Project Grant 2539050
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $1.48M Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2029. This collaborative research initiative will deliver scientific outputs addressing wildfire risk in humid forest regions, particularly the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Primary deliverables include characterization of hydroclimatic rapid oscillation events and their...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $390,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Irvine, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative delivers advanced computational models and simulation tools designed to improve fire spread prediction in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas where forests meet developed communities. The primary deliverables include: (1)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the University of Florida $418,401 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) on December 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project spanning three years through November 30, 2028. This project grant funds the development of a convergent framework for next-generation wildfire evacuation simulation models that integrate artificial intelligence (AI) agents powered...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded $1,059,167 to the University of California, San Diego, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, to develop improved computational models and simulation tools for predicting wildfire spread in wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas. The primary deliverables include fundamental research advancing the physical understanding of fire interactions with individual structures and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Utah received a $411,900 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2028. This collaborative research project will develop a convergent framework for next-generation wildfire evacuation simulation that integrates artificial intelligence (AI) agents powered by large language...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Worcester Polytechnic Institute received a $430,171 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded January 15, 2026, with completion targeted for December 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will develop and validate an advanced predictive modeling framework for wildland fire behavior that explicitly incorporates canopy...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $549,922 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041) on August 15, 2026, with a project completion date of July 31, 2031. The award funds development of a statistical tool that integrates the magnitudes and timing of hydrological extreme...
- Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded $389,332 to the University of California, Berkeley on September 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project addressing fire spread modeling in wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas. The project will deliver enhanced computational models and simulation tools that predict fire behavior at multiple scales—from individual structures to entire neighborhoods and communities—thereby improving the scientific...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Mississippi State University received a $313,749 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2029. This collaborative research project, titled "FIRE-MODEL: Impacts of Rapid Shifts of Moisture Availability on Regional Landscapes, Forest Hydrology and Flammability," delivers scientific research...
- Grant Award Summary The Johns Hopkins University received a $353,457 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) effective December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will develop a convergent framework for next-generation wildfire evacuation simulation models that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) agents powered by psychological theory-informed large...
Federal Project Grant Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $249,761 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded on August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2026. The project delivers integrated research and modeling services addressing household wildfire risk reduction through a collaborative, multi-state initiative. The primary deliverables include: (1) empirical behavioral data identifying factors that influence wildfire mitigation adoption, preparedness decisions (stay/defend/survive strategies), and evacuation decision-making across four wildland-urban interface (WUI) communities in three states; (2) agent-based evacuation models (ABMs) that integrate social-behavioral data with fire spread dynamics and transportation engineering components to generate more accurate evacuation scenario simulations; and (3) enhanced capability and validation of the Protection Action Decision Model (PADM) to explain complex household decision-making processes related to wildfire hazards. The award supports active learning and goal-setting interventions designed to increase WUI resident adoption of pre-event hazard adjustments, along with engagement of regional planners and emergency managers to test and evaluate evacuation protocols and educational programs derived from the research findings. By integrating behavioral science with transportation engineering and fire dynamics modeling—a trilateral approach absent from existing evacuation models—the project produces actionable tools and evidence to strengthen community wildfire resilience and improve evacuation strategy effectiveness in high-risk regions.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $249.8k | 9/17/25 |