Smart and Connected Communities
NSF's S&CC program funds research that uses smart tech to solve community problems, improving areas like economy, safety, health, and quality of life.
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U.S. National Science Foundation has archived this opportunity.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: February 20, 2025 (Prelim) | April 4, 2025 (Full) | September 8, 2025 (Prelim) | November 10, 2025 (Full) | Annually: Second Monday in September (Prelim), Second Monday in November (Full) | January 12, 2026 (Prelim) | March 9, 2026 (Full)
Funding Amounts: Development Grants: up to $150,000/1 year | Integrative Research Grants: up to $1,500,000/3–4 years | Large-Scale Research: $4–5M/4–5 years | Total program: $23.26M/year
Summary: Supports interdisciplinary, high-risk/high-reward research to advance intelligent technologies and concepts addressing major challenges faced by U.S. communities.
Key Information: Preliminary proposals are required for IRG and LSR categories; cost sharing is not allowed.
Description
The U.S. National Science Foundation's Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program supports transformative, interdisciplinary research that accelerates the development and deployment of intelligent technologies to address societal challenges at the community scale. The program aims to integrate technological innovation with the needs and functions of communities, spanning priorities such as economic growth, safety, health, accessibility, and quality of life.
Projects must engage community stakeholders to ensure research is use-inspired and addresses real-world challenges. The program encourages proposals that integrate at least two primary areas (e.g., computer/information science, engineering, geosciences, social/behavioral sciences) and demonstrate outcomes that exceed the sum of individual disciplinary contributions.
