The Quick Response program is a National Science Foundation-supported program that provides small grants to help eligible researchers travel to disaster-stricken areas to collect perishable data. The program promotes social science and interdisciplinary innovation in disaster research and prioritizes novel areas of study that require the collection of ephemeral data. Graduate students and researchers new to the field are encouraged to apply.

From September 24 to October 8, proposals to collect data related to Hurricane Florence will be collected. All proposals will be evaluated simultaneously at the close of this window. Notification of funding decisions will be made by October 16, 2018.