Project Grant RJ27464320

This $200,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program will fund research on supporting an environmentally friendly and inclusive recovery of coastal communities dependent on tourism. Specifically, the University of Massachusetts will conduct case studies in Costa Rica, Germany, Scotland, and the United States to assess the environmental and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on these regions. The research will evaluate which...

The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $2 million Project Grant to Columbia University for the "COVID INFORMATION COMMONS EXTENSION FOR PANDEMIC RECOVERY" project. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2021 under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to enhance capacity for science and engineering and broaden participation in STEM research and education. Columbia University will use the funding over a four-year period ending September 30,...

The National Science Foundation SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities awarded a $138,000 project grant to Phoenix, Arizona to support research investigating the long-term impacts of pandemic disease. The grant was awarded under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) for the period of August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2023. The grant will fund research exploring the long-term societal and economic effects of pandemics. In line with the program's goals of...

This $276,839 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports a collaborative research study examining the impact of non-science isolation practices on scientific production and collaboration. The research aims to deepen understanding of how national scientific systems are interconnected with global economic and political dynamics, providing insights on the effects of scientific cooperation across countries...

This $4.96 million cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities supports the development of a knowledge network infrastructure and applications related to COVID-19 science and economics from May 2021 through August 2022. Funded under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), which aims to enhance STEM competitiveness through capacity building and broadening participation, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will create a knowledge...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $128,247 project grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program to President and Fellows of Harvard College. The grant will support research on "U.S. Institutions After COVID-19: Trust, Accountability, and Public Perceptions" from December 2021 through November 2023. As the prime awardee, Harvard University will examine how the pandemic has impacted trust and accountability in major U.S. institutions, and shape public...

The National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program awarded $199,516 to The George Washington University under a Project Grant titled "Pandemic Communication in Time of Populism: Building Resilient Media and Ensuring Effective Pandemic Communication in Divided Societies." The two-year project, running from May 2022 to April 2024, will conduct the first comprehensive comparative study of health crisis communication in the context of populist politics...

The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $100,000 to the National Academy of Sciences under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) to conduct a one-day workshop titled "MONITORING, MITIGATING, AND LEVERAGING THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE FUTURE CAREERS OF WOMEN IN STEM." The workshop will take place in Washington, D.C. between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022. As part of the Integrative Activities program's goal of...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) Project Grant award of $348,161 to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) will fund a study examining the impact of non-science isolation practices on scientific production and collaboration. The research aims to provide empirical evidence on how geopolitical shifts and restrictive measures affect international scientific cooperation, researcher mobility, and resource exchange. Employing...

This Project Grant award of $549,983 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports research on public health leadership, preparedness, and governance during crises. The project analyzes a case where public officials experienced uneven backlash, such as harassment and threats, in response to COVID-19 policies. It aims to identify the conditions, nature, and impacts of this backlash, as well as how officials responded. The...