North Carolina Sea Grant (NC Sea Grant), North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), and the William R. Kenan Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science (KIETS) are pleased to announce the 2023–2024 Community Collaborative Research Grant (CCRG) Program.
Donor Name: North Carolina Sea Grant
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/26/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The purpose of the CCRG program is to support coastal challenges and statewide water resource issues through a collaborative research approach that utilizes local ecological knowledge.
The CCRG requires research approaches that couple local knowledge with scientific expertise. While members of the public often have local knowledge of their own communities and environments, they sometimes do not have the scientific, technical, or policy expertise to craft science-based solutions. Conversely, scientific experts are knowledgeable about scientific principles and potential solutions required to mitigate problems, but often lack the social and historical perspective that will aid in crafting solutions to meet the expectations of community members. This type of collaborative research — requiring the linkage of local knowledge expertise with scientific researchers — has a proven track record in developing new tools and solutions in resource management.
The CCRG program strongly encourage proposals from persons in traditionally underserved and underrepresented communities, including rural areas of North Carolina, as well as proposals that demonstrate how projects and related outreach will benefit those communities.
Funding Information
Awards will range between $5,000 and $25,000, with an estimated two to 10 awards per year, depending on the availability of funds and quality of proposals.
Grant Period
Investigators may only propose one-year (12 months maximum) projects with a planned May 1, 2024 start date. PI teams may be asked to alter proposed start dates and budgets to align with funding levels/priorities. Investigators may be lead PI or co-PI on only one proposal but can be participants on multiple proposals.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals must significantly involve North Carolina local knowledge experts who are involved with or are knowledgeable of the coastal and/or water resource issues the project will address.
- Proposals also must include concise project objectives or research questions. Monitoring only projects and workshop projects are not eligible for funding under this call.
- A two-person team with one scientific expert and one local knowledge expert must lead each project. These roles may include faculty from North Carolina-based institutions of higher learning (e.g., colleges, universities, or community colleges), staff from local and/or state governmental entities in North Carolina, staff at non-government organizations based in N.C. offices, N.C. business owners, and private N.C. residents. Additional team members may contribute as other participants.
- Federal government and Sea Grant/WRRI employees are not eligible to receive funding, but may participate as unfunded collaborators. Liability insurance coverage is required to receive funding.
For more information, visit North Carolina Sea Grant.
