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

该规划赠款中提议的活动旨在支持为爱荷华州制定一项有价值的RII Track-1计划。这项计划将在全州范围内，整合个人研究人员、机构和组织。它既将建设研究能力，以实现研究竞争力的持续提高，又将以扩大参与和劳动力发展的形式建设人力基础设施。在计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，协调和计划全州的努力，主持全体人员会议，并制定合作计划。来自爱荷华州立大学的规划拨款提出了一份开发化学2.0提案的计划，提交给23财年RII Track-1比赛。规划活动已经进行了几个月，申请的资金将允许顾问在爱荷华州协调制定强有力的全面提案所需的讨论。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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.