Modelado Foundation

AWARD DESCRIPTION: CTL23-1001-E00/GRANT 13843474PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP SMART CITY STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY-PRIORITIZED ACTIVITIES, AND WHICH IS ALIGNED WITH THE NIST GLOBAL COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE (GCTC) STRATEGY OF ESTABLISHING A RESEARCH-BASED, SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION FOR SMART CITIES AND COMMUNITIES, BROADENING THE DEFINITION OF "SMART CITIES" TO INCLUDE RURAL AREAS AND TOWNS, AND LEADING DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP DEDICATED TO DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND INTEGRATION OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR CITIES AND COMMUNITIES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRY MEMBERS OF THE GCTC COMMUNITY TO COLLABORATE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:1. PUBLISH A COMMUNITY-FOCUSED STRATEGIC DOCUMENT BASED ON THE 2022 GCTC WORKSHOPS.2. ESTABLISH AN OPEN-STANDARDS, WIKI-BASED REPOSITORY OF GCTC AND NATIONAL SMART CITY DOCUMENTS, AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY INFORMATION SHARING.3. LAY THE FOUNDATIONS FOR A CITIZEN-FOCUSED PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORK BASED ON THE NIST KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FRAMEWORK.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE GCTC COMMUNITY AND BUILD A SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION IN SMART CITIES AND COMMUNITIES, PROMOTE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS TO ALL COMMUNITIES, LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND INTEGRATION OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR CITIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND CONTRIBUTE TO ADVANCING MEASUREMENT SCIENCE, STANDARDS, AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE FIELD OF URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SMART CITIES.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: CITIES AND COMMUNITIES WILL GAIN A NUANCED UNDERSTANDING OF BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS OF DIFFERENT SMART CITY TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL HELP THEM PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS TO MAXIMIZE BENEFITS FOR THEIR CITIZENS. GCTC COMMUNITIES WILL GAIN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF THE IMPACT OF GCTC PROJECTS ACROSS DIFFERENT REGIONS AND WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO COMPARE AND BENCHMARK PROJECT OUTCOMES. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.