{"id":875,"date":"2017-05-17T15:42:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T15:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/?page_id=875"},"modified":"2026-04-30T16:51:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:51:32","slug":"funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/research\/funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/TL_1010548-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/TL_1010548-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/TL_1010548-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/TL_1010548-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/TL_1010548-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/TL_1010548-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our partners range from local municipalities and small businesses to nonprofits and federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA Forest Service, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US National Park Service, US Army Research Office, the US Geological Survey, and NASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the center&#8217;s portfolio of funded projects and sponsors dating back to 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-accordion\" >\n    <div class=\"accordion isLinked\" id=\"ncst-accordion-041m0y\">\n          \n<details class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item\" name=\"041m0y\"  >\n      <summary class=\"accordion-item__header\">\n        <span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\">\n          <span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h6\">Current Grants and Contracts<\/h2>\n      <\/summary>\n      <p>\n        \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NSF R2I2: Co-Developing Mountains-to-Coast Climate Solutions through Integrated Science and Practice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)<br>Investigator(s): Georgina Sanchez, Rebecca Ward, Karl Wegmann, Susan White<br>Award Amount (Period): $500,000 (10-01-2025 to 09-30-2027)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geospatial Analysis of Disaster Impacts on Rural Economies and Communities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Forest Service<br>Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic, Kate Jones, Georgina Sanchez<br>Award Amount (Period): $714,111 (09-30-2025 to 12-31-2029)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Integrating Geospatial Capacity with Management and Operations in NPS Interior Region 1 (Mod1)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US National Park Service<br>Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer, Zachary Arcaro, Makiko Shukunobe <br>Award Amount (Period): $50,000 (08-22-2025 to 12\/31\/2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quantifying and Partitioning Uncertainty in the Artificial Intelligence\/Machine Learning (AI\/ML) Models<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Department of Energy (DOE)<br>Investigator(s): Chris Jones<br>Award Amount (Period): $68,408 (07-03-2025 to 12-31-2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Climate Sentinels: Documenting Stink Bug Species And Natural Enemy Distribution Change In Soybean Across Three Physiographic Regions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)<br>Investigator(s): Anders Huseth, George Kennedy, Ross Meentemeyer, Dominic Reisig, Rachel Vann<br>Award Amount (Period): $392,000 (03-01-2025 to 02-29-2028)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Characterizing prescribed fire trends and their relationship with forest conditions across the South<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Department of Agriculture (USDA)<br>Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic<br>Award Amount (Period): $316,748 (09-16-2024 to 09-15-2027)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Redesigning Communication Strategies To Enhance Nps Fire Ecology Public Engagement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US National Park Service <br>Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic<br>Award Amount (Period): $80,000 (09-16-2024 to 12-18-2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DSFAS: A Novel Multilevel Model of Swine Disease Spread to Assess the Effectiveness and Feasibility of African Swine Fever Control and Eradication Strategies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)<br>Investigator(s): Gustavo Machado, Chris Jones, Ross Meentemeyer, David Roberts<br>Award Amount (Period): $591,481 (09-15-2024 to 09-14-2027)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Collaborative Research: Priority Effects and Persistent State Shifts Following Wildfire and Disease Disturbance Interactions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)<br>Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer<br>Award Amount (Period): $273,043 (09-01-2024 to 08-31-2027)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Harnessing Links Between Historical Business And Household Microdata And Street-view Images To Assess Transit-induced Neighborhood Changes At Small Spatial Scales<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)<br>Investigator(s): Eleni Bardaka, Dongkuan Xu<br>Award Amount (Period): $400,945 (08-15-2024 to 08-15-2027)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tools To Address Market And Policy Challenges To Successful Timber Harvests, Thinnings, And Fuel Treatments For The Wildfire Crisis Strategy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service<br>Investigator(s): Laura Tateosian<br>Award Amount (Period): $540,453 (08-06-2024 to 