{"id":611,"date":"2025-09-04T03:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T03:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coeng.uaa.alaska.edu\/AI\/?page_id=611"},"modified":"2026-09-24T20:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:27:47","slug":"raise-mini-grants-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coeng.uaa.alaska.edu\/AI\/raise-mini-grants-community\/","title":{"rendered":"RAISE Mini Grants – 2026 Community Partner Call"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nInformation for Community Partners\n<\/div>

\nMini Grants
2026-2027\n<\/h1>
\nFunded by the NSF under Award #2433241\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\nThe Alaska AI Solutions Consortium (AISC), as part of UAA\u2019s Rural AI Solutions & Engagement Project funded by NSF, is soliciting project proposals from community partners in which artificial intelligence is used to help address a problem in Alaska. The primary project goal is to create partnerships with the community and build the capacity to conduct applied AI research at UAA. The community partner can be any Alaskan organization outside of the university, including large or small businesses, Alaska native organizations, K-12 education, government entities, non-profits, or UA research center.\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>
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\nGoals\n<\/h1>\n<\/div>
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\nBuild partnerships with the community and build the capacity to conduct applied AI research at UAA.\u00a0Provide seed funding to encourage further research and collaboration.\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>
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\nPreview 2026 Community Partner Statements of Need Submissions\n<\/h1>
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\nCommunity Partner Call\n<\/h1>
\nAcademic Year 2026-2027\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>
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\nStep 1<\/b> Submit your organization's statement of need (project or problem to be solved using AI). Skip to step 3 if you are already working with a UAA faculty member.
Step 2<\/b> Your statement of need is matched with UAA faculty member(s) who can facilitate the project.
Step 3<\/b> Develop proposal with UAA faculty
Step 4<\/b>\u00a0Submit full proposal (submitted by UAA faculty)\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>
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\n2026-2027 Posting\n<\/h1>
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