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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>NSF Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) solicitation<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Preliminary proposal required Due February 20, 2025 Full Proposal April 4 2025 - Target date<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Preliminary proposal required Due September 8, 2025 Full Proposal November 10 2025 - Target date<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnew.nsf.gov%2Ffunding%2Fopportunities%2Fscc-smart-connected-communities&data=05%7C02%7Ccaice-csse%40eng.auburn.edu%7C4ebe6c96df73483d14ea08dd43c619a8%7Cccb6deedbd294b388979d72780f62d3b%7C0%7C0%7C638741240282744962%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YFmdklIt0k2lojmm0Im0tucMAJGR6FAL7HyDcguQ2Cc%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/scc-smart-connected-communities" shash="z7ud/rQK+asuj333/mIkdhGDZUfQQbJvYZ6AflMseq/Sz60pzwbsvY5LCR3MekubTGWV2MFNpc2NRgivLnfZMT1pXpUAALxHHGek7qt8+tdXYjAAGuk8xep27ysljNAOHTRSgM9aP3wuxXqAd3RN2MRj9/25cp0UQiX9FGwTeKs=">https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/scc-smart-connected-communities</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The purpose of the NSF Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program solicitation is to accelerate the creation of novel intelligent technologies and concepts through high-risk/high-reward research that addresses major challenges and issues
faced by communities across the US. A “smart and connected community” is defined as a community that synergistically integrates intelligent technologies with the natural and built environments and with the functions of civic institutions and organizations.
Proposals submitted to the program should be designed to advance one or more of the following community priorities: economic opportunity and growth; safety and security; human and environmental health and wellness; accessibility of critical services and resources;
and the overall quality of life for those who live, work, learn, or travel within the community. To meet the goals of the program, researchers should work with community stakeholders to identify and define challenges the community faces, using that interaction
and input to generate high-impact, use-inspired, basic research that advances science and engineering.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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