CIVIC Projects

Polk County, IA

A Disaster Multiplayer Online Game (DMOG) to Enhance Emergency Preparedness and Resilience in the Midwest

Iowa State University

Tampa Bay, FL

A GIS-Based Digital Platform for Promoting Sustainable, Equitable, and Resilient Access to Healthy Foods in Response to Natural Disasters

University of South Florida

Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, NE

A Multi-dimensional Approach to Transform Tribal Community Resilience Against Extreme Wind Hazards

University of Nebraska Omaha

San Juan County, UT

A tourism decision support system for Western gateway and natural amenity region communities

Utah State University

A Visualization Tool and Assessment Framework for Civic Technology Use in the DMV Area: The Case of 311 Systems During the COVID-19 Outbreak

George Mason University

Boroughs of Everett, Patton, and Philipsburg, PA

Accelerating Coproduced Flood Resilience in Underserved Levee Communities

Pennsylvania State University

Lowell, MA

Accelerating diffusion of energy efficiency programs in under-represented communities through social networks

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tucson, AZ

Advancing A Net Zero Urban Water Future In The Southwest While Expanding Urban Greening And Associated Socio-Environmental Co-Benefits

U of Arizona

Tuscaloosa, AL

An AI-Assisted Digital Twin Platform for Advanced Energy Auditing and Retrofitting Analysis in Low-Income Homes at Multiple Scales

U of Alabama Tuscaloosa

New Hanover County, Currituck County, NC

An Integrated Scenario-based Hurricane Evacuation Management Tool to Support Community Preparedness

University of Delaware

Houston, TX

Artificial-Intelligence-based Decision Support for Equitable and Resilient Food Distribution during Pandemics and Extreme Weather Events

University of Houston

Gaithersburg, MD

Assessing the Feasibility of Systematizing Human-AI Teaming to Improve Community Resilience

University of Texas at Austin

Cape Canaveral, FL

Assessing the Performance of Green Stormwater Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation and Coastal Resilience and Water Management in the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida

Stetson University

Chicago, South Side, IL

BioEnergy and Fertilizer Production from Food Waste Enabled by Community Partnerships and Anaerobic Biotechnologies

Regents U of Michigan

Whatcom County, WA

Building a Coalition of Scientists, Tribal Representatives, and Resource Managers to Test Forest Management Effects on Summer Low Flows in the Pacific Northwest

University of Washington

City of Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ

Building a Heatwave Resilient Community in Arizona

Arizona State University

Occoquan Reservoir and Fairfax Virginia, VA

Building Community Resilience to Drought, Population Growth, and Cascading Water Quality Challenges in a Large One-Water System

College Station, TX

Building PreK-12 School Resilience in the Face of COVID-19

Texas A&M

Permafrost Region, AK

Building resilient Arctic Communities to Permafrost Thaw Hazards

Woodwell Climate Research Center

Irvine, CA

CaReDeX: Enabling Disaster Resilience in Aging Communities via a Secure Data Exchange

University of California, Irvine

St. Mary, St. Martin, Iberia, and Vermilion Parishes, LA

Co-Created Pathways: Establishing Community and First Responder Collaboration for Equitable Evacuation and Emergency Sheltering During Extreme Floods

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Seattle, WA

Co-Designing Protocols for Data Creation, Analysis, and Use among Local Care Networks in Seattle and Boston to Enhance Disaster Resilience

University of Washington

Volusia County of Florida, FL

Co-designing toward Coastal Resilience: A Hybrid Approach for restoring Hurricane and Climate Change-prone Seawall and Dune

Embry Riddle Aero University

Maine

Codeveloping local flood thresholds and high tide flooding predictions with community science and innovative technology

Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Community Resilience Catalyst: Co-Designing an Integrated Participatory Mapping System for Enhancing Disaster Resilience through Community Engagement

Hispanic Federation

Charleston, SC

Community Resilience Micro-Bonds to Balance Cost and Social Equity among Stakeholders

