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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Landslide Risk Management in Remote Communities: Integrating Geoscience, Data Science, and Social Science in Local Context
10/01/2018 – 09/30/2022
Lead PI: Robert Lempert
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: Rand Corporation
NSF Workshop on State-of-the-Art and Challenges in Resilience
10/01/2018 – 09/30/2019
Lead PI: Saurabh Bagchi
Award Type: Other
Affiliation: Purdue University
PuebloConnect: Expanding Internet Access and Content Relevance in Tribal Communities
10/01/2018 – 09/30/2022
Lead PI: Elizabeth Belding
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: University of California-Santa Barbara
Smart and Connected Communities- Perspectives for Border Communities
10/01/2018 – 09/30/2020
Lead PI: Miroslav Krstic
Award Type:
Affiliation: University of California-San Diego
Smart and Connected Communities - 2019 PI Meeting
10/01/2018 – 04/30/2020
Lead PI: Radha Poovendran
Award Type: Other
Affiliation: University of Washington
UNITE: Smart, Connected, and Coordinated Maternal Care for Underserved Communities
10/01/2018 – 09/30/2022
Lead PI: Nikil Dutt
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: University of California Irvine
Leveraging Autonomous Shared Vehicles for Greater Community Health, Equity, Livability, and Prosperity (HELP)
09/15/2018 – 08/31/2022
Lead PI: Zhi-Li Zhang
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: University of Minnesota
2018 NSF Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) Program Aspiring PI Workshop
09/01/2018 – 08/31/2019
Lead PI: Baek-Young Choi
Award Type: Other
Affiliation: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Empowering Smart and Connecticut Communities through Programmable Community Microgrids
09/01/2018 – 04/30/2020
Lead PI: Peng Zhang
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: University of Connecticut
Second Trans-Atlantic Symposium on Information and Communication Technology (ICT),To Be Held at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, in Washington DC, June 18-19, 2018.
09/01/2018 – 08/31/2019
Lead PI: Anne Bowser
Award Type: Other
Affiliation: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Scoping an NSF Prize Challenge For Smart and Connected Communities
07/01/2018 – 12/31/2019
Lead PI: Benjamin Levine
Award Type: EAGER
Affiliation: U.S. Department of Transportation
NSF PI Meeting - Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC)
04/01/2018 – 03/31/2019
Lead PI: Radha Poovendran
Award Type: Other
Affiliation: University of Washington
2018 and 2019 US Ignite Application Summits - Bridging Academic Research and Community Stakeholders for Increased Impact
02/01/2018 – 01/31/2020
Lead PI: Joseph Kochan
Award Type: Other
Affiliation: National Spectrum Consoritum
Urbanism Next Network Planning Grant
02/01/2018 – 01/31/2019
Lead PI: Nicolas Larco
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: University of Oregon Eugene
Resilient Water Systems: Integrating Environmental Sensor Networks and Real-Time Forecasting to Adaptively Manage Drinking Water Quality and Build Social Trust
01/01/2018 – 12/31/2021
Lead PI: Cayelan Carey
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Smart Civic Engagement in Rapidly Urbanizing Regions
01/01/2018 – 12/31/2021
Lead PI: Ross Meentemeyer
Award Type: Research Coordination Network
Affiliation: North Carolina State University
Coordinated Autonomous Operation of UAVs in Urban First Responder Scenarios
10/01/2017 – 09/30/2019
Lead PI: Christian Poellabauer
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: Florida International University
MOHERE: Mobility, Health, and Resilience in SCC: Building Capacities and Expanding Impact
10/01/2017 – 09/30/2022
Lead PI: Payman Arabshahi
Award Type: Research Coordination Network
Affiliation: University of Washington
Smart & Connected Rural Communities
10/01/2017 – 05/31/2019
Lead PI: Cajetan Akujuobi
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: Prairie View A & M University
A Novel Architecture for Secure, Energy-Efficient Community-Edge-Clouds with Application in Harlem (SEEC HARLEM) this proposal
09/15/2017 – 08/31/2022
Lead PI: Daniel Kilper
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: University of Arizona
Caution: Heavy Load Ahead
09/15/2017 – 08/31/2019
Lead PI: Kris Wernstedt
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Smart & Connected Kids for Sustainable Energy Communities
09/15/2017 – 08/31/2022
Lead PI: Hilary Boudet
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: Oregon State University
Social Complexity, Fragmented Decisionmaking, and the Politics of Smart Cities
09/08/2017 – 02/29/2020
Lead PI: Susan Sterett
Award Type: Other
Affiliation: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A Data-Driven Framework for Smart Decision-Making in Small and Shrinking Communities
09/01/2017 – 08/31/2019
Lead PI: Kimberly Zarecor
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: Iowa State University