Projects

Current Projects

Source of SupportRoleTitleAward to VillariniAward Period
Department of Defense (subaward)Lead PIImproving Climate Resilience of DOD Installation and Surrounding Community Infrastructure RC Project$25,370 [Total award: $25,370]11/15/2024–12/21/2026
Department of DefenseLead PIIntergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) with the Department of Defense: Hydrologic and Flood Risk Products$81,833.34 [Total award: $81,833.34]7/18/2024–1/31/2026
Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)Lead PIProbabilistic predictions of rainfall associated with tropical cyclones over land$391,000 [Total award: $391,000]8/23/2024–8/22/2027
Cooperative Institute for Modeling the Earth SystemLead PIExpanding the capabilities of the SHiELD modeling framework to high-resolution flood inundation modeling$55,200 [Total award: $55,200]7/1/2024–6/30/2025
State of Louisiana Office of Community Development (subaward)Lead PIOffice of Community Development, State of Louisiana CEA: Coastwide Transition Zone Compound Flooding Implementation$75,000 [Total award: $75,000]5/1/2024–12/31/2024
North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationLead PINATO STO CMRE (Science and Technology Organisation - Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation) - Year 2$120,000 [Total award: $120,000]2/27/2024– 12/31/2024
City of Jacksonville (subaward)Lead PICitywide Probabilistic and Compound Flood Model and Real Time Forecasting System$50,000 [Total award: $50,000]1/1/2024– 6/30/2024
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (subaward)PICo-LEARN: A Midwestern Community of Learning for Empowerment, Climate Adaptation and Resilience for the Next Generation$179,169 [Total award: $6,000,000]9/1/2023– 8/31/2028
Texas Water Development Board (subaward)Lead PILiterature Review on relevant models & probabilistic analysis for flood hazard characterizations, and development of workflows for compound flood hazard assessment in the Coastal Texas Region$105,861 [Total award: $105,861]8/1/2023–7/31/2024
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (subaward)Lead PIBuilding relationships of reciprocity among researchers and marginalized groups for resilience in the Central Midwest$47,120 [Total award: $99,954]12/1/2022–11/30/2024
US Department of DefenseLead PIDevelopment of a decision support aid system connecting climate model downscaling and DoD infrastructure$487,074 [Total award: $1,217,735]12/1/2022–11/30/2025
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (subaward)Lead PIGLO Flood Studies - Region 1 (Phase 3)$267,895 [Total award: $267,895]10/21/2022–8/14/2023
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (subaward)Lead PIGLO Flood Studies - Region 2 (Phase 3)$292,120 [Total award: $292,120]9/25/2022–7/1/2024