Missouri University of Science & Technology

Salt Lake City, UT

Community Resilience through Engaging, Actionable, Timely, High-Resolution Air Quality Information (CREATE-AQI)

University of Utah

College Station, TX

Community-Centric Pre-Disaster Mitigation with Unmanned Aerial and Marine Systems

Texas Engineering Experiment Station

Upper Kula, Central Maui, HI

Community-driven Evaluation and Adoption of Innovative Approaches and Technologies to Enhance Wildfire Resilience on Maui

University of Hawaii

Tompkins and Tioga Counties, NY

Community-driven Innovations in Rice for Climate Adaptation in New York State (CIRCA-NYS)

Cornell University

Denton, TX

Community-Science Partnership to Enhance Stormwater Adaptation under Climate Change

Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Hampton Roads, VA

Convergence, Inventory, Matching, and Assignment (CIMA) to Optimize Post-event Housing Repair for Displaced Vulnerable Populations

Old Dominion Research Foundation

San Antonio's Westside neighborhood, TX

Create an Ethical Urban Digital Twin to Co-design Heat Mitigations for Integrated Indoor and Outdoor Environments

University of Texas San Antonio

Hennepin County, MN

Creating an Integrated Emergency and Crisis Response System

University of Minnesota

KC, St Louis, Madison, MO

Developing Community-Informed Strategies for Increased Longevity of Urban Trees to Mitigate Climate Change

Washington University

Fairbanks, AK

Developing Low Power Wide Area Sensor Networks to Improve Cold Region Disaster Prediction and Management in the Fairbanks North Star Borough

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Navajo Nation, AZ

Digital Backpack: Enabling Offline Web-based Content Access to Promote Student Academic Resiliency in Acute and Chronic Disaster Situations

Northern Arizona University

Terre Haute, Fargo, IN & ND

Disaster Response Metaverse (DRM) for Enhancing Community Engagement through Immersive, Interactive Experiences

Indiana State University

Yukon-Kuskokwin (Y-K) Delta, AK

Dynamic Modeling of Alaskan Riverine Ecosystem Stability to Improve Yup'ik Cultural Resiliency

U of Arkansas

Ames, IA

Electric Network Disaster Mitigation for Utilities Serving Rural Communities (ENDURE)

Iowa State University

Enhancing Communities Preparedness and Resilience to Post-Wildfire Hydrology in Mountainous Areas

University of Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK

Enhancing Community Resilience to Tree Damages under Severe Weather Events through Co-design and Co-learning

University of Oklahoma

Washington

Enhancing the Capacity for Environmental and Social Resiliency in Overburdened Communities

University of Washington

Leimert Park, South Los Angeles, CA

Establishing the Air Quality and Green Workforce Development Program (AQ-GWDP)

U of California, Los Angeles

Boulder, CO

From Crisis to Opportunity: Addressing Rapidly Escalating Wildfire Risks on Colorado's Front Range through a Science-based Natural Climate Solutions Approach

CU Boulder

Delta Communities, MS

From Vulnerability to Resilience: Advancing Multi-Hazard Risk Mapping for Disaster-Resilient Communities in Mississippi

University of Mississippi

New York, NY

Full Building Scans for Targeted Micro-retrofits using Drones, Radars, and Deep Learning

New York University

Great Lakes Region, MI

Helping Rural Counties to Enhance Flooding and Coastal Disaster Resilience and Adaptation

Michigan Technological University

Halelea, HI

Hoomalu Halelea – Community-led Innovation for Integrated Flood Resilience

University of Hawaii

Long Island, NY

Human-centric, Data-driven Coastal Flood Resilience Strategies for Economically Disadvantaged Communities on Long Island

SUNY Stony Brook

Hyperlocal Services to Prepare Rural Communities for Extreme Weather-Related Natural Disasters

Cornell University

New York City, NY

Inclusive Insurance: Improving the Post-Flood Financial Resiliency of Low- and Moderate-Income Households

Environmental Defense Fund

U.S. Virgin Islands

Incorporating large-area imaging and analytics into community-driven underwater restoration and management

