{"id":42997,"date":"2024-09-24T13:29:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T17:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/?page_id=42997"},"modified":"2026-08-04T11:11:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:11:20","slug":"current-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/current-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Current Projects<\/h1>

EPSCoR-supported research across Rhode Island<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR <\/strong>entails a constellation of projects funded through the U.S. National Science Foundation<\/a> enhancing the state\u2019s research competitiveness and capacity, all helping Rhode Islanders address the pressing science and technology challenges of today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RI-NEST<\/h2>

The Rhode Island Network for Science & Technology<\/strong> (RI-NEST) is a $8 million initiative over four years that will strengthen research infrastructure and capacity in RI and position the state to develop transdisciplinary, use-inspired research, specifically around the Blue Economy.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

RI\u2019s Research Ecosystem<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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SIMCoast<\/h2>

Socio-ecological Impact of Microplastics in Coastal Ecosystems<\/strong> (SIMCoast) is a multidisciplinary research incubator building the state\u2019s research capacity and workforce development, through partnerships with community and industry, to address the challenge of nano and microplastics in our environments.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Tackling plastics <\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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3CRS<\/h2>

The Community-Driven Coastal Climate Research & Solutions<\/strong> (3CRS) hub aims to co-develop processes, expert networks, data streams, local relationships and knowledge needed to expand the capacity of working waterfront communities to become more climate resilient and shape their own future.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>

building a Resilient Coast<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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ENACTS<\/h2>

The Equitable Nature Based Climate Solutions<\/strong> (ENACTS) project is building new research infrastructure that focuses on community resilience in Nature-Based Solutions supported by local knowledge and integrating social and natural sciences, engineering, art, and design.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Nature’s way<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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RISCC<\/h2>

The Risks, Impacts, & Strategies for Coastal Communities<\/strong> (RISCC) project brings together researchers and communities from Rhode Island and other states to advance interdisciplinary research empowering communities impacted by climate hazards and salinization.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Climate, strategically<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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EcoCARE<\/h2>

The use-inspired Ecological-Economic Collaboratory for Advancing coastal wetland REstoration and REsilience <\/strong>(EcoCARE) project is an inter-jurisdictional project that addresses urgent needs for capacity building for research on coastal wetland restoration. <\/p><\/div><\/div>

Coastal Care<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

EPSCoR-supported NSF Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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New England Seafood Engine<\/h2>

With Rhode Island Sea Grant and the University of Rhode Island among its partners, this project aims to revitalize the region’s blue economy by leveraging advanced technologies to strengthen every level of the seafood supply chain\u2014from harvest to consumer delivery.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>

seafood in the driver’s seat<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Blue Fellows<\/h2>

The grant will support six doctoral \u201cBlue Fellows\u201d who recently received honorable mentions in the NSF\u2019s prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program with up to three years of financial support, increasing the chances for students to make meaningful scientific contributions. <\/p><\/div><\/div>

Blue research<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR entails a constellation of projects funded through the U.S. National Science Foundation enhancing the state\u2019s research competitiveness and capacity, all helping Rhode Islanders address the pressing science and technology challenges of today. EPSCoR-supported NSF Awards Want to learn more, join our community and offer your unique perspective on RI NSF EPSCoR?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1994,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-42997","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1994"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42997"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45036,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42997\/revisions\/45036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}