# Assessing the Role of Risk Science and Risk Transfer in Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Solutions and Advancing Research to Address Gaps and Opportunities

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/w81ewf-21-soi-0022-assessing-the-role-of-risk-science-and-risk/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334199

> Engineer Research and Development Center offered grants of up to $200,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $200,000 in total. Applications closed on August 11, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | W81EWF-21-SOI-0022 |
| Agency | Engineer Research and Development Center |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 11, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $200,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $200,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.630 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This opportunity is restricted to non-federal partners of the Californian Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU).

## 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. There are many common interests and opportunities between risk science and EWN that could lead to innovative approaches that improve resilience for people and nature. The risk industry already has played a role in advancing Natural and Nature-Based Features (NNBF), for example, in advancing risk models and the assessment of the role of wetlands during extreme events such as Hurricane Sandy and in collaboratively developing the science, tools and models necessary to offer a first of its kind “insurance for nature” (i.e., the MesoAmerican Reef). Risk and uncertainty modelers do not normally provide analysis of the risk reduction benefits of NNBF. However, many of the industry-leading coastal flood risk models could capture some of the most critical flood reduction aspects and other resiliency benefits of EWN projects. These analyses are not yet standard practice and entail real costs in terms of new modelling and analysis. This project will engage work with this sector focused on calculating risk and uncertainty, and it will evaluate data and conduct research to advance the analyses that could be done with models when evaluating use of NNBF by the risk and uncertainty modelers. Risk models play a critical role in determining the feasibility and acceptability of risk reduction measures such as NNBF; however, NNBF are rarely included directly in such tools and models because of gaps in science and research. More research is needed to use risk transfer models more widely to help align environmental and risk management goals while also creating opportunities for public and private investment in nature-based projects. The goals of this project are 1) To assess how nature is (or is not) included in models that consider risk and uncertainty, 2) To analyze and identify research gaps and opportunities for alignment in activities, work, and products between the risk models and NNBF and 3) To develop key findings and make recommendations based on the research for how to address the gaps and realize the opportunities.

## Questions people ask

### Is W81EWF-21-SOI-0022 still open?

No. It closed on August 11, 2021. A newer notice is open: W912HZ26S0001, closes January 1, 2027 (55 days left).

### Who can apply for Assessing the Role of Risk Science and Risk Transfer in Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Solutions and Advancing Research to Address Gaps and Opportunities?

Engineer Research and Development Center accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Assessing the Role of Risk Science and Risk Transfer in Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Solutions and Advancing Research to Address Gaps and Opportunities?

Closed August 11, 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 $200,000 each. About $200,000 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.