Deadline: 9-Jul-25
The Centre of Expertise for Waters invites proposals for a capacity building project which applies behavioural science evidence to produce a household flood plan template and considers future actions to support uptake.
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Aims
- CREW invites proposals for a c.7-month capacity building project to undertake a 2-phase project.
- Phase 1 Aim: To apply the latest behavioural science evidence to produce a household flood plan template, which is user tested via community engagement.
- Phase 2 Aim: To consider what future actions could support the uptake of household flood plans and increase the number of households completing household flood plans.
Scope
- Phase 1 Scope: It is anticipated that through a rapid evidence review of the latest behavioural science evidence around household flood planning and other related resilience behaviours, and of existing plans, phase 1 of the project will produce a household flood plan template.
- Phase 2 Scope: It is anticipated that through engagement with public and private sector stakeholders and utilising behavioural science and community engagement insights gained during phase 1, phase 2 of the project will provide recommendations for how household flood plans could be delivered in the future.
Funding Information
- Funding available: £95,000 exclusive of VAT.
Deliverables
- Phase 1 Deliverables:
- Stakeholder engagement: Paired/solo interviews and/or focus groups (which can be online) with people living in flood-risk areas to user-test the household flood plan template. The sample should include both those who have been flooded before, and those who have not. Other important demographic variables to consider in sampling could be home inhabitants (e.g. young people or not), and tenancy (e.g. property owners vs tenants). Applicants should also consider socio-economic factors. In the proposal, please include details of your proposed sampling strategy. The Scottish Flood Forum can help to facilitate some of the stakeholder engagements.
- A report section summarising the latest behavioral science evidence relevant to household flood plans and the community engagement undertaken within this phase.
- Phase 2 Deliverables:
- Stakeholder engagement:
- A workshop and/or focus groups and/or a survey, with organisations who will deliver flood planning interventions. This should include engagement with Scottish Flood Forum and SEPA as well as local authorities across Scotland and insurance companies. The Scottish Flood Forum can help to facilitate some of the stakeholder engagements.
- A report section summarising the engagement with public and private sector stakeholders, addressing the questions posed in Phase 2 to provide recommendations for how household flood plans could be delivered in the future. The behavioural science insights gained during phase 1 should be utilised and linkages to phase 1 should be made.
- Overall deliverables (Phase 1 & 2):
- A communications and impact plan to help plan and steer the stakeholder engagement undertaken during the project and to consider project impact during and after the project.
- A household flood plan template informed by the latest behavioural evidence and stakeholder engagement undertaken in both phase 1 and 2. This template should include accessible and user-tested questions, infographics/visuals, images. (The template should be provided in both a PDF and editable soft copy).
- One final report which encompasses both Phase 1 & 2 report sections as well as an overarching executive summary, introduction, recommendations, and conclusion.
Eligibility Criteria
- CREW encourage early-career through to experienced researchers to apply and promote the mentorship of early career researchers by experienced researchers.
- CREW funding is open to applications from all relevant Scottish Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and Research Institutes (RIs) (approved contractors).
- All Scottish Higher Educational Institutes (HEIs) and Research Institutes (approved contractors) (RIs) are eligible to apply for CREW funding. One eligible organisation must lead the bid, however an eligible organisation can sub-contract work in accordance with the Grant Terms which would include putting in place an appropriate agreement with the relevant sub-contractor(s) (updated December 2022). Any UK based HEI, RI or SME can be sub-contracted
For more information, visit CREW.