Grants

Total awards: ~$14.2M (Tuskegee share: ~$3.7M; Role: PI/PD)

Current Grants

1. PI (Collaborative PI: Angela Green-Miller, UIUC), "Partnership: Decision Support for Management of the Swine Breeding Herd Through an Extensible Web and IoT Platform," USDA/NIFA/AFRI: 2025-2027, $760,000 (Tuskegee portion: Approx. $137,717).

2. PI (Collaborative PI: Ye Su, LU), "Assessing Opportunities and Challenges of the Small Ruminant Industry: Consumer Preferences, Market Trends, and Potential Economic Impacts," USDA/NIFA/AFRI: 10/2023-09/2026, $300,000 (Tuskegee portion: Approx. $30,470).

3. Co-PI, "Improved Practices of Climate-Smart Livestock Production Systems and Agricultural Commodities while Enhancing Carbon Sequestration in the Southern USA," USDA/Climate Smart Commodities: 08/2023-08/2027, $4,081,100.

4. PI, "Advancing Food Security and Nutrition through Machine Learning-based Forecasting and Interventions for Food Pantries in Alabama," USDA/NIFA/AFRI: 06/2023-05/2027, $650,000.

5. PI (Collaborative PI: Brendan Higgins, AU), "Reimagining controlled environment agriculture in a low carbon world," USDA AFRI Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS): 04/2023-03/2027, Approx. $10,000,000 (Tuskegee portion: Approx. $1,900,000).

6. PI, "Advancing Sustainability and Profitability for Small-Scale Under-represented Minority Forestry Landowners," USDA NIFA McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program: 12/2022-01/2027, Approx. $650,000.

Past Grants

7. Steering Committee Member (Co-Chair: Na Zuo, UA & Jason Bergtold, KSU), "AAEA Teaching Academy: Opportunities to Improve Pedagogy and Teaching in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness," AAEA Trust Committee and AAEA Board: 01/2024-01/2025, $20,000.

8. Co-PI, "Addressing Environmental Justice Issues and Assessing Economic Impacts of Drought on Agriculture for Underserved Communities," Alabama University/USGS: 07/2023-06/2025, $583,659.

9. Co-PI, "Strengthening Institutional Procurement: Lessons from LFPA," USDA AMS/COOPs: 09/2023-09/2025, $290,000 (Tuskegee portion: Approx. $39,636).

10. Faculty Recipient, "Assessing Educational Attainment Gap in Data Analytics and AI for African Americans and Underserved Communities: Strengthening Workforce Development through Micro-Credential Certification," Walmart EXCEL Faculty Fellowship Program, USDA SSWD Center of Excellence: 2023-2024, $190,000.

11. PI, "Post-harvest Loss Reduction of Small Farmers and Ranchers for Profitability, Food, and Nutrition Security in Alabama," Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center: 01/2023-12/2023, $75,000.

12. PI, "Strengthening HBCU Student Success through Data Science and Machine Learning Experimental Education in FANH," 1890 Land Grant Universities Center of Excellence: 02/2023-09/2024, $40,000.

13. Co-PI, "Farm Workers' Mental Health: What Role for the Farm Economy and Resources from the Broader Community," SCAHIP Pilot Studies Program: 10/2020-09/2021, $15,000.

14. PI, "Distance Education Course Development Grant," Auburn University: 05/2020, $2,000.