Boise State Hazard and Climate Resilience Institute
The Boise State Hazard and Climate Resilience Institute invites applications for project funding. Applicants must submit a proposal with a clear connection to one or more of the following HCRI research pillars (listed below). Projects must also include at least one community partner. Collaborative research that spans the social sciences and STEM are encouraged.
Research Pillars:
Natural Environment: Research related to the health of our planet, natural resources, natural hazards, and climate change, i.e., Assessing the causes and consequences of geophysical or climate-related hazards; Risk assessments; Disaster risk perception and preparedness behavior studies; Investigating the efficacy of sustainable environmental practices.
Infrastructure and the Built Environment: Research related to the reliability and strength of critical infrastructure (communications, power grid, buildings built to hazard code), and systems facilitators or inhibitors to improve or build stronger infrastructure (e.g., capital, policy), i.e., Assessing the resilience of critical infrastructure; The role and/or strength of community lifelines with respect to disaster recovery capacity.
Health and Well-being: Research related to the environmental and social conditions that foster healthy and thriving communities, i.e., assessing how access to environmental amenities impacts physical and mental health; The role of human and social capital on community resilience; Food system security with respect to sustainable and environmentally respectful practices; Impact of poor air quality and vulnerable populations.
Economy and Society: Research related to economic and political conditions that (1) allow communities to prepare for, mitigate, respond, and recover from adverse events, and (2) foster thriving, healthy communities, i.e., Resilience network analyses; Using a capitals approach to investigate resilience capacity and interconnectedness between communities; Valuation of natural capital.
Award Amount:
4-5 Awards – $1,000 – $5,000
Due Date:
March 1, 2021 by 5:00 PM MST