Research Grants & Funding
Current Grants
- Building Resilience for Oysters, Blue Crabs, and Spotted Seatrout to Environmental Trends and Variability in the Gulf of Mexico II
- Role: Co-Investigator (PI: J. J. Lehrter)
- Funding Agency: NOAA-RESTORE (5-year renewal)
- Period: May 1, 2026 – April 30, 2031
- Amount: $3,320,337
Completed Grants
- The Racial Wealth Gap, Persistent Poverty and Heirs’ Property: Analysis, Connections, and Solutions
- Role: Co-Investigator (PI: J.J. Green)
- Funding Agency: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)
- Period: 2021 – 2025
- Amount: $499,997
- Resilient Biomass-Combined Heat and Power Systems for Rural Communities
- Role: Co-Investigator (PI: M. Marufuzzaman)
- Funding Agency: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)
- Period: 2020 – 2025
- Amount: $1,000,000
- Building Resilience for Oysters, Blue Crabs, and Spotted Seatrout to Environmental Trends and Variability in the Gulf of Mexico I
- Role: Co-Investigator / Research Lead (PI: J. Lehrter)
- Funding Agency: NOAA-RESTORE
- Period: Sept. 1, 2019 – Aug. 31, 2025
- Amount: $2,887,250
- Project Sub-task: Regional Economic Impact of Beach Closure on Mississippi Coastal Counties (Jun. 2024 – Aug. 2024)
- Coming Together for Racial Understanding
- Role: Contractor / Project Lead
- Funding Agency: Southern Rural Development Center
- Period: Sept. 2022 – June 2023
- Amount: $5,000
- Project Sub-task: Collecting state/county data and developing profile templates
