{"id":13165,"date":"2021-02-17T13:09:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T18:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=13165"},"modified":"2023-10-04T11:10:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:10:36","slug":"north-carolina-sea-grant-rfp-for-community-collaborations-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/north-carolina-sea-grant-rfp-for-community-collaborations-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NC Sea Grant Extends Deadline for Proposals for Community Collaborations"},"content":{"rendered":"
UPDATE: DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 5<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact<\/em><\/strong>: North Carolina Sea Grant\u2019s\u00a0Community Collaborative Research Grant program<\/a> is accepting proposals now through\u00a0March 5, 2021<\/strong>. The program brings communities and university researchers together to study high-priority environmental and economic issues in North Carolina.<\/p>\n CCRG projects bring significant returns on investment, deepening the connections of communities with researchers at our state\u2019s universities, explains John Fear, North Carolina Sea Grant\u2019s deputy director.<\/p>\n \u201cThe CCRG Program provides opportunities for new partnerships that sustain themselves well after the end of individual projects, allowing momentum that produces ongoing benefits,\u201d Fear says. \u201cThis program is an effective and efficient process to continually address community priorities that can change year to year.\u201d<\/p>\n North Carolina Sea Grant strongly encourages proposals from applicants at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Minority Serving Institutions, and\/or from traditionally underserved and underrepresented communities, as well as proposals that demonstrate how projects and related outreach will benefit underserved and underrepresented communities.<\/p>\n In 2020, the program funded projects<\/a> that addressed the safety of shellfish harvests, efficient shoreline restoration, and youth leadership training.<\/p>\n The CCRG program partners with NC State University\u2019s William R. Kenan Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science (KIETS)<\/a> and North Carolina\u2019s Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI)<\/a>. CCRG funding opportunities can address watersheds and water resource issues, as well as key coastal urgencies.<\/p>\n \u201cDrawing on expertise from WRRI enables us to look at a wide range of proposed CCRG projects,\u201d Fear says. \u201cCCRG can benefit communities from the coast to the mountains of North Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n New grants will range from\u00a0$5,000 to $25,000<\/strong>\u00a0for projects that take place over one year.<\/p>\n According to Raj Narayan, KIETS associate director, authentic community engagement and innovative collaboration remain defining elements of the CCRG program.<\/p>\n \u201cThe CCRG program empowers both technical and adaptive leadership enabling thoughtful collaborations between community, academic, government, industry and non-profit partners,\u201d Narayan says.\u00a0\u201cThe projects supported through the CCRG have been very diverse and creative \u2014 and they address important issues and relevant opportunities for communities across the state to work together in order to develop and implement ideas and solutions that enhance the environmental and economic vitality of North Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n The deadline for proposals is March 5, 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Access the 2021 CCRG\u00a0Request for Proposals<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0application form<\/a> with instructions for online submission:
\nJohn Fear, 919-515-9104, jmfear@ncsu.edu
\nKatie Mosher, 919-515-9069, katie_mosher@ncsu.edu<\/em><\/p>\n
\ngo.ncsu.edu\/CCRG<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n