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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white;mso-highlight:white">National Science Foundation (NSF) has launched the
<a href="https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/civic-innovation-challenge-civic">
third round<span style="background:windowtext;mso-highlight:windowtext"> of the <b>
Civic Innovation Challenge</b> (CIVIC)</span></a> in partnership with the US Department
</span>of Homeland Security and the Department of Energy<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black;background:white">. CIVIC is a research and action competition that accelerates the transition to practice of foundational research and emerging technologies
into communities through civic-engaged research. The program is interested in project ideas that go beyond the current state of practice and state-of-the-art, can be scaled and sustained within their pilot communities, and have potential for transfer across
the US.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CIVIC is a two-stage competition:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Stage 1 Planning Grants: 6-month at $75K per award.
<b>Deadline: May 1, 2024</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Stage 2 Full Awards: 12-months at up to $1M per award. Only open to Stage 1 recipients from this round of the CIVIC competition.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="color:black">This round of CIVIC is centered around the following two tracks:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="0" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Track A.
</span></b><span style="color:black">Climate and Environmental Instability - Building Resilient Communities through Co-Design, Adaption, and Mitigation</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Track B.
</span></b><span style="color:black">Bridging the Gap between Essential Resources and Services & Community Needs.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto;background:white">
<o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">We have three asks for you as we launch the new solicitation for CIVIC:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white"><span style="color:black">We hope you will consider
<b>submitting a proposal.</b></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white"><span style="color:black">We invite you, your colleagues, and community partners to participate in CIVIC as
<b>proposal reviewers</b>.<b> </b><span class="normaltextrun">We will send a panelist survey through our listservs in the coming weeks.
</span>We hope to see strong representation across diverse research disciplines, local government, and local community organizations on the CIVIC review panels.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white"><span style="color:black">We are asking you to
<b>spread the word</b> about CIVIC by sharing this solicitation with your contacts who may be interested in participating as proposers or reviewers.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto;background:white">
<o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Sign up for the
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nsfcivicinnovation.org/#subscribe"><span style="color:#1155CC">CIVIC mailing list</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> to receive further updates about the program, including participation as a reviewer,
future webinars, and information on program office hours</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Visit </span>
<span style="color:black"><a href="https://nsfcivicinnovation.org/">nsfcivicinnovation.org</a></span><span style="color:black"> to learn more about the program, including previous awards</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Sign up for
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/civic-innovation-challenge-civic">upcoming Program Webinars and Q&A sessions</a></span><span style="color:black"> through the NSF program page</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">For questions about the program email
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:civic@nsf.gov">civic@nsf.gov</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">—</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Raleigh L. Martin, Ph.D.<i>
</i></span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(he/him/his)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Program Director</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">National Science Foundation (NSF)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">*Currently on 50% detail in the Division of Research, Innovation, Synergies, and Education (GEO/RISE)*</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">email:
</span><a href="mailto:ramartin@nsf.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">ramartin@nsf.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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