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</span>Solicitation<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> mentions "grand challenges," likely
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</span><font color="#000000" face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">National Research Council publication of the National Academy (ca. 2001).
</span></font><font color="#000000" face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: ;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dr.
Kayri Havens, Chair of the </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">PCA Non-federal </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cooperators</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">' </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Committee,
led an evaluation of U.S. botanical cap</span></font><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">acity needed to address these </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">grand
challenges in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Havens, et al. (2019): </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">https://www.bgci.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/US-Botanical-Capacity-Report.pdf</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sustainable regional systems are connected urban and rural systems that are transforming their structures and processes collaboratively with the goal of measurably
and equitably advancing the well-being of people and the planet. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The goal of this solicitation is to fund convergent research and education that will advance
sustainable regional systems science, engineering, and education to facilitate the transformation of current regional systems to enhance sustainability. To further the advancement of SRS science, engineering, and education, NSF will support Full Scal</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">e
proposals and Planning Grant proposals for Sustainable Regional Systems Research Networks (SRS RNs).</span><br>
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purpose of the SRS RNs competition is </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important;">to develop and support interdisciplinary, multi-organizational teams of
investigators and stakeholders working collaboratively to produce cutting-edge convergent research, education, and outreach that addresses grand challenges in sustainable regional systems</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:small; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:small; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:small; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">SRS
RNs will study multiscale regional systems to further SRS science, engineering, and education. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Key elements will include new data,
methods, and models to understand interactions between natural, human-built, and social systems; improved understanding of interdependencies, mutual benefits, and trade-offs of different wellbeing outcomes for humans and the environment; new and generalizable
theories of change relevant to SRS; the co-production of knowledge; and exploration of concepts of social equity in sustainable regional systems across spatial and temporal scales. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">SRS
RNs will conduct innovative and pioneering fundamental research and education that is of a scale and complexity that would not be possible within a single organization, center, or through the normal collaborative modes of NSF research support in core programs. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">SRS
RN outcomes will have the potential to inform societal actions for sustainability across urban systems and the connected rural communities that make up regional systems.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Subject to availability of funds and quality of proposals, this SRS RN solicitation will support projects in the following categories:</span></p>
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<li><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong>SRS RNs Full Scale Awards (Track 1):</strong></span><strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">These awards
will support fundamental convergent research, education, and outreach that addresses engineering, environmental (biology, chemistry - including sensing, chemical analytics, and recyclable plastics, atmospheric sciences, hydrology, geology), computer and data
sciences, and social and behavioral sciences of sustainable regional systems in partnerships that may embrace universities, colleges, practitioners, non-profit organizations, local governments, industry, and community groups. The award size is up to $15 million
total with a duration of 5 years.</span></li><li><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong>SRS RNs</strong></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong>Planning Grants (Track 2):</strong></span><strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">These
awards are for capacity building to prepare project teams to propose future well-developed SRS RN Full Scale (Track 1) proposals. Each of these Track 2 awards will provide support for a period of one year and may be requested at a level not to exceed $150,000
for the total budget.</span></li></ul>
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9.75pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Eligibility: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Proposals
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<strong>Full Proposal Deadline(s)</strong><span> </span>(due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time): <span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:small; color:rgb(0,0,0)">January 11, 2021</span></p>
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WEBINAR: Register in advance</p>
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NSF will hold an informational webinar on October 27, 2020, from 2:30-3:30 pm EST to discuss the SRS RNs solicitation and answer questions. </p>
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To REGISTER for this webinar, please visit<span> </span>https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_nh16JLVfQ3qzYtRqLlxA7g</p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:small">See the full Solicitation at: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:small">https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20611/nsf20611.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click</span><br>
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