Project Grant 2135713

The National Science Foundation awarded a $336,050 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of California, Riverside under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to study forced displacement and community resilience related to housing insecurity exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic in inland Southern California. The three-year award beginning July 1, 2022 will fund research into the demographic and socioeconomic profiles of renters experiencing eviction, the relocation processes and...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program totaling $428,146 will fund research at the University of Colorado Boulder from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. The research aims to study decision-making and collective action during post-fire recovery to inform rebuilding codes and processes. Specifically, the project will characterize how governmental organizations seek information and balance priorities to make rebuilding...

This five-year, $260,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund research at the University of Oklahoma examining transactive resilience in disaster-affected communities. The university will analyze relationships among non-profits, community groups, government agencies, and infrastructure to better understand how distributed networks can bolster disaster resilience through peer-to-peer interactions. The research also aims to...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports research on climate adaptation of housing infrastructure in coastal communities. The $171,674 award to The Johns Hopkins University will develop a novel mathematical framework to analyze interactions between human behavior, built environments, and natural hazards in order to identify pathways for communities to become more resilient to climate change. The project aims...

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...

This $299,812 project grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program aims to foster energy-efficient, resilient, and healthy housing across Louisiana. The key objectives are to: 1) Conduct comprehensive research on developing critical information for material selection, practices, and evaluating benefits and costs in both retrofitting existing structures and implementing new construction projects;...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program provides $840,000 to Mississippi State University (MSU) to develop a new risk assessment and housing planning tool for improving the resilience of rural communities in the Mississippi Delta and Gulf Coast regions. The project aims to help local decision-makers and public workers assess housing vulnerabilities, explore adaptation strategies, and prioritize...

This Project Grant award of $528,090 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research on housing infrastructure adaptation in coastal communities exposed to natural hazards in a changing climate. The project, titled "CLIMA/COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RIDERS ON THE STORM: CLIMATE ADAPTATION OF HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES IN COASTAL CITIES," aims to develop a mathematical framework to analyze the interactions between...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) General Research and Technology Activity program (CFDA 14.506) provides $151,423 to Clemson University to conduct a mixed-methods study on barriers to the adoption of offsite construction methods for homebuilding. The study will involve illustrational builds, surveys of decision-makers, focus groups, and workshops in the Texas regional market. The expected outcomes are to (1) better understand the intent...

This Project Grant award for $300,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports the development of an advanced version of the Allegheny Housing Assessment (AHA) tool to improve the prioritization and delivery of housing and behavioral health services for homeless individuals and families. The primary goal is to create AHA+, an AI-powered system that will enhance transparency and optimize service allocation by...