Adaptive Capacities for Transformation (ACT) Initiative: Mobile
Adaptive Capacities for Transformation (ACT) Initiative: Mobile supports collaborative teams implementing community-driven disaster-adaptation solutions to improve health and resilience in Mobile County, Alabama.
Funder: Gulf Research Program
Due Dates: October 2, 2026 (Applications open) | October 7, 2026 (Application workshop) | December 18, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Application deadline) | February 2027 (Notification) | April 1, 2027 (Anticipated funding start)
Funding Amounts: $250,000–$625,000 per award for up to 24 months; $1.25 million total available
Summary: Supports collaborative, science-based and community-driven solutions to disaster-related health and resilience priorities in Mobile County, Alabama.
Key Information: Only ACT Mobile Planning Grantees are eligible for implementation funding.
Description
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program (GRP) runs ACT Mobile, a multi-phase initiative to strengthen community collaboration around disasters affecting health and resilience in Mobile County, Alabama. Launched in 2025, the initiative brought together local nonprofits, foundations, academia, and government to develop an evidence-based, community-driven framework of disaster-adaptation priorities.
Phase 2 implementation grants support planning grantees in putting place-based solutions into practice. Projects should build networks for resource exchange or develop human capital through education and training, leveraging relationships established during planning. The intended outcomes are stronger community assets and early signs of improved health and resilience. Findings and lessons will be shared with local stakeholders, GRP partners, and other Gulf communities interested in testing or investing in effective disaster-adaptation solutions.
