As more research funding agencies begin to support the use of transdisciplinary and engaged research practices in their programs, to help generate tangible, positive societal impacts, we can take advantage of opportunities to learn from programs that have been early adopters of these modes of research. The increased emphasis on engagement throughout the research process is helping to shine a light on the importance of partnerships, relationships, and trust in moving research into practice and policy. Yet identifying these intangible characteristics in proposals and project reports is not always a straightforward process. In this webinar, we will hear from program leaders who have been soliciting, reviewing, funding, and evaluating transdisciplinary and engaged research for several years. They will share what they have learned about crafting requests for proposals to encourage the inclusion of transdisciplinary research practices, how their programs review and rate proposals, and the criteria and tools they use to evaluate the outcomes of individual projects and the impacts of their programs.

Speakers:

• Aparna Bamzai-Dodson

Assistant Regional Administrator, US Geological Survey NC CASC

• Charlotte Hudson

Director, Lenfest Ocean Program, Pew Charitable Trusts

• Molly Hunter

Science Advisor, Joint Fire Science Program

Moderator:

• Alison M. Meadow

Associate Research Professor, University of Arizona, Office of Societal Impact

Date: December 11, 2024 @ 1pm ET

Registration: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/events/reviewing-evaluating-transdisciplinary-engaged-research-projects-perspectives-funding