The University of Mississippi received a $413,813 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to operate an interdisciplinary Research Experiences for Undergraduates site from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2026. Through this award, the University will immerse undergraduate students in a 10-week summer research experience using interdisciplinary methods to study the politics of place in the American South. Students...
This $2,951,090 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program supports an interdisciplinary research project titled "Reversing Disproportionate Impacts of Hydroclimatic Extremes in Water-Rich Regions via Justice-Minded Research and Collaborative Adaptation Planning". The project, led by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, is an collaboration with Louisiana State University, Tulane University, University of...
This $394,768 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities (IA) program (CFDA 47.083) aims to strengthen the adaptability and resilience of underserved communities to climate uncertainty. The primary activities include:
Interdisciplinary training of students from underserved regions on climate change adaptation, focusing on topics such as social science, natural science, entrepreneurial economics, food security, and health. This will prepare a diverse...
The University of New Orleans received a $404,828 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on September 1, 2021 to establish an REU Site for advanced materials research and professional STEM training through August 31, 2024. The grant is part of NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the national scientific enterprise. Under the award, the University will provide research experiences for...
This $189,514 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program supports the establishment of a collaborative partnership among three Southern EPSCoR states - Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana - to advance education, scientific research, and workforce development in data science and related fields.
The initiative, led by the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) with participation from Alabama A&M University,...
This $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) will fund an Research Experiences for Undergraduates site at East Carolina University's Coastal Studies Institute. Over three years, the project will engage undergraduate researchers from diverse backgrounds in team-based research investigating coastal resilience challenges across communities in the face of climate change impacts like sea level rise and extreme...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $307,590 Project Grant to Louisiana State University (LSU) through the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program. The grant, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: HNDS-I: CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE FOR HUMAN DYNAMICS AND RESILIENCE RESEARCH," will fund the development of a national cyberinfrastructure to support and advance human dynamics and disaster resilience research. Key products and services to be delivered...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Social and Economic Science awarded a $688,363 Project Grant titled "BUILD AND BROADEN: THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ASSISTANCE UNIT" to the Regents of the University of Michigan. This 3-year grant, awarded on September 1, 2023, supports forums for researchers from institutions with different resource levels to build networks, collaborate, and receive mentoring. The project focuses on advancing research in three areas: the...
This $170,942 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (CFDA 47.075 - Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences) supports the development of a national cyberinfrastructure called the Human Dynamics and Resilience Infrastructure (HNDS-I) to advance disaster resilience research. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year grant include:
Creating four new integrated databases containing nationwide data from...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) project grant awarded to Louisiana State University (LSU) provides $275,000 in funding from August 2024 through July 2029. The project aims to investigate the iterative interrelations between public policies, resident perceptions/actions, and sociodemographic changes in the context of climate change-attributed extreme weather events. Key research activities include developing a conceptual framework to understand these...