CIVIC Projects

Fort Smith, AR

(SMILIES) A community-based framework to develop Shared MicromobIlity for affordabLe-accessIblE housing

University of Arkansas

University Square Apartments and ElderNet communities, Philadelphia, PA

A Collect-Relay-Deliver Model for Food-Secure Aging Communities

Drexel University

Salt Lake County, UT

A Community-Designed Intersectional Food Access Rights for Marginalized communities (IFARM) Hub

University of Utah

Rochester, NY

A Coordinated Food Hub Network and Farm to Institution Program: Building Bridges between Small Local Farmers and Institutions in New York State Capital Region

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Polk County, IA

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

Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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

Arlington County, Fairfax County, City of Fairfax, and City of Alexandria, VA

Advancing Community-Centered Solutions for Walking, Biking, and Micromobility

George Mason University

Hays and NW Kansas, KS

Advancing Health Equity in Western Kansas Rural Communities Affected by Gender-Based Violence

Fort Hays State Univ

Oklahoma City, OK

Advancing Urban Tree Resilience from Ice Storms in Oklahoma City

University of Oklahoma

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

United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 602 in Lansing, MI

Automation Toolkits for Workers

Michigan State University

Chicago, South Side, IL

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

Regents U of Michigan

Monroe County, NY

Bridging the Gap between Essential Emergency Resources and Services and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community in Monroe County NY: A Geospatial-Visual Approach

Rochester Institute of Technology

Alaska

Bridging the Rural Justice Gap: Innovating & Scaling Up Civil Access to Justice in Alaska

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

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

Newark, NJ

Building Neighborhood Density, Mobility, and Affordability Through Regulatory Reform: An Action Plan for Newark, NJ

New York University

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

City of South Bend, IN

BUILT2AFFORD

University of Notre Dame

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, MI

Capturing Native American Tribal Residents Needs through Better Data and Query Systems

Regents University of Michigan

Irvine, CA

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

University of California, Irvine

Greenville, NC

Catalyzing Walkable, Sustainable, and Equitable Urban Development using Innovative Transportation Strategies

North Carolina State University

Pittsburgh, PA

City of Bridges: Using New Transportation Options to Drive Low-Income Mothers to Greater Success in Pittsburgh

Carnegie Mellon University

San Antonio's Westside neighborhood, TX

Co-created Digital Twins for Heat-resilient Home Rehab Co-design

The University of Texas at San Antonio

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

Austin, TX

Co-Creating a Community Hub for Smart Mobility: A University-Government-Nonprofit Partnership

University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

Co-Creating a Community Platform to Improve Services for People on the Homelessness Continuum

University of Texas Austin

Providence, RI

Co-Creating Context-Sensitive Mobility Strategies for Advancing the Social and Economic Goals of Low-Income Communities

E4TheFuture

Mayaguez, PR

Co-Design of Integrated Energy and Mobility Hubs for Service and Resiliency

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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

Baltimore, MD

Community Based Ride-Hail Pilot: One Car, Multiple Opportunities

University of Oregon

Chicago, IL

Community Food Mobilization in Chicago

Illinois Institute of Technology

Nashville, TN

Community Informed AI-Based System for Driver Training to Advance Neurodiverse Independence and Employment

Vanderbilt University

Flint, MI

Community Knowledge-Inspired Decisions for Schools (Community KIDS)

Regents University of Michigan

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

Austin, TX

Community-Based Gunshot Alert System

Vanderbilt University

South Bend, IN

Community-Based Research meets Systems Approach: Closing the Loop on Child Lead Poisoning

University of Notre Dame

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

Hazelwood Neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA

Community-Driven Socio-Technical Infrastructure for Air Quality Advocacy

U of Pittsburgh

East End Pilsen Neighborhood of Chicago, IL

Community-Driven, AI-Powered Thermal Imaging for Accessible Window Air Infiltration and Leakage Measurement