Past Projects

Source of SupportRoleTitleAward to VillariniAward Period
North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationLead PINATO STO CMRE (Science and Technology Organisation - Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation)$159,000 [Total award: $159,000]8/1/2023–1/31/2024
National Institutes of HealthCo-PIStatistical and agent-based modeling of complex microbial systems: A means for understanding enteric disease transmission among children in urban neighborhoods of Kenya$20,826 [Total award: $109,453]8/30/2022–5/31/2023
Office of the Vice President for Research, University of IowaLead PIBuilding Connected Communities in Rural Watersheds: Collaborative Partnerships for Actionable Science$50,000 [Total award: $50,000]6/1/2022–05/31/2023
Iowa Department of TransportationLead PIProjected Changes in Flood Peak Discharge across Iowa: A Flood Frequency Perspective$313,923 [Total award: $313,923]3/1/2020–2/28/2023
Thomas Jefferson FundLead PIAttribution and Projections of Changes in Discharge Across Africa and the Euro-Mediterranean Region$10,000 [Total award: $10,000]9/1/2019–
8/31/2023
National Science FoundationLead PIQuantification of the Impacts of Urban Areas on Heavy Rainfall and Flooding from North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones$399,934 [Total award: $399,934]4/15/2019–
3/31/2023
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (subaward)Lead PIFlood Studies within Combined River Basins For Texas (GLO): Dannenbaum$191,500 [Total award: $191,500]5/11/2021–3/15/2023
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (subaward)Lead PIStatewide high-resolution tropical cyclone rainfall generator and error/bias quantification for Louisiana$50,000 [Total award: $50,000]4/1/2022–9/30/2022
National Science FoundationCo-PISupport for Young Investigator Participation at the 8th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM8), Iowa City, August 1719, 2020$45,405 (total amount, not the amount of which Dr. Villarini is in charge)12/1/2019–
11/30/2022
U.S. Geological Survey (via the Iowa Water Center)Lead PIUnderstanding the impacts of corona virus-related reduction in aerosols and pollution on precipitation and discharge across Iowa$20,000 [Total award: $20,000]9/1/2021-8/31/2022
National Science FoundationCo-PINRT-INFEWS: Paths to Sustainable Food-Energy-Water Systems in Resource-Limited Communities$2,999,869 (total amount, not the amount of which Dr. Villarini is in charge)8/30/2016–8/29/2022
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (subaward)Lead PIGLO Flood Studies - Region 2 (TGL20583)$83,020 [Total award: $83,020]5/27/2021–4/26/2022
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (subaward)Lead PIProbabilistic modeling of rainfall associated with tropical cyclones affecting Louisiana$190,095 [Total award: $190,095]4/1/2019–11/1/2021
Willis Tower WatsonCo-PIToward Physically Based and Usable Climate Event Scenarios$13,457 [Total award: $13,457]1/1/2010–12/31/2021
U.S. Army Corps of EngineersLead PI2020 IPA with USACE$150,000 [Total award: $150,000]7/1/2020–
12/31/2022
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLead PIImpacts of coronavirus-driven reduction in aerosols on precipitation in the Western United States$63,374 [Total award: $63,374]8/6/2020–2/5/2021
U.S. Army Corps of EngineersLead PI2018 IPA with USACE$160,000 [Total award: $160,000]9/1/2018–
12/31/2020
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (subaward)Lead PIHydrometeorological Impacts on Water Quantity and Quality across Iowa’s Streams$253,496 [Total award: $253,496]1/1/2017–12/31/2019
Center for Global & Regional Environmental ResearchCo-PIDetection, Attribution and Projection of Changes in Temperature Extremes, Heat Waves and Heat Stress across the U.S. Midwest$35,000 [Total award: $35,000]7/1/2018–
6/30/2019
National Science FoundationLead PICAREER: Temporal Clustering of Hydrometeorological Extremes$508,405 [Total award: $508,405]5/1/2014–
4/30/2019
U.S. Army Corps of EngineersLead PIWater Resources and Geospatial Analysis: Attribution of Changes and Evaluation of Actionable Climate Information across the Northern Great Plains and the Central United States$384,471 [Total award: $384,471]12/28/2015–
6/30/2018
U.S. Army Corps of EngineersLead PIU.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Research Participation Program - Nancy Barth$165,618 [Total award: $165,618]6/1/2015–
5/31/2018
U.S. Geological SurveyLead PIDevelopment of a Comprehensive Hazard to Loss Modeling Methodology for the Residential Damage Associated with Inland Flooding from North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones$119,532 [Total award: $119,532]9/1/2014–
8/31/2017
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLead PIRemote-sensing Based Characterization of Rainfall Associated with Atmospheric Rivers$90,000 [Total award: $90,000]9/1/2014–
8/31/2017
NOAA Programs for Disaster Relief Appropriation Act –Non Construction and Construction (subaward)Lead PISkillful Prediction of Seasonal Hurricane Frequency, Track and Fall$234,537 [Total award: $234,537]12/1/2013–
2/28/2018
National Science FoundationLead PICollaborative Research: Understanding and Forecasting North Atlantic and U.S. Landfalling Tropical Cyclone Activity and Associated Rainfall$263,206 [Total award: $263,206]9/1/2013–
8/31/2017
U.S. Army Corps of EngineersLead PIIPA Agreement with USACE$220,000 [Total award: $220,000]9/26/2012–
8/31/2016
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationLead PINMME Precipitation and Temperature
Forecasts for the Continental United States and Europe: Diagnostic Evaluation and Development of Multi Model Applications
$69,999 [Total award: $69,999]8/1/2015–
7/31/2016
Center for Global & Regional Environmental ResearchLead PIHow Is Discharge Projected to Change for an Agricultural Watershed in Iowa Over the 21st Century?$30,000 [Total award: $30,000]7/1/2014–
6/30/2016
U.S. Geological Survey (via the Iowa Water Center)Lead PIDevelopment of a Framework for Discharge Forecasting Over Iowa$59,929 [Total award: $59,929]4/15/2014–
4/14/2016
U.S. Army Corps of EngineersLead PIIPA Agreement with USACE$75,000 [Total award: $75,000]9/1/2014–
8/31/2015
Iowa Nutrient Research CenterLead PIModeling of Nitrate Loads and Concentrations in the Raccoon River$50,000 [Total award: $50,000]7/1/2014–
6/30/2015
U.S. Army Corps of EngineersLead PIIPA Agreement with USACE$27,888 [Total award: $27,888]9/1/2013–
7/31/2014

The amount listed for collaborative projects reflects only the amount of which Dr. Villarini was in charge, unless otherwise stated