U of Cal SD Scripps Institute

Innovation for Economic Rejuvenation of Louisiana Coastal Communities

Drexel University

Boston, MA

Kickstarting A Youth-Centered Green Economy For The Environmental Justice Community Of East Boston

Eastie Farm

Knowledge-to-Action: Enhance Community Disaster Preparedness and Resiliency through Physical and Virtual Drills

Oregon State University

Pittsburgh, PA

Leveraging existing fiber-optic cables to identify and manage urban environmental hazards

Pennsylvania State University

Ohkay Owingeh, NM

Low-Cost Efficient Wireless Intelligent Sensors (LEWIS) for Greater Preparedness and Resilience to Post-Wildfire Flooding in Native American Communities

University of New Mexico

Howard County, MD

Machine Learning Approaches to Improve Resilience of Water Utilities to Extreme Weather Events

Johns Hopkins University

San Antonio, TX

Measuring Atmospheric Variability to Manage Intra-urban Heat and Air Quality

U of Texas San Antonio

Denver, CO

Nearby Nature: Community drive research to equitably improve Denver's climate resilience through urban landscape transformations for people and pollinators

Colorado State University

Waco, TX

Novel Fuel-Flexible Combustion to Enable Ultra-Clean and Efficient Waste-to-Renewable Energy in Changing Climate

Baylor University

Portland, ME

Ocean Model Infrastructure For A Resilient Coastal City

University of Southern Maine

Pomona, CA

Open-Source Renewables: Coupling Resilience to Natural Disasters with Environmental Justice

Harvey Mudd College

Florida State Parks, FL

Piloting the application of the data-to-decisions rapid response team to support climate adaptation planning within the Florida State Park system

Arizona State University

Worcester, MA

Rapidly Deployable Robotic Inspection and Mapping of Complex Spaces

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Detroit, MI

Recovering from Expected Flooding Under Residential Buildings (REFURB)

Wayne State University

Bolinas, Oakland, CA

Rehearsing Natural Disasters through Games and Simulations

University of California, Davis

Central Florida, FL

Reimagining Urban Resilience and Education Hubs Using a Community-Engaged, Equity-Centered Approach

University of Central Florida

Franklin County, MA

Remote Monitoring of Small Rural Water Systems to Ensure Safe Drinking Water through Disasters and Natural Recovery

University of Massachusetts Amherst

North Slope Borough, AK

Resilient Arctic Coastal Communities to Coastal Hazards

Penn State

Calhoun County, FL

Rural Resiliency Hubs: An Integrated, Community-Centered Approach to Addressing the Resiliency Divide through Rural Public Libraries

Florida State University

Great Salt Lake, UT

Securing the Future of the Great Salt Lake Basin Through Effective Water and Land Use Partnerships

Utah State University

Santa Cruz, CA

Smart Coastal Monitoring Network for Implementing Equitable Adaptation in Santa Cruz, CA

UC Santa Cruz

Elizabeth, NJ

Smart Kids and Cool Seniors

Rutgers University New Brunswick

Huron River, MI

Smart Watersheds for Conservation and Resilience

Regents University of Michigan

St. Louis, MO

Strengthening Community Resiliency through Extended Reality (XR): Engaging Small, Under-Resourced Municipalities in Planning & Execution of Government

University of Missouri St. Louis

Great Lakes Region,

Strengthening Resilience of Ojibwe Nations across Generations (STRONG): Sovereignty, Food, Water, and Cultural (in)Security

Northwestern University

Tenmile and Dorena Lakes, OR

Sustainable Biochar to Mitigate Freshwater HABs: Building Climate Resilient Rural Communities

Loyola University of Chicago

New York City, NY

UNUM: Unification for Underground resilience Measures

New York University

Savannah, GA

Visualizing Resilience: BIPOC Youth Advocacy through Mapmaking

Georgia Institute of Technology

Roanoke, VA

Youth-centered civic technology and citizen science for improving community heat resilience infrastructure

Virginia Tech