U of Illinois Chicago

Denton, TX

Community-Science Partnership to Enhance Stormwater Adaptation under Climate Change

Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Connecting Underrepresented Youths with Employment Opportunities

University of Kansas

Hampton Roads, VA

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

Old Dominion Research Foundation

St. Paul Island, AK

Creating a community-centered framework to address inequities in food-security in Alaskan coastal communities facing a changing climate

University of Alaska

Nashville, TN

Creating an AI-based Community-wide Efficient and Equitable Response System

Vanderbilt University

Hennepin County, MN

Creating an Integrated Emergency and Crisis Response System

University of Minnesota

Greenbrier County, WV

Creating the West Virginia Flood Resilience Framework for comprehensive disaster response and long-term community recovery

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN

Data-Driven Analytics for Scaling Up Community Carshare: Bringing Affordable, Reliable, and Clean Carshare to More People

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Data-driven and Community Engaged Planning Tools For Addressing Spatial Mismatch

University of Pennsylvania

Nashville, TN

Data-Driven Monitoring and Optimizing of Right-of-Way Permits

Vanderbilt University

Detroit, MI

Designing a Decarbonization- Ready Common Home Assessment

Pecan Street Inc.

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

Portland, OR

Digital Twin-based Framework for Development of Schools as Smart & Connected Community Resilience Hubs

Georgia Tech Research Corporation

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 River Ecosystem Stability

University of Arkansas

Boston, MA

Economic Resiliency through Mechanism Design and Secure Computing: MainStreetPulse: An Early Warning Platform for Monitoring and Supporting Main Street Businesses

Boston University

Ames, IA

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

Iowa State University

Los Angeles, CA

Enabling Safe, Community-wide Bike-to-Work Strategies via Participatory Sensing

University of California, Los Angeles

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

University of Oklahoma

Nez Perce Tribe, ID

Enhancing Digital Inclusion in Rural Tribal Communities with Dynamically Reliable Mobile Broadband

VA Polytechnic Inst & St U

Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas around Tulsa and Oklahoma City, OK

Enhancing Oklahoma Community Energy Resilience and Disaster Preparedness Through Electric School Bus Integration into Local Grids

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Washington

Enhancing the Capacity for Environmental and Social Resiliency in Overburdened Communities

University of Washington

Spokane, WA

Equalizing Access to Non-opioid Strategies with Community-embedded Online Pain Management Tools

Washington State University

Leimert Park, South Los Angeles, CA

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

U of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Everyday Respect: Measuring & Improving Police Officer Communication During Motor Vehicle Stops

University of Southern California

Boston, MA

Flexible Mobility-as-a-Service to Improve Post-Pandemic Regional Sustainability

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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

San Diego, CA

Human-centered, integrated mobility for disadvantaged communities in the San Diego region

University of California, San Diego

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

Improving integration of Ukrainian refugees in the US through equitable housing services

Iowa State University

Boston, MA

Improving Outcomes for People Directly Impacted by Incarceration Through Civic Studies Education that Includes Meaningful Employment

Tufts University

Lexington, KY

Improving Service and Resource Distribution Programs through Public Deliberation

Pennsylvania State University

Washington, DC

Improving Workforce Participation Among Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Individuals through the EduFocus Employment Network

CSD

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

Mecklenburg County, NC

Integrating Drone Delivery of AEDs Into EMS Response

U of NC Chapel Hill

Roosevelt County, NM

Integrating Remote Sensing Data for Environmental and Economic Sustainability

NM Inst of Mining & Tech

Champaign, IL

Jitney+: Redesign of a Legacy Mobility Service for Lower-income Communities in the Post-COVID Digital Age

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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

Oklahoma City, OK

Legacy Building Toolset

University of Oklahoma

Seattle Metropolitan Region, WA

Leveraging a connected network of unattended micro-pantries to reduce food waste and improve food security

University of Washington

Massachusetts

Leveraging a Resource Sharing Platform for Long-Term Mutual Aid and Responsiveness to Emergent Needs

