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|Image=NSF S&CC Webinar.jpg
|Title=Smart and Connected Communities (S&#38;CC) Webinar
|Description=The Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program will be hosting a 90-minute informational webinar for its new solicitation and call for proposals on January 24th from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET. The webinar will be recorded and made available for viewing.
|Start Date=2025-01-24
|End Date=2025-01-24
|Location=Virtual
|Website=https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/9733d429-d10d-4e6f-a97e-dc231a0bd2bc@4939bd94-3563-4244-904d-6e68ffc9b8cf
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|chapter=Education and Training
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The purpose of the NSF Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program is to accelerate the creation of novel intelligent technologies and concepts through high-risk/high-reward research that addresses major challenges and issues faced by communities across the US. A “smart and connected community” is defined as a community that synergistically integrates intelligent technologies with the natural and built environments and with the functions of civic institutions and organizations. Proposals submitted to the program should be designed to advance one or more of the following community priorities: economic opportunity and growth; safety and security; human and environmental health and wellness; accessibility of critical services and resources; and the overall quality of life for those who live, work, learn, or travel within the community. To meet the goals of the program, researchers should work with community stakeholders to identify and define challenges the community faces, using that interaction and input to generate high-impact, use-inspired, basic research that advances science and engineering.