This $102,498 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program supports the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: E-RISE RII: ENHANCING MAINE FOREST ECONOMY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION" project at the University of Maine.
The project aims to develop a statewide research, education, and innovation incubator to fuel growth of Maine's forest-based economy. Key focus areas include environmental AI and...
This $246,355 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program supports the MAINE-FOREST research incubator project led by the University of Maine. The project aims to enhance Maine's forest-based economy, sustainability, and technology ecosystem to accelerate innovation. Key focus areas include environmental AI/informatics, cellulosic nanomaterials, rural and tribal resilience, and smart rural development. The 4-year project will...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program provides $193,792 to the University of Maine System to implement the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: E-RISE RII: ENHANCING MAINE FOREST ECONOMY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION" project.
The project aims to establish a diverse, sustainable, and statewide research, education, and innovation incubator that builds strategic research and development...
This $737,532 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: E-RISE RII: ENHANCING MAINE FOREST ECONOMY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION" project led by Colby College.
The key objectives of this 4-year project are to: 1) Incubate research themes, teams, and products in scientific areas aligned with Maine's science, technology, climate, and...
This $331,752 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: E-CORE RII: STRENGTHENING MAINE'S RESEARCH ECOSYSTEM AND PATHWAYS THROUGH STRATEGIC CAPACITY BUILDING" project led by the University of Southern Maine.
The project aims to enhance Maine's research and development (R&D) ecosystem through four synergistic cores:
The Administrative Core will advance diversity,...
This $2,923,192 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program, supports the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: E-CORE RII: STRENGTHENING MAINE'S RESEARCH ECOSYSTEM AND PATHWAYS THROUGH STRATEGIC CAPACITY BUILDING" project. The project aims to enhance research capacity and competitiveness in Maine by investing in four synergistic cores: 1) Administrative Core to advance coordination, evaluation, and...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $655,059 supports research on the socio-environmental dynamics of timberlands in northern Maine under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The University of Georgia Research Foundation will lead efforts with subawards to the University of Maine, Harvard University, Appalachian State University, and the University of Kentucky Research Foundation.
The project will analyze the social and ecological consequences of transitions in timberland...
The University of Maine was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) for a one-year planning project ending January 31, 2024.
The planning grant will focus on developing a future proposal for the NSF's Research Infrastructure Improvement Track-1 program. Over the one-year period, the University of Maine will conduct strategic planning, analysis, and outreach to mature a research concept in decarbonization and...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $7,425,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the University of Maine System, through its University of Maine Division, to establish the Forest Biomaterials Innovation Center. This new facility will enable researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry to demonstrate at scale forest-based innovations to support sustainable products in a national circular economy. Key activities to...
The University of Maine System was awarded a $643,848 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The grant will fund research from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026 to identify factors promoting coastal spruce-fir forests in Maine, assess climate change risks, and develop resilience tools. The University will produce maps of current coastal...
This $2,065,998 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program will support the "Collaborative Research: E-RISE RII: Enhancing Maine Forest Economy, Sustainability, and Technology Ecosystem to Accelerate Innovation" project. The project, led by the University of Maine, aims to establish a statewide incubator focused on four key research themes: environmental AI and informatics, cellulosic nanofiber bioproducts, rural and tribal resilience, and smart rural development. The project will deliver increased research capacity, including support for 20 early-career faculty, a new forest sector business development position, and an actionable dashboard of metrics related to Maine's forest economy and workforce. The project also involves 45 faculty, 85 undergraduate students, 10 graduate students, and 4 postdocs, and will potentially benefit 200 K-12 educators and nearly 2,000 students in 15 schools across 10 diverse rural and economically distressed Maine communities and a tribal nation. The award period is from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2028.