The United States Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded a combined $15 million to six universities for the establishment of cybersecurity centers to secure the nation’s energy infrastructure and develop a skilled workforce to address cyber threats facing the energy sector. The universities were selected by the DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER). One of the centers, named Center for Cybersecurity and Resiliency of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and Microgrids-integrated Distribution Systems (CyDERMS) will focus on improving the security and resilience of the distribution grid including real-time cyber situational awareness for distribution management systems. The University of Minnesota will support the mission of CyDERMS which will be led by Iowa State University (ISU).