CC* CIRA: Improving Cyberinfrastructure to Advance Research and Education (ICARE+) Addressing Montana's Digital Equity Gap

CC* CIRA：改善网络基础设施以推进研究和教育 (ICARE) 解决蒙大拿州的数字公平差距

• 批准号: 2321889
• 负责人: Zachary Rossmiller
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: University of Montana
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-15 至 2025-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2321889&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CC; CIRA; Improving; Cyberinfrastructure; Advance

This planning project supports the University of Montana, Montana’s Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU), and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium to work together to identify each partner’s specific cyberinfrastructure need and to identify the scientific research projects that benefit from improved connectivity. Robust, high-speed network connections provide access to online resources, opportunities for collaboration, and the ability to teach and learn at a distance. Representatives from the Montana University System, industry partners, and other infrastructure experts will join the effort by attending a workshop aimed at identifying technical solutions and costs for improving TCU Internet connectivity. The project will create a plan for Montana’s Tribal Colleges and Universities to achieve digital equity in which everyone has access to the same online resources regardless of location or socioeconomic situation. The improved Internet connectivity will enable Montana's TCUs to expand their research and academic activities while strengthening their position as institutions of choice, attracting students, educators, and researchers expecting access to advanced resources and services. In addition, the planning process is helping to identify and facilitate opportunities for collaborations between institutions and researchers while furthering Montana’s ability to develop a comprehensive regional higher-education Cyberinfrastructure Plan. The outcome of this effort is a well thought-out and designed plan to be used for securing funding to address Montana’s digital equity gap.This award by the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure is jointly supported by the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).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.

该规划项目支持蒙大拿大学、蒙大拿州部落学院和大学（TCU）以及美国印第安人高等教育联盟共同努力，确定每个合作伙伴的具体网络基础设施需求，并确定受益于改善连通性的科研项目。强大的高速网络连接提供了对在线资源的访问、协作机会以及远程教学的能力。 来自蒙大拿大学系统、行业合作伙伴和其他基础设施专家的代表将参加一个研讨会，以确定改善TCU互联网连接的技术解决方案和成本。该项目将为蒙大拿州的部落学院和大学制定一项计划，以实现数字平等，使每个人都能获得相同的在线资源，无论其位置或社会经济状况如何。 改进的互联网连接将使蒙大拿州的TCU能够扩大其研究和学术活动，同时加强其作为首选机构的地位，吸引学生，教育工作者和希望获得先进资源和服务的研究人员。此外，规划过程有助于确定和促进机构和研究人员之间的合作机会，同时进一步提高蒙大拿州制定全面的区域高等教育网络基础设施计划的能力。 这一努力的结果是一个经过深思熟虑和设计的计划，用于获得资金，以解决蒙大拿州的数字公平差距。高级网络基础设施办公室的这一奖项得到了刺激竞争研究的既定计划（EPSCoR）的共同支持。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进行评估，被认为值得支持的搜索.