A New Solicitation Has Been Announced for CIVIC, with Stage 1 Proposals Due on May 1st, 2024.
A National Research and Action Competition
Driven By Community Priorities
The Civic Innovation Challenge is a multi-agency, federal government 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. It aims to flip the community-university dynamic, inviting communities to identify civic priorities ripe for innovation and to then partner with researchers to address those priorities.
CIVIC 2021
CIVIC 2022
U.S. Department of
Homeland Security
Co-Lead and Co-Funder
U.S. National Science Foundation
Challenge Lead and Funder
U.S. Department of Energy
Co-Lead and Co-Funder
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Co-Lead and Co-Funder
CIVIC 2024: What’s the Process?
Teams of researchers and civic partners will submit Stage 1 proposals to one of two community-identified tracks by the May 1st solicitation deadline.
CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENTAL INSTABILITY
Building Resilient Communities through Co-Design, Adaption, and Mitigation
RESOURCE & SERVICE EQUITY
Bridging the Gap between Essential Resources and Services & Community Needs
Proposals will be reviewed by civic leaders and researchers in NSF-led review panels. NSF, DHS, and DOE will jointly select recipients of Stage 1 planning grants, who will have the opportunity to submit proposals for Stage 2 pilots. Stage 2 awardees will receive $1 million and have 1 year to implement their pilot projects in communities across the country.
| Stage 1: Planning Grants | Stage 2: Pilots |
|
|---|---|---|
| Award Size | Up to $75K | Up to $1M |
| No. of Awards | Up to 40* | Up to 20* |
| Length of Stage | 6 Months | 12 Months |
*Contingent on the quality of proposals and availability of funds