The Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (MW CASC) is pleased to announce a new opportunity for those interested in collaborative climate adaptation research in the Midwest!
MW CASC Small Research Projects (SRP) provide resources – up to $15,000 – for activities that have high potential to help inspire or promote collaborative, decision-relevant research projects now or in the future. This support is intended to help jumpstart the creation of new collaborative teams and enhance their capacity to conduct targeted research and needs assessments related to MW CASC research priorities.
Supported activities can include tasks such as:
- Initial project scoping and data generation
- Preliminary relationship building activities
- Demonstration projects
- Listening exchanges
- Field visits or workshops
- Related travel
Initial SRP funding will be directed to projects and teams that are led by or include Tribal partners and/or address adaptation issues of direct concern to Tribal governments and communities in the Midwest. In other words, those projects should advance adaptation issues or concerns related to Tribal nations and/or center Indigenous knowledge and its application in natural resource management across the region.
There is a rolling deadline for the submission of Scopes of Work. Learn more about the process and review criteria.
Note: This funding is not related or tied to any U.S. Geological Survey federal solicitation for climate adaptation research proposals.