Project Grant 0150206

This $398,891 Disaster Resilience Research Grant (DRRG) project from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) explores participatory transformation of barrier islands to enhance coastal resilience. The key objectives are to: Identify "acceptable" locations for allowing sections of barrier islands to naturally erode and "return to nature" to mitigate flood risks at nearby communities. Quantify reductions in flood risk from these "extreme...

The National Science Foundation's Geosciences program awarded a $429,311 project grant to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) on March 1, 2024 to investigate the factors that generate and amplify coastal flooding related to high tides and storm surge in the United States. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: Analysis of publicly available data, simplified ocean dynamics modeling, and evaluation of results from a global ocean community model...

This $999,732 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will develop tools and solution alternatives for coastal communities impacted by compounding flood hazards. The project will partner with local organizations in San Juan, Puerto Rico to use advanced computer models and affordable flood sensors to improve flood modeling and mitigation for combined flood events from multiple simultaneous sources like rainfall, high tides, and storm surges....

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,...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $598,187 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) to develop social and technology infrastructure that expands critical coastal flooding data collection and leverages it to enhance resilience in rural Maine coastal communities. The key products and services to be delivered under this one-year project include: Installation of low-cost tide gauges to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), provides $239,278 to the University of Washington to conduct research focused on three main topics: Modeling flood hazards in river delta systems, with a focus on the Nooksack River and understanding the impacts of morphological changes on flooding under future sea level rise scenarios. Developing a conceptual framework for modeling compound flood hazards in...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) provides $147,500 to the Sitka Sound Science Center (SSSC) to enhance landslide forecasting in Southeast Alaska. The project aims to improve the accuracy of landslide risk forecasts by installing a network of 10 low-cost, community-maintained rainfall monitoring stations in Sitka, Alaska. The data collected from these mid-slope rain gauges will be incorporated...

This five-year, $460,399 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund research and education initiatives focused on improving flood hazard assessments. The principal investigator at Northeastern University will establish a long-term floodplain sedimentation observatory and develop hydraulic models to better understand landscape controls on alluvial sedimentation patterns. This work will help constrain flood hazard estimates through...

This three-year, $267,089 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at Stony Brook University to improve understanding and modeling of flood-borne debris impacts on coastal structures. Using computational fluid dynamics, computational solid mechanics, and laboratory experiments, the researchers will quantify critical mechanics processes involved in water-wind-debris-structure interactions. Specific tasks include innovative...

This $134,207 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will fund collaborative research to transform the scientific community's understanding and forecasting of coastline changes in response to shifting storm climates and sea-level rise. The project will develop new techniques to downscale global climate model outputs to produce detailed forecasts of the winds, waves, and water levels affecting specific coastlines, such as the Carolina...