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Research and Funding Resources
Research addressing disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, and information on funding opportunities for research in the wake of the Gulf Coast hurricanes.
Research
Building a Better New Orleans: A Review of and Plan for Progress One Year after Hurricane Katrina (PDF - 149 KB)
Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program (2006)
Brief assessing the quality of decision-making on policy and spending decisions related to recovery from Katrina.
GulfGov Reports: One Year Later: First Look at the Recovery, Role, and Capacity of States and Localities Damaged by the 2005 Katrina and Rita Hurricanes (PDF - 1323 KB)
Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government (2006)
First report from a 3-year longitudinal study of a representative sample of State and local governments in areas damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.
Hurricane Katrina Research and Resources
Michigan State University Libraries
Provides links to both library and web resources to assist with locating research on Hurricane Katrina.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Partner organizations throughout the nation - all developing and disseminating information on evidence-based treatments for youth and children. Topics addressed include hurricanes, flooding, death and grief, and traumatic stress.
Open and Operating?: An Assessment of Louisiana Nonprofit Health and Human Services After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (PDF - 83 KB)
Urban Institute (2006)
This report focused on health and human services in the 37 Louisiana parishes most affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Survey of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
Kaiser Family Foundation (2005)
Study of Hurricane Katrina evacuees in the Houston area. Provides information on evacuees' lives before the hurricane and inside Houston area shelters and their plans for the future. (PDF - 642 KB)
Understanding Katrina: Perspectives From the Social Sciences
Social Science Research Council
A collection of essays related to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
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Funding
Hurricane Relief Efforts
National Foster Parent Association (NFPA)
Information on aid provided to foster parents through the NFPA's Katrina project, including successes, challenges, and a financial report.
NIH Response to Hurricane Katrina Disaster: Information for Investigators and Institutions
National Institutes of Health
Information on grants and other funding opportunities available through NIH.
Small Grants for Exploratory Research: Hurricane Katrina
National Science Foundation
Information on grants available for research in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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