Opportunity Information: Apply for 12 610
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- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Interdisciplinary Research in Hazards and Disasters" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.041 Engineering Grants 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences 47.050 Geosciences 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences 47.080 Office of Cyberinfrastructure.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 19, 2012 and posted on Sep 19, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 4, 2013 Full Proposal Deadline(s) February 04, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $20,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- PI Limit Because this program is meant to support interdisciplinary research, a minimum of three investigators is required, the Lead Principal Investigator (PI) and two or more co Investigators (co PIs) from the lead or participating institutions who are eligible to serve as PI or co PI on NSF proposals submitted through their respective institutions. In order to ensure an interdisciplinary approach to solving sustainability problems Hazards SEES principal investigators should represent three or more distinct disciplinary areas as described in this solicitation (atmospheric and geospace, earth, and ocean sciences computer and information science cyberinfrastructure engineering mathematics and statistics social, economic, and behavioral sciences). Additional PIs or senior personnel may be added to cover other interdisciplinary needs of the project. The appropriateness of the research teams disciplinary composition and expertise will be factors in the merit review of the proposals (see Additional Review Criteria section).
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) funding opportunity titled "Interdisciplinary Research in Hazards and Disasters" (Hazards SEES; Funding Opportunity Number 12-610) is designed to push hazards and disaster research beyond single-discipline approaches and toward tightly integrated, team-based science and engineering. The central purpose is to improve how we understand natural hazards and technological hazards that are triggered or intensified by natural events, while also developing better ways to reduce their impacts and strengthen how communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. The program frames success as preventing hazards from escalating into disasters whenever possible, and it explicitly links this work to public safety and long-term sustainability.
At its core, Hazards SEES supports research that advances three connected aims. First, it seeks deeper scientific understanding of the fundamental physical and environmental processes behind specific hazards, including how multiple hazards can interact or cascade. Second, it prioritizes work that explains how hazards arise and propagate through complex systems, emphasizing interdependence and cumulative impacts on people, infrastructure, ecosystems, and society overall. Third, it encourages projects that improve forecasting and prediction, strengthen mitigation strategies, and expand practical capacity for response and recovery, including actionable knowledge that can inform decisions before and during events.
A defining feature of the solicitation is its emphasis on real interdisciplinary integration. NSF is looking for projects that productively cross boundaries among atmospheric and geospace sciences; earth and ocean sciences; engineering; mathematics and statistics; computer and information science; cyberinfrastructure; and the social, behavioral, and economic sciences. Competitive proposals are expected to combine these perspectives in a way that creates new paradigms for resilience, rather than simply placing multiple disciplines side by side. The program is especially interested in efforts that connect hazard science with computation and data systems, and with human and societal dimensions, so that findings translate into improved outcomes for real communities.
The opportunity also highlights a set of technical and methodological directions that NSF wants to see developed and synthesized across fields. These include targeted data collection, data integration and management, and modeling approaches that can support real-time decision making. It also emphasizes visualization and simulation, data analytics and data-driven discovery, real-time sensing, and cross-cutting knowledge development that blends applicable theory with practical models. In other words, Hazards SEES is not only about studying hazards; it is about building the interoperable data, tools, and interdisciplinary frameworks that make hazards research more predictive, more usable, and more scalable across events and locations.
Projects are expected to be organized around one or more specific locations, identifiable hazards, and/or unifying themes. This structure signals a preference for research that is grounded in concrete hazard contexts (for example, a particular region exposed to hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, or cascading infrastructure failures tied to natural events), while still producing generalizable insights, models, and methods. Another explicit objective is workforce development: proposals should help train the next generation of researchers to operate effectively in interdisciplinary hazards and disaster science, reflecting NSF's interest in building durable capacity beyond a single award.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, this is a discretionary grant opportunity in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category. NSF anticipated approximately 25 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $20,000,000. The program spans multiple NSF directorates and aligns with several CFDA listings, including Engineering (47.041), Mathematical and Physical Sciences (47.049), Geosciences (47.050), Computer and Information Science and Engineering (47.070), Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (47.075), and the Office of Cyberinfrastructure (47.080). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated in the opportunity.
Eligibility and team composition are central to the solicitation's intent. Because the program is meant to support genuinely interdisciplinary research, proposals must include at least three investigators: one Lead Principal Investigator and at least two co-Principal Investigators. Importantly, the investigator team should collectively represent three or more distinct disciplinary areas drawn from the fields named in the solicitation. Additional senior personnel can be included as needed to cover other interdisciplinary requirements. The disciplinary fit and the appropriateness of the team's expertise are not treated as minor details; they are explicitly described as factors in merit review, meaning that reviewers will assess whether the team is truly equipped to address the stated research questions and hypotheses.
Key dates in the posted announcement indicate it was posted on September 19, 2012, with a full proposal deadline of February 4, 2013, and an archive date of March 4, 2013. The Additional Information Link references NSF Publication 12-610, and applicants needing technical help were directed to NSF's Grants.gov support channel.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): NSF Interdisciplinary Research in Hazards and Disasters (Hazards SEES; 12-610)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funding opportunity titled "Interdisciplinary Research in Hazards and Disasters", also referred to as Hazards SEES (Funding Opportunity Number 12-610). It supports tightly integrated, team-based research in science and engineering focused on hazards and disasters.
