Cooperative Agreement SM062013

The National Science Foundation Division of Social and Economic Science awarded a $199,434 Project Grant to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York to support the project "RAPID: OPERATIONALIZING THE CAPABILITIES APPROACH IN THE CONTEXT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE: MEASURING THE SOCIAL BURDEN OF INFRASTRUCTURE DISRUPTIONS" from May 15, 2021 through April 30, 2022. This Project Grant funding will support research to operationalize the Capabilities Approach framework...

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation was awarded a $804,587 cooperative agreement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency on June 30, 2022 under the Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE). The CAP-SSSE program provides funding to states and territories to provide technical assistance to communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and to evaluate said communities' compliance with program requirements. Through this...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312), will fund the Climate Ready Communities (CRC) project proposed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (Public Works). The $1,000,000 award will support outreach and engagement activities within Los Angeles County to build resilience and adaptive capacity for communities vulnerable to climate risks, such as...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response (CFDA 93.354) program, will support the New York State Department of Health - Health Research Inc. in strengthening their public health emergency response capabilities. The $7,018,665 award, effective January 17, 2025 through January 16, 2026, will be used to enhance incident management, community...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York, doing business as Suny ESF, to conduct research on increasing community resilience to inland flooding. The project will collect hyper-local, individual experience data on the response and recovery efforts to Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina to synthesize lessons learned and...

The Alaska Municipal League (AML) is leading the Alaska Disaster Response and Mitigation Partnership (PARTNERSHIP) to address Alaska's growing vulnerability to natural and anthropogenic disasters through workforce development in advanced data management and disaster planning technologies. This $1,324,065 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (CFDA 11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance) on January 15, 2025, will focus on training 600 Alaska Natives and rural...

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation received a $177,116 cooperative agreement award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) program. The CAP-SSSE program provides funding to states and territories to deliver technical assistance to communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and to evaluate community compliance and floodplain management requirements. Through...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $2,679,110 Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response (CFDA 93.354) to the Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH). The award is intended to support PRDOH's efforts to rapidly mobilize and respond to public health emergencies in Puerto Rico. Specifically, the funding will enable PRDOH to strengthen incident management for early crisis response, enhance jurisdictional recovery, bolster...

This $284,044 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program aims to assess the adaptability of resilience models across multiple scales to help communities facing disasters of increased intensity. The primary awardee, Northern Illinois University, will employ a mixed-method, multi-sited approach including public conferences, hazard mapping, risk perception surveys, and resilience plan workshops. The research aims to...

The Administration for Community Living's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) awarded a $287,500 Phase II SBIR Project Grant (CFDA 93.433) to Assistech Systems LLC, operating as Cognitopia, to develop a product-ready, person-centered system for emergency preparedness targeting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The project aims to build on Cognitopia's prior Phase I prototype by creating a comprehensive, CMIST...