FUNDING-NSF
- Smart and Connected Communities; January 30, 2018
Agency
National
Science Foundation
Description
Communities
in the United States (US) and around the world are entering a new era of
transformation in which residents and their surrounding environments are
increasingly connected through rapidly-changing intelligent technologies. This
transformation offers great promise for improved wellbeing and prosperity, but
poses significant challenges at the complex intersection of technology and
society. The goal of the NSF Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program
solicitation is to accelerate the creation of the scientific and engineering
foundations that will enable smart and connected communities to bring about new
levels of economic opportunity and growth, safety and security, health and
wellness, and overall quality of life. This goal will be achieved through
integrative research projects that pair advances in technological and social
dimensions with meaningful community engagement. For the purposes of this
solicitation, communities are defined as having geographically-delineated
boundaries—such as towns, cities, counties, neighborhoods, community districts,
rural areas, and tribal regions—consisting of various populations, with the
structure and ability to engage in meaningful ways with proposed research
activities. A “smart and connected community” is, in turn, a community that
synergistically integrates intelligent technologies with the natural and built
environments, including infrastructure, to improve the social, economic, and
environmental well-being of those who live, work, or travel within it. A
proposal for an S&CC Integrative Research Grants must include the following:
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Integrative research that addresses the technological and social dimensions of
smart and connected communities;
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Meaningful community engagement that integrates community stakeholders within
the project;
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A management plan that summarizes how the project will be managed across
disciplines, institutions, and community entities; and
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An evaluation plan for assessing short-, medium-, and long-term impacts of the
proposed activities.
Announcement
Number:
18-520
Closing
Date:
Letter
of Intent due January 30, 2018. Full Proposal due Feb 28, 2018.
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=299083
Contact
Information
David
Corman
(703)
292-8754