Adaptive Capacities for Transformation (ACT) Initiative: Mobile
Adaptive Capacities for Transformation (ACT) Initiative: Mobile supports local teams implementing science-based, community-driven solutions to improve disaster preparedness, health, and resilience in Mobile County.
Funder: Gulf Research Program
Due Dates: December 18, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern (Applications) | February 2027 (Selection and notification) | April 1, 2027 (Anticipated funding start) | April 2, 2027 (Recipient announcements)
Funding Amounts: $250,000–$625,000 per award for up to 24 months; $1.25 million total for 2–5 anticipated awards
Summary: Supports ACT Mobile planning grantees implementing science-based, community-driven disaster-adaptation solutions in Mobile County, Alabama.
Key Information: Only teams that received an ACT Mobile planning grant may apply for implementation funding.
Description
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program (GRP) supports collaborative, place-based solutions to disasters affecting health and resilience in Mobile County, Alabama. This Phase 2 implementation opportunity builds on ACT Mobile planning grants, which helped local stakeholders establish working groups and develop solutions grounded in science and community priorities.
Projects should advance resource-exchange networks or education and training that help communities prepare for, respond to, recover from, or adapt to disasters. The program seeks changes in community assets—such as knowledge, skills, resources, and strategies—and early signs of improved health and resilience. Findings will demonstrate the process and outcomes of implementing place-based solutions, with lessons shared among local stakeholders, GRP partners, and other Gulf communities.
