Planning: Montana NSF ESPCoR RII Track-1 23-28 Planning Grant

由蒙大拿州立大学（MSU）提交的这份规划提案要求支持团队发展和规划活动，这些活动将分析全州的能力和基础设施，为研究主题制定框架，确定劳动力发展机会并发展项目的可持续性。规划活动将涉及代表蒙大拿大学系统的全州团队的参与，并将包括与管辖的EPSCoR指导委员会和高等教育专员办公室的协调。这些规划活动将为RII Track-1提案和项目奠定基础，该提案和项目将在对蒙大拿州至关重要的领域促进研究能力和劳动力发展，并促进教育，包容性和多样性。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This planning proposal, submitted by Montana State University (MSU), requests support for team development and planning activities that will analyze statewide capacity and infrastructure, develop a framework for the research topic, identify workforcedevelopment opportunities and develop project sustainability. Planning activities will involve participation of statewide teams representing the Montana University System and will include coordination with the jurisdictional EPSCoR Steering Committee and the Office for the Commissioner of Higher Education. These planning activities will develop the foundation for an RII Track-1 proposal and project that will advance research capacity and workforce development in areas that are important to the state of Montana and promote education, inclusion, and diversity.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.