Developing an Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Approach for Resilience Through Military Installation and Community Engagement — Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers funding opportunity
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Developing an Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Approach for Resilience Through Military Installation and Community Engagement

Background: Engineering With Nature® (EWN) is the intentional alignment of natural and engineering processes to efficiently and sustainably deliver economic, environmental and social benefits through collaborative proces...

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Award $0–$1.5M Deadline 1836 days ago Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Closed posted Jun 8, 2021
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: up to $1,500,000 (total pool ~$4,500,000).
  • Next deadline: August 8, 2021.
  • Issued by: Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers.
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  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: $0–$1.5M. Total program pool: $4,500,000.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Fixed.

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About the funder

Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers is a federal-level funder.

Award amount
$0–$1.5M
Deadline
1836 days ago
Aug 8, 2021
Total pool
$4.5M

About this opportunity

Background: Engineering With Nature® (EWN) is the intentional alignment of natural and engineering processes to efficiently and sustainably deliver economic, environmental and social benefits through collaborative processes. In turn, sustainable development of water resources infrastructure is supported by solutions that beneficially integrate engineering and natural systems. With recent advances in the fields of engineering and ecology, there is an opportunity to combine these fields of practice into a single collaborative and cost-effective approach for infrastructure development and environmental management. For more information, please visit: The primary goal of the project will be to increase resilience for community development using natural infrastructure. To that end, this CESU will facilitate connections between military installations and communities that share interconnected physical and social infrastructure. To accomplish this goal, the CESU will conduct research as well as develop and deliver a planning and implementation process that promotes community resilience while emphasizing Engineering With Nature (EWN) practices and concepts in order to effectively and efficiently further the missions of the relevant military installations while advancing economic prosperity and resilience in the surrounding communities. Specific research goals of this initiative include: Develop basic science, cutting across social sciences, concerning predictions about the processes interacting to shape community resilience and efforts to address vulnerabilities. Explore system processes and vulnerabilities across spatial and temporal scales. Apply knowledge developed from social science investigations into the functioning of resilience planning networks and infrastructure investment systems. Provide expertise and technical resources to develop test sites and pilot projects for ongoing research project that can also address immediate resilience needs. Further the understanding of the relationship between installation resilience, community resilience, and the local military mission Develop communication channels to build among communities and an understanding of resilience principals, emphasizing EWN practices. Work directly with relevant stakeholders to develop fundamental scientific research questions, applied research questions, and demonstration projects. Develop stronger connections among various elements ( recreational, etc. that compose planned and/or existing communities. In turn, use these connections as a means to understand their shared infrastructures, both physical and social, the climate and natural hazard vulnerabilities to those associated systems, and the opportunities for collaboratively addressing vulnerabilities and improving resilience Engage multiple constituencies and diverse institutions, recognizing that broad participation that includes historically under-represented voices can lead to new and better ideas. Connections to and engagement with tribal organizations are of particular significance. Establish a communication platform that results in the timely delivery of informational products and/or engagements across the EWN network. Example products originating and subsequently disseminated from a communication platform to include: workshops/symposia, news of case studies, technical notes, journal articles, etc. Additionally, a successful application should include information that is pertinent to the following: Access to state-of-the-art research facilities to conduct basic research into relevant resilience concepts. Established outreach and engagement networks in coastal and inland areas such as through land and sea grant institutions. Experience in strategic planning and/or community visioning and related practices, and the ability to use diverse written and visual media for communication. Previous or ongoing work with the diverse elements ( , etc.) that comprise complex, planned and/or existing communities.

Funding agency

Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers
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Geographic eligibility

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • District of Columbia

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Source ID334066
PostedJun 8, 2021

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