NHERI and DesignSafe researchers should be aware of Program Solicitation NSF 20-581, Disaster Resilience Research Grants (DRRG).

With this joint solicitation, the NSF and the U.S Department of Commerce (DOC) National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) call for proposals for research to advance fundamental understanding of disaster resilience in support of improved, science-based planning, policy, decisions, design, codes, and standards.

NSF and NIST will hold an informational webcast on August 3, 2020, to discuss the DRRG program and answer questions about this solicitation. More details about the webcast will be posted at https://www.nist.gov/el/disaster-resilience/disaster-resilience-federal-funding-opportunity-ffo as they become available. The webcast will be archived and available for viewing for at least 3 months following the event.

Letters of intent are due August 14, 2020. Proposals are due by September 15, 2020.

Find details about the program, eligibility and submission instructions on the NSF website:

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20581/nsf20581.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click