[Usyd-research-announce] Special Research Office Bulletin

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Special Research Office Bulletin

Emergency Management Australia (EMA) - Research & Innovation Program 
Expression of Interest

EMA are calling for expressions of interest (which should not exceed five 
pages) for the new EMA Research & Innovation Program 2004.

In 2004/2005 the EMA Research & Innovation Program will focus on nationally 
determined priorities for research and innovation in emergency 
management.  EMA is seeking expressions of interest from organizations that 
wish to participate in the program.  Please note that the EMA Research & 
Innovation Program will replace the EMA Projects Program and the EMA 
Research Program. Areas of interest may include:

Emergency management and volunteers;
Building individual and community resilience;
Critical infrastructure and business continuity;
Decision making under uncertainty;
Risk perception and people's behaviour;
Enhancing emergency risk management approaches;
Consequence management;
Providing information to the general public;
Management of mass casualty events;
Warnings;
Innovations in disaster mitigation;
Application of effective information management approaches;
Emergency management for indigenous communities;
Approaches to a whole of government approach to disaster management;
Economic costs of disasters and;
Case studies in emergency management practice

Level of Funding:

Once expressions of interest have been received successful proponents will 
be invited to submit a detailed proposal.  Proposals will be accepted at 
two different levels:

Scoping (a small grant to test an idea/concept for future project funding 
up to $10,000) and Major projects (up to approximately $150,000)

Proposals will be considered more favourably if a portion of the funds or 
resource requirements is provided by the originator of the proposal, a 
stakeholder, or by other sources.

This is subject to the University of Sydney Overheads charge.



Due to the short deadline please send Expressions of Interest directly to:

Ms Rheannon Nicholson,
Coordinator Development Projects,
Emergency Management Australia,
Attorney General's Department,
PO Box 1020,
Dickson ACT 2602

Please also provide a copy for the University of Sydney Research Office.

Closing date for brief expressions of interest:  16 February 2004

Other useful information:

For further information please contact Luda Kuchieva at the Research Office 
on 9351 7903 or via email luda at reshols.usyd.edu.au or visit the sponsors 
website: 
http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emaInternet.nsf/AllDocs/RWP1F649253C4C6184ACA256DF6007D3DA0?OpenDocument






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