Dear Colleague Letter
Funding Opportunity
Prediction of and Resilience against Extreme EVENTS (PREEVENTS)
Directorate of Geosciences
National Science Foundation
NOTE: Proposals for Research Projects and Focused Workshops Submitted
through the Arctic Natural Sciences and Arctic System Science Programs
are due: Monday, 19 October 2015
For more information contact:
Diane McKnight (DMCKNIGH [at] nsf.gov)
NSF PREEVENTS Management Team
Arctic Research Opportunities
Arctic System Science Program
Division of Polar Programs
9 September 2015
Dear Colleague:
Natural disasters cause thousands of deaths annually, and in 2013 alone
they caused over $130 billion in damage worldwide (MunichRe, 2014). The
National Science Foundation (NSF) has long supported basic research in
scientific and engineering disciplines necessary to understand extreme
natural events and hazards, including through the Interdisciplinary
Research in Hazards and Disasters (Hazards SEES) program, which recently
completed its second and final competition. Pending the availability of
resources beginning in Federal fiscal year 2016 (FY16), the Directorate
for Geosciences (GEO) at NSF plans an opportunity for research in
natural hazards and extreme events called Prediction of and Resilience
against Extreme EVENTS (PREEVENTS). This letter provides general
information about, and encourages proposals for, projects relevant to
the goals of PREEVENTS.
PREEVENTS is one of the successors to the Hazards SEES program, and one
element of the FY16 Risk and Resilience activity at NSF. PREEVENTS is
designed to (1) enhance understanding of the fundamental processes
underlying natural hazards and extreme events on various spatial and
temporal scales, as well as the variability inherent in such hazards and
events; (2) improve models of natural hazards, extreme events, and their
impacts on natural, social, and economic systems; and (3) enable
development of new tools to enhance societal preparedness and resilience
against such impacts. PREEVENTS will focus on natural hazards and
extreme events, not those that are deliberate or accidental. PREEVENTS
will include opportunities for disciplinary and multidisciplinary
projects at multiple scales, particularly in areas ripe for significant
near- or medium-term advances.
Through this letter, GEO welcomes proposals for research projects and/or
focused workshops that would advance the goals of PREEVENTS. Research
projects may involve any PREEVENTS-relevant scientific area supported by
existing GEO programs. GEO envisions PREEVENTS workshops as fostering
community development in disciplinary and/or cross-disciplinary areas
that are not yet well established. PREEVENTS proposals may be submitted
to any appropriate existing GEO program(s), subject to the limitations
for the particular program(s).
PIs who are considering a submission pursuant to this Dear Colleague
Letter are strongly encouraged to contact the PREEVENTS Management Team
(preevents [at] nsf.gov) and the program officer(s) responsible for the
intended target GEO program(s). It will be helpful to do so early in the
proposal development process, and to (1) identify the natural hazard
and/or extreme event process that would be addressed in the planned
project; (2) explain the scientific motivation for the planned project
in the context of natural hazards and/or extreme events; and (3)
indicate whether or not the planned project may involve resources or
staff from other Federal agencies.
Subject to the availability of resources, NSF intends to release a
formal PREEVENTS solicitation in 2016 that will specify program
guidelines and proposal requirements, including eligibility and
budgetary information, review criteria, and other relevant information.
All inquiries regarding this Dear Colleague Letter and/or the envisioned
future for PREEVENTS should be directed to the PREEVENTS Management Team
(preevents [at] nsf.gov).
Sincerely,
Roger Wakimoto
Assistant Director, Directorate for Geosciences
National Science Foundation
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