Natural Hazards Center Call for Proposals: Health and Extreme Weather Research

Overview

Extreme weather events—such as wildfires, hurricanes, drought, flooding, and extreme heat—pose serious acute and long-term health risks and increase mortality, health expenditures, and prolonged hospitalizations across America. With support from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, the Natural Hazards Center is issuing a call for quick response research on the direct and indirect health impacts of extreme weather in the United States. This call is designed to address gaps in knowledge by supporting the ethical collection of perishable, health-relevant data and the rapid sharing of results through the publication of Health and Extreme Weather Reports and Research Briefs. Findings will inform efforts to save lives, prevent adverse health outcomes, and improve the quality of life of those affected by extreme weather.

Award Details At-A-Glance

Please see below for key proposal and deliverable requirements. Additional details are included throughout this call.

• Available funds will support awards of $10,000 to $50,000 each. Single investigator and/or single discipline proposals are eligible for awards up to $10,000, while larger multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or transdisciplinary teams and proposals with a strong solutions-focused convergence orientation will be eligible for up to $50,000.

• The lead researcher must be from an academic institution based in a U.S. state, territory, or tribal nation. Other research co-leads, research assistants, or local collaborators do not have to be affiliated with a university or located in a U.S. state, territory, or tribal nation—they cannot, however, serve as the project research lead and primary award recipient.

• The extreme weather event under study must have occurred within 6 months or less of proposal submission.

• The geographic focus of the research must be in the United States or its territories.

• All applicants are encouraged to attend the Proposal Information Q&A Session on November 7, 2025 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. MST to learn more about this funding opportunity, ask questions, and receive proopsal development support.

• The 6-page, single-spaced proposal should follow the Proposal Submission Guidelines.

• A 20-page, double-spaced report summarizing project activities, findings, and actionable recommendations for health practitioners is due within six months of award activation.

• A 2-page research brief is due after the report has been reviewed, copyedited, and approved for publication.

• Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.

Are you interested in co-authoring a proposal? Reach out to [email protected] by November 7th! 

Further details on proposal submissions here. 

Questions?

Please contact award program co-administrators, Rachel Adams, Meghan Mordy, or Jennifer Tobin at [email protected].