- How Safe/How Soon? Community Mitigation Implementation (Blue Moon Found. via EDF)
In the process of considering reducing risk from coastal flooding, communities are seeking support for a speedy response to more safe conditions by implementing non-structural efforts complementary to levees. EDF seeks to support such best practices using UNO-CHART and Tulane University Institute on Water Resources, Law and Policy to assist.
- Community Engagement for Storm Risk Reduction (LaDOTD)
State floodplain managers will partner with university faculty and personnel to engage the range of flood risk stakeholders in two communities—eastern and western part of Louisiana so that all partners can grow in capacity to support and collaborate on risk reduction planning and implementation.
- Technical and Outreach Support for City’s Implementation of New FEMA Flood Maps (City Foundation)
Support for the City’s implementation of the new flood maps.
- Blending Remote Sensing and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) to Support Ecosystem Health (CREST-NOAA)
Coastal erosion is challenging the very existence of communities in coastal Louisiana, especially through affecting the fisheries. A traditional community is partnering with physical scientists and engineers to assess and respond to marsh health.
- Residential Recovery Outreach (La Road Home via LSU Ag Center)
Through neighborhood and community-centered outreach, this project will provide educational assistance to homeowners in various aspects of the recovery process to include: hazard mitigation, managing contractors, financial matters, and energy efficiency. Project partners include LSU Ag Center and Tulane University.
- Scientists as Whistleblowers (Gates Foundation via SSRC)
Examination of the role of scientists in studying and thus “predicting” pre-storm the biophysical and social impacts that occurred with hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This project is lead by Rutgers University with collaboration from NYU. UNO-CHART conceived the project and handed it off when recovery projects required all its staff and resources.
- Analysis of Stafford Act Performance for Catastrophe (Ford)
Extensive concern has been expressed by governments, citizen victims and non-governmental organizations about the manner in which the federal government, and the state and local, responded to the catastrophe of hurricane Katrina. Systematic analysis of these issues is being undertaken.
- Community Elevation Conversations (PERI)
The goal of this project is to provide reliable information to homeowners to assist them in making sound house elevation decisions, through a unique process of community involvement and university support.
- Expanding the Identification and Measurement of the Human Consequences of Disastrous Flooding (USACE)
Social effects of flooding have been under considered by the Corps when assessing the impact of flooding and flood protection projects. Current efforts to revamp the Corps planning process for projects will expand such consideration. The project supports this effort.
- Enhancing GOM Coastal Community Resiliency (NOAA)
This project employs a PAR (Participatory Action Research) methodology for building local capacity in three South Louisiana coastal communities. The PAR methodology is a hands-off approach to research; university researchers are able to work alongside with community members over an extended time. There is a genuine respect for place, ideas and culture.
- Integration of a Social Responsibility Paradigm into Local Emergency Management (Grantmakers in Aging)
This grant builds on another grant awarded by Grantmakers in Aging, entitled “Community Based Hurricane Planning for New Orleans’ Elderly”. The goal of this second phase is to sensitize project participants (local emergency managers) to the need to adopt a broader public service paradigm for emergency management and to approach planning in an inclusive and collaborative framework.
- Hazard Mitigation Project Scoping & Plan Amendment (DHS-FEMA/GOHSEP)
Through this grant, UNO-CHART will assist the University in identifying, evaluating, prioritizing, and scoping potential mitigation projects for our campus.
- Evaluation of Project, “Toward a Successful Evacuation of the Entire New Orleans Community” (Baptist Community Ministries/ARC)
This grant provides funds to conduct an evaluation of the project entitled “Our Brothers Keeper (OBK)”, a faith-based evacuation project for the City of New Orleans. OBK project partners include: American Red Cross, Regional Planning Commission, and Total Community Action.
- Hazard Mitigation Plan for the UNO Satellite Locations (DHS-FEMA/GOHSEP)
In 2006, UNO-CHART led the development of a FEMA approved Mitigation Plan for the University’s main campus. This grant allows us to assist the University in creating a Plan for its satellite locations.
- Repetitive Floodless Reduction Project for the State of LA/TX – Post Hurricane Katrina (FEMA)
This project focuses on working with communities to reduce their numbers of repetitive losses (per FEMA’s definition of repetitive loss) through three major deliverables: (1) website and web-based data portal, (2) area analysis, (3) outreach.