Redstone Arsenal, Anniston Army Depot, Maxwell AFB and Fort Novosel.Source: oldcc.gov
What CMMC looks like in Alabama
Huntsville is engineering country. Engineering services firms around Redstone Arsenal there handle technical data that is very often Controlled Unclassified Information. For many of them Level 2 is the expectation, not the exception.
Down in Mobile, shipbuilding pulls in a different supplier base: fabricators, electrical and marine trades. Those firms can see drawings and specifications marked CUI just as often as an engineering shop does, and they tend to have less IT staff to deal with it.
Public help in Alabama
APEX and MEPAPEX Accelerator
APEX Accelerators, formerly the Procurement Technical Assistance Program, are managed by the Defense Department's Office of Small Business Programs and help businesses compete for government contracts. Many also point contractors to cybersecurity readiness resources such as Project Spectrum. Source: virginiaapex.org
- Alabama APEX Accelerator (APEX Alabama), hosted by University of Alabama, with offices in Huntsville, Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Troy, Florence and Jacksonville (statewide)
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
The NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) network helps small and mid-sized manufacturers, including with cybersecurity.
- Alabama Technology Network (ATN), hosted by Alabama Community College System
Where we fit
The public programs above are the right first call for contracting basics. When you need hands-on work inside your own systems, use the form. Pick paid help and Capital Cyber scopes a CMMC gap assessment and remediation plan with you. Pick no-cost help and your request goes to Cyber Grants Alliance, a nonprofit that provides in-kind cybersecurity support to eligible small businesses, at no cost to you.