Updated InformationThe National Science Foundation released additional information regarding the Civic Innovation Challenge including a date extension to August 3rd, increased funding to $11M, and COVID-19 guidance. For additional information, read the Dear Colleague Letter and the solicitation and register for our live Q&A session.
To learn more about the Civic Innovation Challenge, read the announcement here.
Read the Guest Column on CitiesSpeak.
The Civic Innovation Challenge is a research and action competition that aims to fund ready-to-implement, research-based pilot projects that have the potential for scalable, sustainable, and transferable impact on community-identified priorities.
Offering Better Mobility Options to Solve the Spatial Mismatch Between Housing Affordability and Jobs
Equipping Communities for Greater Preparedness and Resilience to Natural Disasters
Both the Mobility track and the Resilience track will accept projects that are focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as projects that are not. For more information on how you can approach COVID-19 in your proposal, read the NSF Dear Colleague Letter.
| Stage 1: Planning Grants | Stage 2: Full Awards |
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| Award Size | Up to $50K | Up to $1M |
| Expected No. of Awards Per Track | Up to 12 | Up to 4 |
| Length of Stage | 4 Months | 12 Months |