01-01-2027)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Predicting Interactions between Demographic Change, Climate Adaptations, and Conservation Actions across the U.S. Caribbean<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Geological Survey (USGS)<br>Investigator(s): Georgina Sanchez, Anna Petrasova, Jelena Vukomanovic, Ross Meentemeyer<br>Award Amount (Period): $370,760 (8-1-2024 to 7-31-2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Aquatic Species Distribution Modeling to Inform Recovery and Conservation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Geological Survey (USGS)<br>Investigator(s): Krishna Pacifici, Corey Dunn<br>Award Amount (Period): $188,679 (08-01-2024 to 07-31-2028)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Spatial Decision Support for Implementation of the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnerships (APNEP) Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)<br>Investigator(s): Bethany Cutts, Georgina Sanchez<br>Award Amount (Period): $287,175 (6-1-2024 to 9-30-2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Partnership Agreement with National Recreation and Park Association<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: National Recreation and Park Association<br>Investigator(s): Aaron Hipp<br>Award Amount (Period): $3,000 (5-3-2024 to 9-29-2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quantifying the Contribution of Small and Highly Dynamic Water Bodies to Methane Emissions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: National Aeronautics &amp; Space Administration (NASA)<br>Investigator(s): Mirela Tulbure<br>Award Amount (Period): $196,769 (3-1-2024 to 2-28-2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quantifying the Ephemeral: Integrating Satellite Observations with Physical Models to Map Daily Inundation and Capture Short-Term Methane Emissions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: National Aeronautics &amp; Space Administration (NASA)<br>Investigator(s): Josh Gray, Jenna Abrahamson<br>Award Amount (Period): $150,000 (3-1-2024 to 2-28-2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">North Carolina Center for Coastal Algae, People, and Environment (NC C-CAPE)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)<br>Investigator(s): Astrid Schnetzer, Scott Belcher, Tal Ben-Horin, Bethany Cutts, Casey Dietrich, Cathrine Hoyo, Natalie Nelson, Daniel Obenour, Ryan Paerl<br>Award Amount (Period): $547,153 (2-21-2024 to 1-31-2029)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Long View: Development of a 500-year Climate Adaptation Planning Framework with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Geological Survey (USGS)<br>Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic<br>Award Amount (Period): $497,083 (11-15-2023 to 12-14-2027)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cultural Landscapes Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments at Mid-Atlantic Battlefield Park Units<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Department of the Interior (DOI)<br>Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic, Kofi Boone, John Millhauser, Erin Seekamp<br>Award Amount (Period): $500,000 (10-30-2023 to 12-31-2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adaptation of the Path Sampling Water Flow Simulation Model for the Integration of Dynamic Soil Survey Data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: USDA &#8211; Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)<br>Investigator(s): Helena Mitasova, Lubos Mitas, Vaclav Petras, Anna Petrasova<br>Award Amount (Period): $400,000 (9-29-2023 to 9-30-2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Addressing Evolving Corn Earworm Management Challenges in Sweet Corn Grown in the Eastern US<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: University of Maryland &#8211; College Park (Prime&#8211;US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) &#8211; National Institute of Food and Agriculture)<br>Investigator(s): Anders Huseth, Chris Jones, Ross Meentemeyer<br>Award Amount (Period): $549,991 (9-1-2023 to 7-31-2027)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Farm Bill: Addressing Evolving Corn Earworm Management Challenges in Sweet Corn Grown in the Eastern US<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: USDA &#8211; National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)<br>Investigator(s): Anders Huseth, Ross Meentemeyer, Chris Jones,<br>Award Amount (Period): $549,991 (9-1-2023 to 8-31-2027)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI-CLIMATE (AI Institute for Climate-Land Interactions, Mitigation, Adaptation, Tradeoffs and Economy)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: USDA &#8211; National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)<br>Investigator(s): Ranga Vatsavai<br>Award Amount (Period): $97,529 (6-1-2023 to 5-31-2028)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Collaborative Proposal for Student Experiential Learning via Internships and Faculty Development Skills in Animal and Environmental Sciences, and Climate Change<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: USDA &#8211; National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)<br>Investigator(s): Stacy Nelson<br>Award Amount (Period): $30,982 (6-1-2023 to 5-31-2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connectivity for a Complex Life Cycle: Conserving the Crystal Skipper Butterfly in a Coastal Urban Environment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)<br>Investigator(s): Elsa Youngsteadt, Justyna Jeziorska, Nathan Hostetter<br>Award Amount (Period): $429,687 (5-1-2023 