The Ohio State University received a $317,483 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) program to develop a methodology for coordinating resilience interventions between electric power distribution systems and proactive consumers from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. The University aims to provide a bilevel optimization framework that allows achieving maximum resilience for the distribution system and consumers' individual needs given resilience budget constraints....
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award in the amount of $454,236 to the University of Massachusetts Lowell will advance the field of resilience analytics and enhance the ability of civil infrastructure systems to withstand natural disasters. The key research objectives include: (i) Adapting statistical physics and discrete modeling techniques to predict the type, extent, and functional integrity of damage to structural and non-structural building...
This $165,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program supports the development of a novel adaptive data collection framework for automated post-disaster rapid damage assessment. The project at Arizona State University's Orspa division will create a Bayesian-based system that analyzes recent observations to dynamically update the trajectories of data collector agents toward areas with the greatest potential for information gain. This will...
This $285,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) program (CFDA 47.075) will fund research to develop new statistical methods to guide economic and public policy decisions in rapidly changing environments. The research aims to build on recent advances in statistical decision theory, causal inference, and machine learning to create econometric models that can effectively inform evidence-based policymaking while...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering CFDA 47.041 Project Grant award to Oklahoma State University is for $367,706 to investigate the use of place-based, human-centered networks leveraging micromobility, community social ties, and resilience hubs to enhance community resilience and equity in disaster response and recovery efforts. The research project, which includes a subaward to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, aims to: 1) understand the functions, usage, and...
This $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the "IMPRESS-U: RESILIENT ENGINEERING TO ADVANCE PUBLIC VALUE AND INNOVATION IN RESEARCH PERIPHERY COUNTRIES" project. The project examines how uncertainty and crisis drive innovation and change in engineering education, particularly in academic departments operating in challenging environments. Led by Arizona State University, this multi-country,...
This $400,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program. The grant supports a 3-year research project that examines the impacts of natural disasters on community resilience and spatial disparities. The project has three key components: 1) analyzing disruptions to resident mobility patterns using mobile phone data, 2) investigating spatial variation in requests for government assistance, and 3)...
This EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to enhance the resilience of the national supply chain network. The $299,999 grant, awarded on July 1, 2025, will fund the development of forward-looking risk assessment and mitigation tools. These tools will improve preparedness for supply chain disruptions by identifying threats to reliability in the national supply chain and informing strategies for...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $284,044 to Northern Illinois University (NIU) to assess the adaptability of resilience models across multiple scales for hazards such as hurricanes and wildfires. The project tests how communities can craft localized resilience plans and identifies factors that facilitate or hinder implementation. Key activities include public conferences, hazard mapping,...
This $199,369 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research to enable autonomous systems to dynamically detect, classify, and mitigate unexpected disruptions in real-time. The research aims to develop a unified framework using game-theoretic modeling and reinforcement learning control strategies, which could enhance the resilience, efficiency, and safety of autonomous systems in critical applications like intelligent...