W81EWF-21-SOI-0019: Developing an Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Approach for Resilience Through Military Installation and Community Engagement
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: ERDC Broad Agency Announcement (W912HZ26S0001). Status: Closes January 1, 2027 (55 days left). It is in our archive of Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers notices from 2021.
Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers offered grants of up to $1.5 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $4.5 million in total. Applications closed on August 8, 2021.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 17, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$1.5 million
- Total funding$4.5 million
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | June 8, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | August 8, 2021 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | September 7, 2021 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
This opportunity is restricted to non-federal partners of the Piedmont-South Atlantic Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU).
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering awards averaged $1.1 million; this notice allows up to $1.5 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (69% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
Background: Engineering With Nature® (EWN) is the intentional alignment of natural and engineering processes to efficiently and sustainably deliver economic, environmental and social benefits through collaborative processes. In turn, sustainable development of water resources infrastructure is supported by solutions that beneficially integrate engineering and natural systems. With recent advances in the fields of engineering and ecology, there is an opportunity to combine these fields of practice into a single collaborative and cost-effective approach for infrastructure development and environmental management. For more information, please visit: www.engineeringwithnature.org. The primary goal of the project will be to increase resilience for community development using natural infrastructure. To that end, this CESU will facilitate connections between military installations and communities that share interconnected physical and social infrastructure. To accomplish this goal, the CESU will conduct research as well as develop and deliver outreach, education, and a planning and implementation process that promotes community resilience while emphasizing Engineering With Nature (EWN) practices and concepts in order to effectively and efficiently further the missions of the relevant military installations while advancing social, environmental, and economic prosperity and resilience in the surrounding communities. Specific research goals of this initiative include: Develop basic science, cutting across engineering, environmental, and social sciences, concerning predictions about the natural, social, technological processes interacting to shape community resilience and efforts to address vulnerabilities. Explore system processes and vulnerabilities across spatial and temporal scales. Apply knowledge developed from social science investigations into the functioning of resilience planning networks and infrastructure investment systems. Provide expertise and technical resources to develop test sites and pilot projects for ongoing research project that can also address immediate resilience needs. Further the understanding of the relationship between installation resilience, community resilience, and the local military mission Develop communication channels to build among communities and an understanding of resilience principals, emphasizing EWN practices.
Who has won Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering (12.630) awarded $1.3 billion across 1,101 grant awards, an average of $1.1 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battelle Memorial Institute | Ohio | 1 | $82.6 million |
| Msi Stem Research & Development Consortium | District of Columbia | 1 | $78.2 million |
| University of California San Diego | California | 4 | $53.1 million |
| Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Connecticut | 4 | $38.1 million |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 3 | $35.0 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, W912HZ26S0001, which is open now.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is W81EWF-21-SOI-0019 still open?
No. It closed on August 8, 2021. A newer notice is open: W912HZ26S0001, closes January 1, 2027 (55 days left).
Who can apply for Developing an Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Approach for Resilience Through Military Installation and Community Engagement?
Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for Developing an Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Approach for Resilience Through Military Installation and Community Engagement?
Closed August 8, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $1.5 million each. About $4.5 million in total for one award.
Who has won Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Battelle Memorial Institute, Msi Stem Research & Development Consortium, University of California San Diego. The program made 1,101 awards worth $1.3 billion in that time.