This project will examine how U.S. research institutions understand and approach their cybersecurity responsibilities under evolving federal research security policies, including those outlined in National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33). As expectations for baseline cybersecurity readiness increase, institutions vary widely in how they interpret requirements, align current practices with governance, and coordinate implementation. These differences will be mapped through structured research, community input, and a meta-landscape evaluation to illuminate recurring challenges and variation in practice. Governance structures, self-assessment practices, maturity indicators, and decision-making models will be evaluated across a range of institutions. By improving visibility into institutional responses, the project will help federal stakeholders, academic leaders, and policy designers understand where support, clarification, or shared infrastructure may be needed. Through a structured, mixed-methods design, the project will generate a national synthesis of institutional approaches to cybersecurity readiness under NSPM-33. Data collection will include interviews, surveys, and a review of institutional artifacts. A concurrent landscape analysis of known attack vectors and exploitation patterns affecting research will ground institutional observations within the broader risk environment that shaped federal policy. Deliverables include a readiness roadmap reflecting o