New NSF solicitation for the Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC)

February 10, 2022

Colleagues:

The new NSF solicitation for the Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC) has just hit the streets. One of the two proposal themes is “Living in a changing climate: pre-disaster action around adaptation, resilience, and mitigation”;. Funding is up to $1M over the course of one year is available to help you bring your special geo-knowledge to communities impacted by climate change that are in need of experts to help them improve resilience and to mitigate its impacts. Seriously think about increasing your impact on society by applying to this funding opportunity. The Directorate of Geosciences is now a member and looking for competitive ideas from YOU! Please review the CIVIC solicitation. On Feb 25th from 1:30 to 3 PM EDT a webinar by the cognizant program officers will explain the solicitation and answer questions [Registration link for the webinar]. You can also contact Barbara Ransom at the NSF GEO Innovation Hub (bransom@nsf.gov) for more information.

Sincerely,

Terry Quinn

Division Director, OCE

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