The Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards program supports university-based centers to advance research on the fundamental solid Earth processes that underpin natural hazards. Centers will catalyze, coordinate, and produce transformative research, lead innovation, and enable convergent approaches for systems-level insights that require the collective efforts of a large group of individuals.

In anticipation of NSF releasing an updated RFP, in time to meet the posted 11/16/23 LOI (required) deadline, the Office of the Vice Provost is facilitating an internal process for interested applicants.

When the updated RFP is released, the OVPR may need to make changes to the elements of the internal application. Should this happen, we will prioritize informing our Research Development colleagues and those individuals who have begun an internal application.

The Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards program supports university-based centers to advance research on the fundamental solid Earth processes that underpin natural hazards. Centers will catalyze, coordinate, and produce transformative research, lead innovation, and enable convergent approaches for systems-level insights that require the collective efforts of a large group of individuals.

In anticipation of NSF releasing an updated RFP in time to meet their posted 11/16/23 LOI (required) deadline, the Office of the Vice Provost is facilitating an internal process for interested applicants. When the updated RFP is released, the OVPR may need to make changes to the elements of the internal application. Should this happen, we will prioritize informing our Research Development colleagues and those individuals who have begun an internal application

Centers focus on addressing major, fundamental science challenges for understanding solid Earth geohazards, primarily those related to faulting, volcanoes, mass movements, and other dynamic processes.  In particular, the Centers will advance understanding in one or more of the priorities outlined in the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine decadal survey report, The Earth in Time, including; What is an earthquake? What drives volcanism? What are the causes and consequences of topographic change? and How can Earth science research reduce the risk and toll of geohazards?

Track II – Center Operation proposals will focus on the operation of centers that will support frontier research in fundamental earthquake processes. NSF intends to open future competitions for Track II- Center Operation support to proposals focused more broadly on solid Earth geohazards.

Applicants will be asked to submit the following. This information will be updated as needed once the NSF releases the updated RFP:

This competition is enabled for Proxy applicants. Before beginning an application, Proxies will be asked to locate their Principal Investigator in HUFP. If your PI is not registered in HUFP, please ask them to create their profile using their HarvardKey. Proxies should never “add user” in HUFP.

For additional information, please consult the RFP, https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21628/nsf21628.pdf

Applicants with questions should contact the Research Development Department at the school where they hold a primary appointment. A list of contacts is available here.