Project Grant 2215195

This three-year National Science Foundation project grant of $399,622 supports research into the effects of chronic flooding on coastal migration in North Carolina. Led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the project will deploy novel sensor networks to detect floods of all sizes at high spatial resolution in identified flood-prone coastal areas. Household surveys and administrative records will provide data on migration intentions, behaviors, and socioeconomic context. The goal is to advance understanding of how more frequent minor floods and extreme storms impact coastal residents and communities as sea levels rise, with migration serving as a response. Insights aim to help develop strategies supporting resilient, sustainable coastal communities under climate change. The work aligns with the NSF's mission and was deemed worthy through the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075).