UW News
Laura Lowes
October 5, 2016
$4M grant funds new UW RAPID Facility to investigate natural disasters worldwide
![LIDAR scan of earthquake damaged home](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2016/10/04150129/RAPID-Lidar-scan-150x150.jpg)
A new UW disaster investigation center funded by a $4 million National Science Foundation grant will collect and analyze critical data that’s often lost in the immediate aftermath of hurricanes and earthquakes but that can help create more resilient communities.