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The National Science Foundation Division of Social and Economic Science awarded a $199,434 Project Grant to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York to support the project "RAPID: OPERATIONALIZING THE CAPABILITIES APPROACH IN THE CONTEXT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE: MEASURING THE SOCIAL BURDEN OF INFRASTRUCTURE DISRUPTIONS" from May 15, 2021 through April 30, 2022. This Project Grant funding will support research to operationalize the Capabilities Approach framework...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $797,969 Project Grant (CFDA 98.001 - USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas) to the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, Inc. The grant, titled "Cooperation for Resilience through Public-Private Partnerships (CORE-3PS)", will fund the foundation's efforts to strengthen disaster preparedness and response capabilities in the Philippines from Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2027. The grant supports the foundation's core...

The Maryland Department of Emergency Management was awarded a $255,359.66 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the BRIC: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program (CFDA #97.047) to support hazard mitigation activities from March 18, 2022 through March 17, 2025. As the state grantee, the Maryland Department of Emergency Management will implement hazard mitigation projects focused on building community resilience. The Building Resilient Infrastructure...

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...

The Vermont Department of Public Safety was awarded a $127,353.32 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the BRIC: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program (CFDA #97.047) to deliver hazard mitigation activities from December 2021 through December 2024. The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program aims to reduce risks from disasters and natural hazards by supporting states, local communities, tribes and territories to undertake...

The Maryland Department of Emergency Management was awarded a $177,005.72 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the BRIC: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program (CFDA #97.047) to support hazard mitigation activities from March 18, 2022 through March 17, 2025. As the state grantee, the Maryland Department of Emergency Management will implement hazard mitigation projects focused on building resilient infrastructure and communities throughout the state....

This $398,891 Disaster Resilience Research Grant (DRRG) project from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) explores participatory transformation of barrier islands to enhance coastal resilience. The key objectives are to: Identify "acceptable" locations for allowing sections of barrier islands to naturally erode and "return to nature" to mitigate flood risks at nearby communities. Quantify reductions in flood risk from these "extreme...

This federal Project Grant award of $284,044.00, awarded on April 15, 2025, is funded by the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). The grant supports a research project to assess the adaptability of resilience models across multiple scales in response to hazards such as hurricanes and wildfires. The project employs a mixed-method, multi-sited approach that includes public conferences, hazard mapping, risk perception surveys, and resilience...

The District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency (DCEMA) received a $809,298.90 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program to implement hazard mitigation activities. The BRIC program aims to reduce risks from disasters and natural hazards by supporting state and local mitigation projects. Under this award, DCEMA will implement the FloodSmart Homes Retrofit project through a sub-award of...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $200,000 project grant to the Hawaii Department of Defense Civil Defense Division through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program. The BRIC program aims to support hazard mitigation activities that reduce risks from disasters and natural hazards. Under this award spanning March 2022 through March 2025, the Hawaii Department of Defense Civil Defense Division will leverage the funding to strengthen community resilience through...