Planning: Planning Grant for EPSCOR Chemurgy 2.0 - Advanced Biomanufacturing for Next-Generation, Bio-inspired Products

本规划补助金中提出的活动旨在支持爱荷华州制定一项优秀的RII轨道1计划。该计划将是全州范围内的，与个人研究人员，机构和组织的整合。它将建设研究能力，以实现持续提高研究竞争力，并以扩大参与和劳动力发展的形式建立人力基础设施。在规划拨款的实施过程中，该团队将评估现有的研究和人力基础设施，协调和规划全州范围内的工作，主持全体会议，并制定合作计划。来自爱荷华州州立大学的规划拨款提出了一项计划，用于提交给FY 23 RII Track-1竞赛的Chemurgy 2.0提案的开发。 规划活动已经持续了几个月，所要求的资金将允许顾问在爱荷华州内组织讨论，以制定一个强有力的完整提案。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

The activities proposed in this planning grant are intended to support the development of a meritoriousRII Track-1 program for the state of Iowa. This program will be state-wide, with integration of individualresearchers, institutions and organizations. It will both build research capacity, in order to implement asustained increase in research competitiveness, and build human infrastructure in the form ofbroadening participation and workforce development. During implementation of the planning grant, the teamwill assess the existing research and human infrastructure, coordinate and plan state-wide efforts, hostan all-hands meeting, and develop a collaboration plan.The planning grant from Iowa State University presents a plan for the development of a Chemurgy 2.0 proposal for submission to the FY23 RII Track-1 competition. Planning activities have been ongoing for several months now, and the funding requested will allow a consultant to orchestrate the discussions within Iowa needed to formulate a strong full proposal.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.