What is the main purpose of Hazards SEES?
The central purpose is to push hazards and disaster research beyond single-discipline approaches toward interdisciplinary integration that improves understanding of natural hazards and technological hazards triggered or intensified by natural events, while also developing better ways to reduce impacts and strengthen community preparedness, response, and recovery. The program frames success as preventing hazards from escalating into disasters whenever possible and links this work to public safety and long-term sustainability.
What types of hazards does the program focus on?
The program focuses on natural hazards and technological hazards that are triggered or intensified by natural events. It also emphasizes situations where multiple hazards interact or cascade.
What are the three connected aims the program supports?
Hazards SEES supports research that advances three connected aims:
- Fundamental understanding of the physical and environmental processes behind specific hazards, including interactions and cascading hazards.
- Systems understanding of how hazards arise and propagate through complex, interdependent systems and create cumulative impacts across people, infrastructure, ecosystems, and society.
- Improved forecasting, mitigation, and capacity for response and recovery, including actionable knowledge that can inform decisions before and during events.
Is this opportunity intended for single-discipline projects?
No. A defining feature is its emphasis on real interdisciplinary integration. Competitive proposals are expected to cross boundaries among multiple fields in a way that creates new paradigms for resilience, not simply placing disciplines side by side.
Which disciplines does NSF expect teams to integrate?
The solicitation emphasizes integration across disciplines including:
- Atmospheric and geospace sciences
- Earth and ocean sciences
- Engineering
- Mathematics and statistics
- Computer and information science
- Cyberinfrastructure
- Social, behavioral, and economic sciences
Does NSF highlight any particular interdisciplinary connections as especially important?
Yes. The program is especially interested in projects that connect hazard science with computation and data systems and with human and societal dimensions, so that research results translate into improved outcomes for real communities.
What technical or methodological directions are encouraged?
The opportunity highlights multiple directions NSF wants to see developed and synthesized across fields, including:
- Targeted data collection
- Data integration and management
- Modeling approaches that support real-time decision making
- Visualization and simulation
- Data analytics and data-driven discovery
- Real-time sensing
- Cross-cutting knowledge development blending applicable theory with practical models
Is the program only about studying hazards, or also about tools and infrastructure?
It is explicitly about more than studying hazards. Hazards SEES also emphasizes building interoperable data, tools, and interdisciplinary frameworks that make hazards research more predictive, usable, and scalable across events and locations.
Do projects need to focus on a particular place or hazard?
Projects are expected to be organized around one or more specific locations, identifiable hazards, and/or unifying themes. This indicates a preference for research grounded in concrete hazard contexts while still producing generalizable insights, models, and methods.
Can projects address cascading or interacting hazards?
Yes. The program explicitly includes interest in how multiple hazards can interact or cascade, and in how hazards propagate through complex, interdependent systems.
Does the program address mitigation, response, and recovery?
Yes. One of the three core aims is to improve forecasting/prediction and strengthen mitigation strategies while expanding practical capacity for response and recovery, including producing actionable knowledge that can inform decisions before and during events.
Is workforce development part of the program?
Yes. The opportunity includes an explicit objective of workforce development. Proposals are expected to help train the next generation of researchers to work effectively in interdisciplinary hazards and disaster science, building capacity beyond a single award.
What type of grant category is this?
This is a discretionary grant opportunity in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category.
How many awards and how much total funding were anticipated?
NSF anticipated approximately 25 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $20,000,000.
Which NSF areas or CFDA listings does this program align with?
The program spans multiple NSF directorates and aligns with several CFDA listings, including:
- Engineering (47.041)
- Mathematical and Physical Sciences (47.049)
- Geosciences (47.050)
- Computer and Information Science and Engineering (47.070)
- Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (47.075)
- Office of Cyberinfrastructure (47.080)
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states that there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What are the minimum team composition requirements?
Because the program is meant to support genuinely interdisciplinary research, proposals must include at least three investigators: one Lead Principal Investigator and at least two co-Principal Investigators.
Are there requirements about the disciplines represented on the team?
Yes. The investigator team should collectively represent three or more distinct disciplinary areas drawn from the fields named in the solicitation. Additional senior personnel may be included to meet interdisciplinary needs.
How important is disciplinary fit and team expertise to review?
It is explicitly important. The solicitation states that the disciplinary fit and appropriateness of the team's expertise are factors in merit review. Reviewers will assess whether the team is truly equipped to address the proposed research questions and hypotheses.
When was the opportunity posted and what were the key dates?
Key dates listed in the announcement include:
- Posted date: September 19, 2012
- Full proposal deadline: February 4, 2013
- Archive date: March 4, 2013
Where is the official solicitation referenced?
The Additional Information Link references NSF Publication 12-610.
Where were applicants directed for technical help?
Applicants needing technical help were directed to NSF's Grants.gov support channel.
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