‘Idaho Community engaged Resilience for Energy Water Systems’ seed funding available

The Idaho EPSCoR Program is seeking applicants for their seed funding program. This program is part of Idaho's multi-year (2023-2028) statewide National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Track-1 Research Infrastructure Improvement award, "Idaho Community-engaged Resilience for Energy-Water Systems (I-CREWS)." The project is highly aligned with Idaho's Higher Education Research Strategic Plan.

Read full proposal details here.

I-CREWS seed projects must address topics at the intersections of energy-water systems; proposals that fail to do so will be returned without review. Here the term energy-water systems refers to the intersection between the systems, consisting of the physical infrastructure, data/information/knowledge, the people, laws and policy, as well as the fuel and water that flows or is in reserve.

This may include, for example, interdependent power and water systems tied to the physical infrastructure for generation, transmission, distribution and use of power and water along with governance and management practices, knowledge flows and effects on end users.

I-CREWS represents a statewide collaborative community-engaged academic research and education program aligned with areas supported by NSF. Participants work collaboratively across institutions on basic research; integration of science disciplines; integration of research, education, and workforce development; and fostering integration of science, communities, and stakeholders.

I-CREWS leverages and builds linkages among existing areas of academic research strengths in the geosciences, biological sciences, social sciences, and resilience science. I-CREWS also expands Idaho's nascent research capacity in computational modeling, machine learning and artificial intelligence, to provide analytical outcomes to proactively address the impacts of climate, population, and technological change on energy water systems. Partnerships outside of academia involve a wide range of entities, from state and federal agencies, public and private utilities, Idaho National Laboratory, to Tribal nations.

Project Size

• Small Seed Funding (up to $55,000, one year). These awards are expected primarily to be led by early career researchers initiating research directly related to Energy-Water Systems. Established or mid-career researchers seeking to expand or apply their expertise into a new E-W research direction will also be eligible.
• Large Seed Funding (up to $165,000, two year). These awards will support collaborative, multidisciplinary, multi-institutional (two or more Idaho Universities required) Energy-Water research, and will be led by early or mid-career faculty members.

Deadline

The deadline to submit proposals is 12 p.m. Pacific Time, Jan. 16, 2025.

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