S&CC Collaborators
S&CC collaborators take into account citizens and groups (stakeholders) within defined communities (e.g., countries, states, counties, tribal regions, cities, towns, community districts, neighborhoods, and rural areas) who engage in research that integrates intelligent technologies with the natural and built environments, including infrastructure, to improve the social, economic, and environmental well-being of these communities.
Academia
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Over 100 U.S. and international academic research institutions representing the over 120 Principal Investigators (PIs)/Co-PIs, and senior project personnel who conduct S&CC research.

Federal, State, and Local Governments & Agencies
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U.S. Federal , State, and Local Government department and agency partners who either provide funding support for S&CC basic research or participating agencies directly in the research. Federal level institutions comprise the NSF Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Engineering (EE), Education and Human Resources (EHR), and Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE); the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food & Agriculture (USDA/NIFA); the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (USDoT/FHWA); and the U.S. State Department. As well, one State-level agency and numerous Local Governments and agencies across cities, towns, counties, neighborhoods, tribal jurisdictions – both rural and urban – provide funding support or participate as collaborators directly in the research.

Industry
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Fortune 500, medium, and small businesses in urban and rural jurisdictions across the U.S.

Civil Society
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Dozens of not-for-profits, non-profit, non-governmental organizations, residents, neighborhood or community groups, or philanthropic organizations who collaborate with S&CC researchers or directly participate in S&CC research.

International
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Currently comprises National Government officials mainly from The Japan Science & Technology Agency (NSF equivalent agency) and PIs at research institutions in participating Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries.