Deadline: 31-Oct-22
The Department of Commerce has announced the applications for Climate Program Office (CPO) Adaptation Sciences: Interdisciplinary research, engagement, and capacity building to advance adaptation and resilience in islands of the Caribbean and the Pacific.
Through this FY23 Federal Funding Opportunity, the Adaptation Sciences (AdSci) Program is seeking projects designed to advance interdisciplinary, participatory adaptation research, engagement and capacity building activities focused on select, permanently-inhabited islands in the Caribbean and Pacific regions. Prior to submitting applications, investigators are encouraged to review the AdSci FY23 Information Sheet for additional information about program priorities and contacts.
In FY23, AdSci is seeking proposals for interdisciplinary adaptation research activities to identify and better understand evolving climate-related risks, vulnerabilities, and adaptive capacity, and to foster the integration of this knowledge into adaptation and resilience planning for islands.
Goals
The goal of the AdSci Program is to foster adaptation and resilience by supporting research and partnerships focused on:
- Developing an understanding of key drivers and conditions that shape and enable adaptation across multiple temporal and spatial scales (e.g., socioeconomic context, adaptive behaviors, risk perception, public awareness and education); and
- Identifying key aspects of and promoting opportunities for the use of scientific information to best support preparedness and planned adaptation of high value to social and economic goals.
Funding Information
- Proposals should be for projects up to 2 years duration with a budget of up to $150,000 per year. Depending on the availability of funds, it is anticipated that 11-13 projects will be supported.
- Projects should last 2 years.
Eligible Countries
Proposals should focus on one or more islands within the following regions:
- Region A (Caribbean): Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Region B (Pacific): the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, international and regional organizations, and state, local and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies or institutions are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice, but may be identified as partners in the proposals (with their own resources). Institutions may apply for funding regardless of where they are located (however, partnerships with local and national organizations are encouraged).
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343880