Infrastructure Systems and People
Research grant focused on enhancing the design, operations, and resilience of complex infrastructure systems to support communities under varying conditions, including extreme events, through interdisciplinary collaborations and innovative approaches.
This grant is no longer accepting proposals
U.S. National Science Foundation has archived this opportunity.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: Archived as of August 19, 2026 (Proposals no longer accepted)
Funding Amounts: No set ceiling/floor; typical NSF ENG research grants range from $250,000–$500,000 over 2–4 years.
Summary: Supports interdisciplinary research on the design, optimization, sustainability, and resilience of infrastructure systems under normal and extreme conditions.
Key Information: This opportunity is archived and not currently accepting proposals.
Description
This program supported fundamental research on infrastructure systems, emphasizing the complex interplay between physical components, organizational structures, and operational methods that serve communities at various scales. Research topics included the design, optimization, sustainability, and resilience of infrastructure under both normal operation and extreme events (e.g., natural hazards, social crises, malicious attacks). The program encouraged interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary projects, especially those exploring system integration, user-inspired design, data analytics, and socio-technical innovation. Efforts focused on collecting and sharing large-scale real-world infrastructure data were also valued, particularly for developing benchmarks and advancing research on people-infrastructure interactions.
The program contributed to NSF’s roles in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) and the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (NWIRP). Researchers were encouraged to leverage NSF’s Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) resources to accelerate advances that reduce the impact of hazards on infrastructure and communities.