to 4-30-2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Community-Grounded Adaptation Strategies for Forest Management and Resilience to&nbsp; Flooding<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: McIntire-Stennis Capacity Grant<br>Investigator(s): Georgina Sanchez, Ross Meentemeyer, Mirela Tulbure, Jelena Vukomanovic<br>Award Amount (Period): $687,930 (10-1-2022 to 9-30-2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DSFAS: Leveraging Multi-scale, Multi-purpose Open Big Data and Machine Learning to Improve Forecasts of and Decision Support for Emerging Pest Threats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) &#8211; National Institute of Food and Agriculture<br>Investigator(s): Ross K. Meentemeyer, Chris Jones, Chelsey Walden-Schreiner<br>Award Amount (Period): $649,977 (1-15-2022 to 1-14-2027)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CAREER: Characterizing the Unseen Water Quality Consequences of Sunny-Day Floods in Nearshore Waters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)<br>Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson<br>Award Amount (Period): $429,240 (8-1-2021 to 7-31-2026)<\/p>\n\n\n      <\/p>\n  <\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item\" name=\"041m0y\"  >\n      <summary class=\"accordion-item__header\">\n        <span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\">\n          <span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h6\">Previous Grants and Contracts<\/h2>\n      <\/summary>\n      <p>\n        \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resilience for Waterfront Infrastructure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: National Science Foundation<br>Investigator(s): Vaclav Petras, Anna Petrasova<br>Award Amount (Period): $84,201 (1-15-2024 to 12-31-2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safe Places to Play<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: United States Soccer Federation<br>Investigator(s): Kyle Bunds, Aaron Hipp<br>Award Amount (Period): $125,034 (1-8-2024 to 12-31-2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chatham County: Demographic and Development Study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: Lee-Moore Capital Company<br>Investigator(s): Georgina Sanchez<br>Award Amount (Period): $72,500 (10-1-2023 to 3-1-2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improved Quantification of Stormwater Dilution in Wastewater Treatment Facility Influent Using Organic Matter Fluorescence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: NCSU Water Resources Research Institute<br>Investigator(s): Chris Osburn<br>Award Amount (Period): $119,457 (9-1-2023 to 8-31-2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rocky Mountain National Park Assessment of Fire-Effects Monitoring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Department of the Interior<br>Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic<br>Award Amount (Period): $59,621 (9-1-2023 to 12-31-2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">POSE Phase II: Growing GRASS OSE for Worldwide Access to Multidisciplinary Geospatial Analytics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: National Science Foundation<br>Investigator(s): Helena Mitasova, Vaclav Petras, Anna Petrasova, Corey White<br>Award Amount (Period): $1,566,354 (9-1-2023 to 8-31-2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Designing Model Protocols to Assess Impacts to Receiving Waters that have Low Dissolved Oxygen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)<br>Investigator(s): Dan Obenour, Emily Berglund<br>Award Amount (Period): $281,540 (8-1-2023 to 7-31-2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simulating Pest Leakage and Spatio-Temporal Propagule Pressure to Improve Phytosanitary Program Design and Evaluation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) &#8211; USDA<br>Investigator(s): Chris Jones, Ross K. Meentemeyer, Vaclav Petras, Yu Takeuchi<br>Award Amount (Period): $127,192 (8-1-2023 to 7-31-2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eradication Analysis and Decision Support Tool<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) &#8211; USDA<br>Investigator(s): Chris Jones, Ross K. Meentemeyer, Yu Takeuchi<br>Award Amount (Period): $148,559 (8-1-2023 to 7-31-2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Automated Host Mapping Tool for Spread Modeling and Field Operations Planning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) &#8211; USDA<br>Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer, Christopher Jones, Chelsey Walden-Schreiner, Yu Takeuchi<br>Award Amount (Period): $129,176 (8-1-2023 to 7-31-2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deployment and Field Testing of a Sensor Integrated Platform for Monitoring Emerging Phytophthora Diseases<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)<br>Investigator(s): Jean Ristaino, Chris Jones, Qingshan Wei<br>Award Amount (Period): $343,486 (7-1-2023 to 6-30-2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NC State Parks Visitor Use Study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources<br>Investigator(s): Lincoln Larson, Charlynne Smith, Stacy Supak<br>Award Amount (Period): $198,865 (6-2-2023 to 6-30-2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beginner-Intermediate Data Management and GIS Training for OAQPS Staff North Carolina State University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)<br>Investigator(s): Laura Belica, Jennifer Richmond-Bryant<br>Award Amount (Period): $18,000 (4-1-2023 to 12-31-2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SAFARIS