For a full report, view the Lewis-Burke write-up. The National Science Foundation recently announced a new program for Regional Resilience Innovation Incubators (R2I2). This program will support collaborative, community-engaged initiatives to develop and implement scalable solutions to climate-related challenges by translating recent research advancements in climate and Earth system science into practical applications. R2I2 will be implemented in two phases, concept creation and implementation. This solicitation, focused on Phase-1, will fund a series of pilot projects focusing on project concept creation and refinement for solutions specific to a U.S. climate region. Projects should involve a diverse range of partnerships within regions and communities, including private and public sectors. Along with building on Earth systems research, the projects can also draw from research on social, behavioral, and economic sciences, coupled human and natural systems, and engineering.
August 14, 2024