Active Grants


(1) Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) POWER Grant, ($2,000,000), 2026-2030;

(2) Landscape-scale restoration training for Eastern Kentucky, USDA-Rural Business Development Program 2025-2026  ($193,176);

(3) Geospatial-Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Curriculum for Minority Serving Institutions (GAEC-MSI), 2024-2027($5 million; KSU subaward $750, 000);   

(4) Generating and Sustaining the Next Generation of the Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Human Sciences Workforce through International Experiential Learning, Outreach, and Engagement, USDA/NIFA ($10,000,000; KSU subaward $1,500,000), 2023-2028;   

(5) Technology Transfer and Adaptability to Enhance Food Security and Agricultural Disaster Resilience in the Caribbean. 2023-2026 ( $120,000);  

 (6) Integrating Geospatial Tools in Food Security Education and Research Involving Faculty and Students in the U.S. and Jamaica, A subaward From Prairie View A&M University;  2022-2026 ($35,000); and   

(7) Preparing the Pipeline of Next Generation STEM Professionals. NSF-HBCU-UP Implementation Program ($1.25 million), 2020-2026.