Multidisciplinary Research into Critical Infrastructure and Related Systems

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Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery Regarding Disasters and Other Extreme Events

Synopsis

This announcement calls for multidisciplinary proposals focusing on basic research into the mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery of societies to disasters and extreme events affecting critical infrastructure and related systems. Proposals for this announcement will be funded by:

The Infrastructure and Information Systems (IIS) program, in the Directorate of Engineering (ENG), Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems (CMS),
The Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS) program within the Directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE), Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES).

Program contacts

Name	Email	Phone	Organization
Miriam Heller Program Director	mheller@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7025	OD/OCI
Robert E. O'Connor Program Director	roconnor@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7263	SBE/SES

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Program status: Archived

Program 03-518 was archived.

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Published:

December 20, 2002

Multidisciplinary Research into Critical Infrastructure and Related Systems

Status: Archived

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