Integrating sustainability as a core value in USC’s strategic planning is a critically important institutional commitment. In addition to implementing impactful sustainability initiatives across USC’s campuses, great opportunities exist to expand and enhance USC’s research strengths and capabilities in sustainability.
| Deadline: 5 PM, Pacific Time, March 4, Annually View the RFP for full proposal requirements. |
Proposal Submission
Proposals must be submitted via our Grant Portal.
For additional information or inquiries, please contact us at rii@usc.edu.
Previous Awardees
2023
2023
William Berelson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Kelly Sanders, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
A network of air quality sensors to serve LA communities impacted by point source emissions and help develop neighborhood-scale insight into CO2 and pollutant inputs and sinks
Lida Chatzi, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Max Aung, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Lucy Golden, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Adam Smith, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
PFAS ACT: Addressing the PFAS Drinking Water Crisis in Southern California
Megan Fieser, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Barry Thompson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
Catalytic Upcycling of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) to Electroactive Polymers
Andrew Gracey, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Sergey Nuzhdin, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Establishing healthy coastal ecosystems via captive breeding of sunflower sea stars
Matthew Kahn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Paulina Oliva, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Robert Metcalfe, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Clay Wang, USC School of Pharmacy
Travis Williams, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Converting plastics into high values chemical using knowledge from rules of life
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All award programs are currently on hold pending confirmation of our FY25 budget.
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Silvia
SILVIA DA COSTA, PH.D.
University of Southern California
Director, Research Initiatives and Infrastructure