** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS PROJECT'S LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO BEGIN TO DEFINE RESILIENCY IN THE URBAN LANDSCAPE AS IT RELATES TO RESILIENT HOUSING CONCEPTS AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ADOPTION OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS). LOUISIANA (LA) IS A HOT-HUMID STATE SUBJECTED TO THIRTEEN POSSIBLE TYPES OF NATURAL HAZARDS WITH COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY COMBINATIONS OF DROUGHT, EXTREME TEMPERATURES, HURRICANES, AND FLOODING IN RECENT YEARS. THE SUPPORTING OBJECTIVES WILL FOCUS ON QUANTIFYING AND DEMONSTRATING PLANT- AND WATER-RELATED BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR THE LANDSCAPE USING A SMALL PLOT DEMONSTRATION SITE TO EXPLORE THE VALIDITY OF VARIOUS HYPOTHESES. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDE 1) QUANTIFYING THE FULL WATER CYCLE OF FOUR LANDSCAPE DESIGNS CROSSED WITH TWO IRRIGATION METHODS TO DETERMINE DIFFERENCES IN WATER QUANTITY AND QUALITY OCCURRING UNDER VARYING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING AFTER WET WEATHER EVENTS AND ESPECIALLY DURING NATURAL DISASTERS, 2) IDENTIFYING FACTORS THAT LEAD TO SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGES FOR THE DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE DESIGNS THAT MAY CREATE BARRIERS TO ADOPTION, AND 3) DEVELOPING BMP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOMES AND LANDSCAPES THAT MAXIMIZE RESILIENCY WHILE STILL ENABLING FUNCTIONALITY AND AESTHETICS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS DEMONSTRATION SITE WILL BE UTILIZED TO QUANTIFY THE INPUTS REQUIRED FOR ALTERNATIVE LANDSCAPE DESIGNS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AESTHETIC APPEAL SUCH AS UPKEEP REQUIREMENTS AND INVESTMENT OR UPKEEP COSTS. AS A STRENGTHENING SEED GRANT PROPOSAL, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT CONDUCTING THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE THE SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND FOR CREATING AN INITIAL SET OF ADOPTABLE SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT LANDSCAPE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAN BE LEVERAGED TO CONTINUE THIS WORK AT THE COMMUNITY OR WATERSHED SCALE.