The University of Texas at El Paso received a $110,270 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Social and Economic Science on January 1, 2022 to support collaborative research under the agency's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). The grant funds participatory design research for water quality monitoring of decentralized water infrastructure systems. The goal is to engage community stakeholders in the development of monitoring solutions...
This $499,942 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) program (CFDA 47.075) supports research investigating the impacts of climate change on coastal communities in an urban environment. The project aims to: (1) analyze the alignment between water infrastructure, policies, and practices with emerging climate challenges; (2) assess the impact of recent climate interventions on coastal communities; and (3) identify...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $150,000 supports research examining the impact of social capital on access to safe drinking water from private wells. Funded under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), the University of Virginia will evaluate how positions in social networks contribute to water quality, particularly after flooding events. Researchers will analyze cell phone mobility data to construct social networks and measure network...
This $150,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports research at Texas A&M University examining decision-making around evolving coastal flood risks. The grantee will develop an integrated framework combining risk modeling, economic sorting models, and social behavior models to understand how residential location choices are impacted by changing flood conditions and flood control infrastructure investments. This will quantify changes in...
The University of Texas at El Paso received a $279,975 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences on September 1, 2021 to fund research on intra-household dynamics and their effects on water insecurity. The grant is part of the NSF's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), which aims to contribute to scientific strength and welfare through promotion of basic research and education in social, behavioral and...
This $750,000 National Science Foundation project grant funds research at the University of Texas at Austin to develop culturally appropriate messaging strategies for water utilities serving Spanish-speaking populations during infrastructure emergencies. The grant is part of NSF's Strengthening American Infrastructure program and supports the agency's Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). Working with water utilities, the researchers will conduct community-centered...
This Project Grant award for $388,527, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), supports research on how salt affects the photodegradation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in aquatic ecosystems. The project, led by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC), will investigate the role of salt in photochemical reactions involving DOM, which plays key ecological roles in energy transfer, metal binding, and interactions with pollutants. Experiments...
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will receive $199,966 under a three-year National Science Foundation Project Grant in the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct the research project "WHERE THE RUNOFF BEGINS: RETHINKING THE ROLE OF IMPERVIOUS AREA IN URBAN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT" from May 2021 through April 2024. The university, through its Division of Research & Innovation, will explore alternative approaches to impervious area management in urban stormwater systems to...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) provides $350,000 to William Marsh Rice University to investigate how engaging coastal communities in stormwater management can enhance flood resilience. The research explores two interventions: increasing civic engagement in infrastructure design, implementation, and maintenance processes (infrastructural...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program provides $599,826 to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) to develop an AI-powered system for managing urban wastewater infrastructure. The project uses graph neural networks and in-situ water pressure monitoring to model infiltration and inflow issues in aging sewer systems, enabling proactive maintenance and improving climate resilience. TAMU-CC...
This $1,374,931 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program supports research at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) to evaluate the complex relationship between socioeconomic factors, water quality, and the well-being of residents in unincorporated coastal communities. The research combines social and environmental data to model risks, improve decision-making, and enhance community resilience. The project engages underrepresented minority students and disadvantaged local residents in water resource management and educational programs. Key research tasks include assessing community attributes and infrastructure, developing causal models linking socioeconomics and water contamination, and integrating groundwater quality with residents' well-being. Subcontractors Del Mar College and the University of Texas at San Antonio will support water quality testing, tracer analyses, and community engagement activities. This multidisciplinary effort aims to advance scientific knowledge, address real-world issues, and empower underserved communities to make informed choices about their water resources.