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2006-2007 Mini-Grant Program: Overview
Table 1: Seed Funding Awardees
for 2006-2007
Total funds available - $117,000. Twenty-five submitted requesting $621,035.00;
5 funded for $98,000
| Principal Investigator |
College |
Department |
Project Title |
| Fredy Altpeter |
IFAS |
Agronomy |
Chloroplast Engineering for Xylanase Enzyme Production |
| Alyson Flournoy |
LAW |
Environmental and Land Use Law Program |
Next Generation Environmental Law: Incorporating Experience, Science, and Technology to Develop Sustainable Environmental Laws |
| Jon Martin |
CLAS |
Geological Sciences |
Development of an UV-Optical Sensor for Continuous Nitrate Monitoring in
Low Flow, High DOC Waters |
| Andrew Ogram |
IFAS |
Soil and Water Science |
Characterization of the In Situ Gene Expression and Signaling in Mezorhizobium BNC1 to Promote Efficient Radionuclide Bioremediation |
| Leslie Paul Theile |
CLAS |
Department of Political Science |
Closing the Gap Between Values and Behavior to Protect Natrual Resources
and Land |
Table 2: New Faculty Support Program
Awardees for 2006-2007
Sixteen submitted requesting $78,050.00; 4 funded for $19,000
| Principal Investigator |
College |
Department |
Project Title |
| Mark Brennan |
IFAS |
Family, Youth and Community Sciences |
Teaching about Environmental Issues: Land Use |
| Regina Bures |
CLAS |
Sociology |
Sustainable Growth and the Transformation of Central Florida: A Case Study of The Villages |
| Christine Overdevest |
CLAS |
Sociology |
Institutional Innovations for Illegal Lodging: A Preliminary Assessment |
| Max Teplitski |
IFAS |
Soil and Water Science |
Characterization of Genes and Signals that Determine Host Colonization and Biocontrol Function of a Coral-Associated Beneficial Bacterium Halomonas spp |
Table 3: Requests and Funded Proposals
by College
| Seed Funding Program |
| College |
# Proposals Submitted |
Amount Requested |
# Proposals Funded |
Amount Funded |
| CLAS |
4 |
$94,990 |
2 |
$43,200 |
| CALS |
18 |
$462,545 |
2 |
$37,300 |
| LAW |
1 |
$17,500 |
1 |
$17,500 |
| CODCP |
2 |
$46,000 |
|
|
| Totals |
25 |
$621,035 |
5 |
$98,000 |
New Faculty Program |
| CLAS |
2 |
$9,900 |
2 |
$10,000 |
| CALS |
13 |
$63,175 |
2 |
$9,000 |
| COVM |
1 |
$4,975 |
|
|
| Totals |
16 |
$78,050 |
4 |
$19,000 |
Table 4: 2006-07 Mini-Grants Program Breakdown
by Colleges
| Unit |
|
Amount Contributed |
Amount Received |
% Received |
% Contributed |
| IFAS |
IFAS Sub-units |
|
New Faculty |
Seed Funding |
Total |
|
|
| SNRE |
$22,000 |
$22,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
| IFAS Dean of Research |
$25,000 |
$25,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
| CALS |
$15,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Subtotal IFAS |
$62,000 |
$62,000 |
$9,000 |
$43,000 |
$52,200 |
44.62% |
52.99% |
| CLAS |
|
|
$10,000 |
$37,300 |
$47,300 |
40.43% |
0.00% |
| COE |
|
$10,000 |
|
|
|
0.00% |
8.55% |
| COVM |
|
$10,000 |
|
|
|
0.00% |
8.55% |
| LAW |
|
|
|
$17,500 |
$17,500 |
14.96% |
0.00% |
| UF Sponsored Programs |
|
$35,000 |
|
|
|
0.00% |
29.91% |
| Totals: |
|
$117,000 |
$19,000 |
$98,000 |
$117,000 |
100.00% |
100.00% |
Learn More About the SNRE Mini-Grant Programs for 2007-2008:
View Previous SNRE Mini-Grant
Programs:
View
Mini-Grants Annual Report for 2005-2006 
View
Mini-Grants Annual Report for 2004-2005
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Mini-Grants Annual Report for 2003-2004
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008 17:02
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