The University of Arizona was awarded a $182,143 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences to develop quantitative methods addressing sediment modification. With a completion date of August 31, 2025, this award falls under the NSF's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). The grant will support research into quantitative approaches for analyzing modifications to sediment systems. The University of Arizona,...
The University of Arizona was awarded a $526,070 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program to conduct research on "The Dynamics of Illicit Governance" from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. As the prime awardee, the University of Arizona will examine how illicit organizations govern territories and populations in the absence of formal state authority. The grant also provides $126,000 in subawards to the Research...
The National Science Foundation awarded Arizona State University a three-year $596,097 project grant under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to develop actionable climate solutions through urban greening. The university will integrate physical modeling of urban systems with machine learning techniques to discover nature-based solutions for sustainable urban development under changing climates. Specific tasks include improving models of urban dynamics and anthropogenic...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $339,176 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to the University of Colorado Boulder on August 15, 2022 for work completing July 31, 2025. The grant supports research examining response and resilience to compound extreme climate events within pastoral systems, with a focus on droughts, floods, and the COVID-19 pandemic's impacts. The University of Colorado will lead interdisciplinary work analyzing how...
The University of Arizona was awarded a two-year, $416,602 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences. The grant falls under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research in the atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences to strengthen the national scientific enterprise. Specifically, the University will conduct a collaborative research project titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: P2C2--SUBDECADAL PLEISTOCENE INDIAN...
The University of Arizona was awarded a $466,484 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences to conduct research related to concentration-ratio-discharge relationships of transient water-age distributions. Specifically, the University will collaborate on research examining the dynamics of water movement and mixing within watersheds and aquifers through the project period of January 15, 2022 to December 31, 2024. The research is intended to strengthen...
The University of Arizona was awarded a $175,070 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.075). The grant will support the RAPID: IMPACT OF COVID-19 DISRUPTIONS ON EDUCATION AND CHILD WELL-BEING project to be conducted from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022. The project aims to examine the effects of COVID-19 related disruptions on K-12 education...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Arizona State University to develop a geostatistical framework for modeling spatiotemporal extremes, such as heat waves, drought, and intense precipitation. The research aims to better understand the distributions of extreme weather events and develop statistical tools to model the associated spatial and temporal trends and uncertainties. The project will...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $217,772 Project Grant through the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the University of Alabama, effective July 1, 2024. This 3-year research project aims to investigate how individuals process information and make decisions when faced with prospects characterized by multiple layers of risk and/or ambiguity, such as those related to climate change or public health emergencies. The project will outline a series of...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) project grant award of $399,134 aims to study the combined role of urban expansion and climate change on extreme summer rainfall in two rapidly growing metropolitan areas, Austin, TX and Phoenix, AZ. The project will utilize advanced numerical modeling to characterize the physical processes driving changes in extreme summer rainfall patterns, and disseminate the findings to local stakeholders to inform infrastructure...