NSF S&CC Projects

NSF funds a variety of projects in and related to smart and connected communities.

Primary Award Mechanisms:

Integrative Research Grants: full awards of ~$1M-$2.5M for up to four years to support fundamental integrative research that addresses technological and social science dimensions of smart and connected communities and pilots solutions together with communities.
Planning Grants: awards of ~$150K for 1 year to facilitate capacity building and prepare project teams to propose future well-developed IRG proposals.

Other Award Mechanisms:

EAGER: awards for exploratory work on early stage or untested research concepts or approaches with potentially transformative outcomes ("high risk, high payoff")
RAPID: awards for proposals having a severe urgency with regard to availability of, or access to data, facilities or specialized equipment, including quick-response research on natural or anthropogenic disasters and similar unanticipated events
Other: awards such as workshops, conferences, etc.

For details about these award types, please refer to the S&CC solicitation.

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Health and Wellbeing
Securing Underserved Communities from Drug Abuse with Drone-Based Smart Medication Delivery
04/01/2023 – 03/31/2024
Lead PI: Zhenbo Wang
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: University of Tennessee
Smart Connected Oral Health Community: Using AI and Digital Technologies to Close the Gap in Oral Health Disparity
06/15/2023 – 05/31/2026
Lead PI: Jiebo Luo
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: University of Rochester
Getting the Edge on Data-Driven Self-Managed Care: A Focus on Older Veterans in Arizona
05/01/2023 – 04/30/2024
Lead PI: Ming Zhao
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: Arizona State University
Bridge: An AI-Enabled Platform to Support Coordinated Care for Children with Autism
08/01/2023 – 07/31/2024
Lead PI: Mimi Xie
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: University of Texas at San Antonio
Smart and Connected Churches for Promoting Health in Disadvantaged Populations
10/01/2018 – 09/30/2024
Lead PI: Timothy Bickmore
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: Northeastern University
Smart Aging: Connecting Communities Using Low-Cost and Secure Sensing Technologies
10/01/2020 – 09/30/2024
Lead PI: Fan Ye
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: SUNY at Stony Brook
Digital Twin City for Age-friendly Communities - Crowd-biosensing of Environmental Distress for Older Adults
10/01/2021 – 09/30/2024
Lead PI: Chanam Lee
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: Texas A&M University
Smart Social Connector: An Interdisciplinary, Collaborative Approach to Foster Social Connectedness in Underserved Senior Populations
10/01/2020 – 09/30/2024
Lead PI: Natalia Villanueva Rosales
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: The University of Texas at El Paso
IRG: Smart and Connected Family Engagement for Equitable Early Intervention Service Design
10/01/2021 – 09/30/2024
Lead PI: Natalie Parde
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: University of Illinois Chicago
SafeGuard—Detecting and Minimizing Wandering Incidents of Children and Adults with Disabilities
10/01/2021 – 09/30/2024
Lead PI: Michelle Ballan
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: SUNY at Stony Brook
Remote Sensing and Prediction of Environmental Noise to Facilitate Addressing the Social and Health Issues of Noise - Pilot Study: Schools and Hospitals
10/01/2021 – 03/31/2024
Lead PI: Hassan Azad
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: University of Florida
Qoyangnuptu: Smart, Connected, and Culturally-centered System to Support the Well-being of Hopi/Tewa Youth
10/01/2022 – 09/30/2026
Lead PI: Morgan Vigil-Hayes
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: Northern Arizona University
Reducing Loneliness for Long Term Care Older Adults through Collaborative Augmented Reality
10/01/2022 – 09/30/2026
Lead PI: Nilanjan Sarkar
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: Vanderbilt University
Building Resilience during Disasters through Digital Inclusion of Older Adults: A Smart and Connected Community Research Initiative
10/01/2021 – 09/30/2022
Lead PI: H. Raghav Rao
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: University of Texas at San Antonio
Improving healthcare access in marginalized communities through smart connected technologies
10/01/2021 – 09/30/2022
Lead PI: Yu Nie
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: Northwestern University
Just in Time Intervention for Patients with Chronic Heart Diseases in Arizona tribes
10/01/2021 – 09/30/2022
Lead PI: Fatemeh Afghah
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: Clemson University
Toxic-Free Footprints to Improve Community Health against Respiratory Hazards
10/01/2021 – 09/30/2024
Lead PI: Qi Wang
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: Northeastern University
Using Innovations in Sensing, Data Analytics, and Community Engagement to Address Opioid Overdose Crisis
10/01/2021 – 09/30/2022
Lead PI: Sherif Abdelwahed
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University
Big Island Drink Smart
10/01/2020 – 09/30/2022
Lead PI: Karen Pellegrin
Award Type: Planning Grant, Underserved Community
Affiliation: University of Hawaii
Building capacity for data-driven physical activity interventions in communities with depression and obesity hotspots
10/01/2020 – 09/30/2022
Lead PI: Andrea Hartzler
Award Type: Planning Grant, Underserved Community
Affiliation: University of Washington
Community Based Approach to Address Heavy Metal Contamination in Drinking Water using Cloud-Connected Smart Electrochemical Sensors
10/01/2020 – 09/30/2022
Lead PI: Pradeep Kurup
Award Type: Planning Grant, Underserved Community
Affiliation: University of Massachusetts Lowell
Developing technological solutions to improve indoor air quality and thermal comfort in urban communities
10/01/2020 – 09/30/2021
Lead PI: Prathap Ramamurthy
Award Type: Planning Grant, Underserved Community
Affiliation: CUNY City College
Fostering Aging-in-Place and Autonomy in Elderly Persons through Intelligent Tracking
10/01/2020 – 09/30/2022
Lead PI: Tracy Hammond
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
Planning Live, Sustainable Community Asset Mapping for a Dementia e-Friendly Alabama
10/01/2020 – 09/30/2022
Lead PI: Nicole Ruggiano
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: University of Alabama Tuscaloosa