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The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to strengthen urban stormwater infrastructure and improve water quality management in Chicago. The project leverages citizen science approaches to collect hydrological data and engage the public, while also developing a training program to prepare the next generation of engineers, scientists, and advocates to address challenges in...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) provides $350,000 to William Marsh Rice University to investigate how engaging coastal communities in stormwater management can enhance flood resilience. The research explores two interventions: increasing civic engagement in infrastructure design, implementation, and maintenance processes (infrastructural...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $1,499,981 to Villanova University to develop innovative real-time monitoring and AI-driven models to support sustainable management of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) systems in urban environments. The project aims to integrate engineering, computer science, urban planning, and social science to enable effective, accurate, and culturally responsive GSI operations. A sub-award of...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $250,000 to Stetson University, Inc. will establish a pilot green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) bioswale and associated hydrologic monitoring system at Veterans Memorial Park in the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida. The project aims to objectively test the field performance of GSI interventions for mitigating stormwater-based flooding and non-point nutrient load issues in the Indian River Lagoon watershed, a...

This two-year project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $180,000 to researchers at Arizona State University to study the present and future flood mitigation services of wetland infrastructure across scales in two cities. The researchers will collect data on and model the stormwater management functions of wetlands in Gresham, Oregon and Valdivia, Chile, which both have extensive wetland coverage. Functions to be examined include surface water...

This $149,305 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) will support planning activities at Villanova University to develop a roadmap for smart, sustainable, and equitable green stormwater systems in urban communities. Over the one-year period from October 2022 to September 2023, the university will form a cross-disciplinary task force including researchers, government agencies, community partners, and...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $1.73 million Project Grant to the San Francisco Estuary Institute under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund to develop and implement a green stormwater infrastructure curriculum and engagement program. The grant period runs from June 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026. Under the award, SFEI will partner with Urban Tilth, University of California Berkeley, and the San Francisco Estuary Partnership to...

This Project Grant award of $119,770, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), aims to enhance the resilience of Great Lakes coastal cities to flooding risks driven by climate change. The project will create an online "Participatory Urban Modeling and Climate Projections for Community-Driven Flooding Resilience" (PUMP-COR) decision support tool that integrates climate, hydrological, and spatial data. This tool will be developed in partnership...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to Carnegie Mellon University to develop a comprehensive green infrastructure (GI) adoption and installation plan for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The project aims to prioritize and monitor GI installations, engage municipalities, and advance GI education and outreach to address stormwater runoff, water quality, urban heat, and carbon sequestration challenges in the region. The...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, awarded under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), provides $190,296 to Susquehanna University to evaluate the effectiveness of using beaver dam analogues (BDAs) to improve the health and management of urban streams overwhelmed by stormwater. The project, based at the university's field station, aims to determine how BDAs can stabilize flashy urban streams and enhance their ability to withstand and recover from adverse effects such as...