Technical Agreement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) &#8211; USDA<br>Investigator(s): Yu Takeuchi, Chris Jones, Sheila Saia<br>Award Amount (Period): $350,210 (2-1-2023 to 1-31-2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Longitudinal Analysis of US Golf Course Value<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: United States Golf Association<br>Investigator(s): Aaron Hipp, Kyle Bunds<br>Award Amount (Period): $85,611 (1-5-2023 to 1-5-2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Future of Aquatic Flows: Exploring Changes in the Freshwater\/Saltwater Interface and its Impacts to Aquatic Species<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Geological Survey (USGS)<br>Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson<br>Award Amount (Period): $255,421 (10-1-2022 to 9-30-2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play Potential and Retention Value of Park and Playspace Attributes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: University of Southern Denmark (Prime&#8211;KOMPAN, Inc.)<br>Investigator(s): Aaron Hipp, Jing Huang<br>Award Amount (Period): $89,763 (10-1-2022 to 12-1-2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CESU: Enhancing Fire Management and Engagement through Fire Ecology Science<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US National Park Service (Prime&#8211;US Dept. of Interior (DOI))<br>Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic<br>Award Amount (Period): $76,000 (9-16-2022 to 9-30-2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">US-UK Collab: Long-Distance Dispersal and Disease Spread Under Increased Ecological Complexity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: Oregon State University (Prime&#8211;US Dept. of Agriculture &#8211; National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA))<br>Investigator(s): Chris Jones, Peter Ojiambo, Ross K. Meentemeyer<br>Award Amount (Period): $493,095 (9-1-2022 to 8-31-2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coupling Pest and Pathogen Spread and SAFARIS Phenological Forecast with Tangible Landscape Visualization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture &#8211; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)<br>Investigator(s): Christopher Jones, Chelsey Walden-Schreiner, Ross K. Meentemeyer<br>Award Amount (Period): $137,446 (8-1-2022 to 1-31-2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PIPP Phase I: Real-time Analytics to Monitor and Predict Emerging Plant Disease<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)<br>Investigator(s): Jean Ristaino, Ignazio Carbone, Peter Ojiambo, Chris Jones, Kelly Zering, Laura Tateosian, Qingshan Wei, Raju Vatsavai, Ross K. Meentemeyer, Jason Delborne<br>Award Amount (Period): $1,000,000 (8-1-2022 to 1-31-2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Data Driven and Sensor Integrated Platform for Monitoring Emerging Phytophthora Diseases with VOC and MN Patch Sensors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture &#8211; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)<br>Investigator(s): Jean Ristaino, Qingshan Wei, Christopher Jones<br>Award Amount (Period): $308,523 (8-1-2022 to 7-31-2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trade Route Analytic Computing and Evaluation (TRACE)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture &#8211; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)<br>Investigator(s): Yu Takeuchi, Brian Reich, Christopher Jones<br>Award Amount (Period): $224,150 (8-1-2022 to 7-31-2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adding Economic Optimization Modules to the Eradication Analysis &amp; Decision Support Tool<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture &#8211; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) (Prime&#8211;US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA))<br>Investigator(s): Chris Jones, Ross Meentemeyer, Chelsey Walden-Schreiner, Yu Takeuchi<br>Award Amount (Period): $125,866 (8-1-2022 to 7-31-2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">South Asian Smallholder Forests and other Tree-based Systems: Synthesizing LCLUC Data and Approaches to Foster a Natural Climate Solution that Improves Livelihoods<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: US National Park Service (Prime&#8211;US Dept. of Interior (DOI))Michigan State University (Prime&#8211;National Aeronautics &amp; Space Administration (NASA))<br>Investigator(s): Josh Gray<br>Award Amount (Period): $218,582 (7-20-2022 to 7-19-2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environmental Outcomes by AmeriCorps Members: PLSC Evaluation Plan 2021-2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: Western Kentucky University (Prime&#8211;Corporation for National and Community Service)<br>Investigator(s): Chelsey Walden-Schreiner<br>Award Amount (Period): $64,447 (6-1-2022 to 3-16-2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interdisciplinary Energy Data Analytics Ph.D. Fellows Program Phase II: Training the Next Generation of Energy Data Scholars<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: Duke University (Prime&#8211;Alfred P. Sloan Foundation)<br>Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic<br>Award Amount (Period): $12,756 (5-1-2022 to 6-30-2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Determine the Causes of and Potential Solutions to the Algal Blooms in the Chowan River and Albemarle Sound<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor: Albemarle Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc. 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