Worcester Polytech Institute

Detroit, MI

Leveraging AI-assist Microtransit to Ameliorate Spatiotemporal Mismatch between Housing and Employment

Wayne 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

Portland, OR

Meeting COVID and Household Affordability Challenges through Flex Streets and Dynamic Bicycle Transportation Infrastructure

University of Oregon

Cleveland, OH

MICOPP: Mobility Improvements to achieve transportation equity in Communities through joint Optimization of Public and Private community-based resources

Case Western Reserve University

Arkansas

Mobility and Aging in Collaboration (MAGIC): A Transportation Platform for Older Adults

University of Arkansas

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

Baltimore, MD

Night Moves: Enhancing Mobility Accessibility and Safety for Night Shift Workers

U of MD, College Park

Waco, TX

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

Baylor University

Novel shared transportation services to improve rural-urban commutes

Pennsylvania State 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

Chicago, IL

Overcoming Mobility Inequity With New Open-Access Tools for Analyzing Spatial Accessibility

University of Chicago

Puerto Rico

Participatory Civic Technology to Close the Last-Mile Disaster Relief Gap in Puerto Rico

Foundation for Puerto Rico

Bloomington US-wide Philanthropy, IN

Philanthropy Deserts: Identifying and Addressing Mismatches between Charitable Giving and Community Need

Indiana University

Atlanta, GA

Piloting On-Demand Multimodal Transit in Atlanta

Georgia Tech

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

Philadelphia, PA

Placekeeping: a Co-designed Model for Intergenerational Co-housing and Coalition Building in a University-Adjacent Community

Drexel University

Marysville, OH

Planning a Shared Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Pilot for Linking Affordable Housing and Jobs

Ohio 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

Des Moines, IA

Reducing disparities in drinking water access by rebuilding consumer confidence in municipal tap water

University of Iowa

Detroit, MI

Rehab for America: Housing Resilience for Detroit Communities

Regents U of Michigan

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 Innovations for Sustainable Communities in Extreme Environments (RAISE)

The Pennsylvania State University

Tompkins and Tioga Counties, NY

Resilient Rice Farming through Community Innovation

Cornell University

Philadelphia’s Delaware River Waterfront, PA

Revitalizing Legacy Infrastructure Using Rapidly Deployable Pop-Up Metro

Carnegie Mellon University

Calhoun County, FL

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

Florida State University

Blue Oval City - Stanton, TN

Rural Transit Solutions for Blue Oval City Hub (REACH)

University of Memphis

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

New Orleans, LA

Streamlining and Supporting Access to Public Assistance Programs in Louisiana

Tulane University

San Francisco, CA

Strengthening community paramedicine services through action research

San Jose State University Foundation

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

Central Business District & Central Activities District in Charlotte, NC

Strengthening Community Safety and Well-being with Ethical, AI-Assisted Video Solutions

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

New Jersey, NJ

Strengthening Peer-Run Safety-Net Behavioral Health Services through Community-centered AI Design

Carnegie Mellon University

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

The Lily Pad Neighborhood Mobility Hub Planning and Feasibility Study

New York City College of Technology

New York, NY

Together Organizing Data Access for Youth Programs in NYC (T.O.D.A.Y.)

New York University

Denver, CO

Undesigning the redline and reimagining mobility investments to equitably link jobs, affordable housing, and services

University of Colorado Denver

New York City, NY

UNUM: Unification for Underground resilience Measures

New York University

Milwaukee, WI

User-Centered Mobility Solutions (UCMS): A New Vision to Connect Jobs and the Labor Force

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Savannah, GA

Visualizing Resilience: BIPOC Youth Advocacy through Mapmaking

Georgia Institute of Technology

San Diego, CA

Walk to Healthy Foods: Modeling Community-Based Assets to Increase Healthy Food Access in Underserved Communities

San Diego State University Foundation

Roanoke, VA

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

Virginia Tech