The Collaborative Research Grant program, jointly organized by RI Commerce, RI Science and Technology Advisory Council, and RI NSF EPSCoR, provides funding to projects that focus on building research capacity across institutions and advancing the competitiveness of RI researchers to secure additional funding.
Grants are also awarded to projects that contribute to current or future economic development of the state through technology development and commercialization or contribute to infrastructure development that significantly advances the competitiveness of scientists in Rhode Island to secure additional funding.
2025 Call for Proposals
A total of $500,000 in competitive funding is available in this round. Eligible projects for the 2025 Call for Proposals are those that enhance RI’s competitiveness in ocean technology and coastal sciences. Proposals aimed at accelerating discoveries that can catalyze the transition to commercialization of novel and disruptive advances in underwater vehicles, ocean sensors, and marine advanced materials are encouraged. Additionally, proposals addressing the following topics are also encouraged:
- Assessing and enhancing the health and resilience of Narragansett Bay to both natural and anthropogenic stressors.
- Evaluating existing models and/or developing new innovative models for the Narragansett Bay ecosystem.
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Improving visualization of complex information integrating climate change impacts on the RI coastal ecosystem.
Please consult the Collaborative Research Grant Guidelines for complete instructions on preparing proposals prior to submission.
Deadlines
- Letter of Intent – Friday, January 3, 2024
- Full Proposal – Monday, February 10, 2025, 11:45 pm ET
The Letter of Intent should be submitted by email to riresearchalliance@commerceri.com. Submissions are timestamped at the end of the response process, which includes the time it takes to upload your files and verify that all data fields are complete. Submissions that are timestamped after each deadline will be invalid. Applicants must log in to submit application.
Rhode Island EPSCoR is funded by the National Science Foundation under EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Award #OIA-2433276. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.