This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) project grant, awarded to Trustees of Dartmouth College in the amount of $161,611, examines how rural communities in the United States respond to overlapping disasters of inland riverine flooding and other ecological stressors. The project aims to study the processes of response, recovery, and mitigation work in these river valleys, focusing on how communication, responsibility, and collective community assistance...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,442,344 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) program (CFDA 11.405) to the University of Oklahoma. The purpose of this 5-year project, beginning August 1, 2024, is to provide critical data and analysis to guide the National Weather Service's ongoing efforts to improve flood risk communication and preparedness for diverse communities. The University of Oklahoma will collect...
This NSF-JST Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences), provides $299,271 to Lehigh University to develop a novel, human-centered, multi-scale flood risk management modeling framework. The project aims to enhance understanding of comprehensive flood risk by creating a modeling system that considers natural conditions, human perceptions, and policy factors, with a focus on the differential impacts on vulnerable groups. Key...
This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports a Research Coordination Network (RCN) focused on "Catalyzing Flood Justice in the USA." The project aims to examine the social, economic, and environmental factors contributing to unequal flood risks and recovery outcomes, particularly for communities of color and low socioeconomic status. Key activities include hosting workshops, fostering collaboration, and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $857,280 to the University of Louisville to conduct collaborative research on mitigating the impacts of climate change and flash flooding in the Appalachian region. The key goals of the project are to: Advance the hydrologic sciences to understand controls of flash floods in disturbed and forested stream systems Facilitate community-engaged research to increase...
This $165,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey's Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) aims to improve flood prediction and risk assessment capabilities across large geographic areas. The research team at Purdue University will develop a new computer model that integrates data on rivers, rainfall patterns, city drainage systems, and land characteristics to create detailed flood risk maps and prediction tools for the continental...
This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), supports community-based mitigation and adaptation strategies for river flooding and erosion in Alaska Native communities. Iowa State University will lead workshops and field visits with community members, local governments, and scientists in Bethel, Alaska and surrounding villages to solicit input on climate adaptation goals focused on infrastructure,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $114,675 to the University of North Texas (UNT) to conduct a longitudinal survey study on the temporal dynamics of household flood adjustment behaviors. The 3-year research project aims to understand the mechanisms that lead individuals to adopt flood hazard adjustment behaviors over time. The study employs a survey design to track how flood hazard...
This $150,939 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) aims to advance research capacity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and scientific literacy to mitigate the impacts of climate change-driven flash flooding in vulnerable rural communities across the Appalachian region. The 4-year project will integrate engineering, environmental science, and social science to: 1) improve...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $199,998 to Trustees of Dartmouth College to strengthen community resilience to river flood hazards in hilly and mountainous areas. The two-year project aims to: (1) build partnerships with local communities impacted by river floods, (2) co-develop critical research questions on flood erosion hazards and adaptation solutions, (3) develop a database of flood impacts and adaptation...