The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,488,568 Project Grant to the University of South Florida (USF) to design and develop a near real-time Community Crowdsourced Resilience Information System (CRIS-HAZARD) for enhancing community resilience against flooding and other extreme events. This grant is funded through NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070).
The CRIS-HAZARD system will leverage citizen science and community participation to collect real-time data to support data-driven decision-making and improve community resilience, especially in coastal areas like the Tampa Bay region that are vulnerable to climate change-induced flooding. The project, which will be piloted in Pinellas County, Florida, integrates expertise from research institutions, government agencies, and community stakeholders to enhance community-based planning and policy decisions. It aims to advance the understanding of risk and resilience in coastal communities facing persistent flooding events.
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