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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Connecting the Smart-City Paradigm with a Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Systems Framework to Advance Equity in Communities
09/01/2017 – 08/31/2022
Lead PI: Shashi Shekhar
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Developing a Sensor-driven, Citizen Science Approach to Hazard Detection and Warning in Rural Communities
09/01/2017 – 08/31/2018
Lead PI: Ryan Brown
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: Rand Corporation
Enhancing Water Resource Management and Infrastructure Improvement through Sensing, Computation, and Community Engagement
09/01/2017 – 08/31/2019
Lead PI: Fang Jin
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: George Washington University
How Can Investments In Smart Cities Technologies Improve The Lives Of Low-Income, Inner-City Residents
09/01/2017 – 08/31/2018
Lead PI: Gerrit Knaap
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: University of Maryland, College Park
One Bridge at a Time: Bridging the Digital Divide for the Well-Being of Aging Populations in Smart and Connected Communities
09/01/2017 – 08/31/2022
Lead PI: Mustafa Anil Yazici
Award Type: Research Coordination Network
Affiliation: SUNY at Stony Brook
Overcoming Social and Technical Barriers for the Broad Adoption of Smart Stormwater Systems
09/01/2017 – 08/31/2022
Lead PI: Branko Kerkez
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: University of Michigan
Pedestrian Safe and Secure Communities with Ambient Machine Vision
09/01/2017 – 08/31/2019
Lead PI: Hamed Tabkhi
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Plan an Integrated Active Travel and Green Infrastructure System for Mental Wellbeing in Disadvantaged Communities through Crowdsourcing Technology
09/01/2017 – 08/31/2018
Lead PI: Hongwei Dong
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: California State University-Fresno Foundation
Polycentric Development Toward the Vision of 21st Century Main Street in Virginia
09/01/2017 – 08/21/2023
Lead PI: Ila Berman
Award Type: Research Coordination Network
Affiliation: University of Virginia School of Architecture
Promoting Smart Technologies in Public Safety and Transportation to Improve Social and Economic Outcomes in a US EDA-Designated Critical Manufacturing Region
09/01/2017 – 08/31/2019
Lead PI: Seung-Jong Park
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: Louisiana State University
Real-Time Algorithms and Software Systems for Heterogeneous Data Driven Policing of Social Harm
09/01/2017 – 02/28/2022
Lead PI: George Mohler
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: Boston College
Towards Quality Aware Crowdsourced Road Sensing for Smart Cities
09/01/2017 – 08/31/2022
Lead PI: Chunming Qiao
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: SUNY at Buffalo
Towards Smart and Accessible Transportation Hub - Research Capacity Building and Community Engagement
09/01/2017 – 08/31/2019
Lead PI: Zhigang Zhu
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: CUNY City College
Using Innovations in Big Data and Technology to Address the High Rate of Infant Mortality in Greater Columbus Ohio
09/01/2017 – 02/29/2020
Lead PI: Raghu Machiraju
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: Ohio State University
Visioning for Effective Community/University/Industry Collaboration Models
09/01/2017 – 08/31/2018
Lead PI: Azer Bestavros
Award Type: Other
Affiliation: Trustees of Boston University
vSmart Connections for for Conserving and Catalyzing Cultural Community Resources
09/01/2017 – 12/31/2018
Lead PI: Donna Rizzo
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: University of Vermont & State Agricultural College
ZER0H: Zero Energy Ready Homes
09/01/2017 – 07/31/2019
Lead PI: Rajesh Kavasseri
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: North Dakota State University Fargo
Community Energy: Technical and Social Challenges and Integrative Solutions
08/15/2017 – 06/30/2020
Lead PI: Jason Dedrick
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: Syracuse University
Data-Informed Modeling and Correct-by-Design Control Protocols for Personal Mobility in Intelligent Urban Transportation Systems
08/15/2017 – 07/31/2022
Lead PI: Lillian Ratliff
Award Type: Integrative Research Grant
Affiliation: University of Washington
Defining Research and Education Challenges in IoT for Neighborhoods with Significant Numbers of Small-to-Mid-Sized Manufacturers
08/15/2017 – 12/31/2018
Lead PI: Robert Gao
Award Type: Planning Grant
Affiliation: Case Western Reserve University
Smart and Connected Residential Water Quality Community
08/15/2017 – 12/31/2018
Lead PI: Vinka Craver
Award Type: EAGER
Affiliation: University of Rhode Island
Trans-Atlantic ICT Technology and Policy
07/15/2017 – 06/30/2018
Lead PI: Tariq Samad
Award Type: Other
Affiliation: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
2017 National Workshop on Developing a Research Agenda for Connected Rural Communities (CRC17)
07/01/2017 – 06/30/2022
Lead PI: John Stankovic
Award Type: Other
Affiliation: University of Virginia Main Campus
Smart and Connected Communities Workshop: A Workshop Bridging Rural, Peri-Urban and Urban Sustainability
03/15/2017 – 02/28/2018
Lead PI: Matthew Richardson
Award Type: Other
Affiliation: University of the District of Columbia