GRANTS

For Research:

Principal Investigator, Pennsylvania Policy Database Project, spring 2005-spring 2007. Subcontract from Temple University. $62,967..

Principal Investigator, Small Communities Outreach for Environmental Policy Issues (SCOPe, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (in a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, $10,000, spring/summer 2005.

Principal Investigator, Small Communities Outreach for Environmental Policy Issues (SCOPe), National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (in a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, $10,000, spring/summer 2004.

Principal Investigator, “Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Needs for Pennsylvania’s Small Communities,” Center for Rural Pennsylvania, $50,000, January 2002-January 2004.

Principal Investigator, Small Communities Outreach for Environmental Policy Issues (SCOPe), National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (in a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, $10,000, summer 2001.

Principal Investigator, Small Communities Outreach for Environmental Policy Issues (SCOPe), National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (in a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, $11,800, summer 2000.

Principal Investigator, “Inter-municipal Cooperation in Pennsylvania,” Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Mini-Grant, $10,000, February 2000-January 2001.

Principal Investigator. "Rural Multicommunity Partnerships: Implications for State Policies and Programs,” U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Awards Initiative, $299,573, September 1993‑August 1998.

Contract. Management Guide on Municipal Authorities. Coalition to Improve Management in State and Local Government,Carnegie Mellon University, January‑September 1991.

Invited Researcher. North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, Iowa State University, "Chair of Multicommunity Research Team" for Canadian‑U.S. Research Project, November 1990‑August 1992. (overall project, $300,000+)

Research Award, The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, "Alternative Intergovernmental Arrangements and Their Implications for Rural Development." $43,058. April 1990‑January 1992.

Research Award, The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, "Alternative Ways of Delivering Services to Rural Pennsylvania." $25, 000. February 1989‑December 1991.

Research Award, Capital College Research Council (PSH). “Small Cities.” $1000, November 1988‑July 1989.

Research Award, Urban Studies Council, The University of North Carolina. Preparation of paper on local government revenue and expenditures. $3000 (with Dana Weist and Michael Luger, Department of City and Regional Planning, UNC‑CH), 1987.

Cooperative Agreement, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, "Rural Local Government Research Network." $5000, September 1986‑September 1988.

Principal Investigator, University Faculty Development and Research Fund, NCSU, "Rural Alternative Service Delivery,"$900, summer 1987. .

Contract. "State‑Local Public Works Financing Study in North Carolina. Co‑organizer and Southeastern Regional Liaison, national field research team via the National Small Government Research Network. Funded by the Council of State Governments, $68,000, spring 1987.

Co‑Investigator (with Raymond J. Burby and others, UNC‑CH), "Coping With Losses to Infrastructure from Natural Hazards," National Science Foundation. $170,284, September 1986‑September 1988.

Contract. Critical Policy Issues Paper on "Setting Small Town Research Priorities‑ ‑The Service Delivery Dimension, Economic Development Division of the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1985.

Principal Co‑Investigator (Raymond J. Burby, UNC‑CH), "Evaluation of State Programs for Flood Hazard Mitigation, 11 National Science Foundation. $147,151, September 1982‑January 1985. Grant No. CE‑8209884.

Principal Investigator, "Building Local Government Technical Capacity: Municipal and County Attorneys and Engineers," NCSU Faculty Development and Research Fund, July 1982‑June 1983, $2,000.

Principal Investigator, "Barriers to Energy Conservation Confronted by North Carolina Municipalities," NCSU Faculty Development and Research Fund, $2300, July 1980‑June 1981.

Principal Investigator, "Land Use Planning in Southeast Michigan," Wayne State University Faculty Research Award Program, $1,200, May 1975‑April 1976.

Investigator, "Use of Geological Information in the Greater Pittsburgh Area," The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), $88,000, September 1973-­January 1975.

Dissertation Award. ARC and the Center for the Study of Environmental Policy, The Pennsylvania State University, $14,800, 1973‑1974.

For Innovative Teaching ($1500 each)

NCSU. "Development of an Urban/Environmental Classroom," July 1982‑January 1983.

NCSU. "Development of Curriculum materials for Urban and Environmental Courses," July 1981‑January 1982.

NCSU. "Development of Poster Sessions" for state and urban courses, December 1979‑August 1980.

Other Financial Awards

Institutional Award for training in ArcGIS, provided by the Pennsylvania state legislature and Penn State, August 2002.

Institutional Awards for MPA Program: Title IX Fellowship funding; HUD Work-Study Awards; NCSU Leadership Development Funding. Total: approximately $260,000/year.

Expense Grant. Council of State Governments, "Rural Development Research Agenda Conference," Orlando, Florida, December 5‑6, 1986.

Expense Grant and Honorarium. FEMA‑NASPAA Faculty Workshop in Emergency Management, National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, MD, May 20‑June 2, 1984.

Expense Grant. Seminar on "Formulating Public Policy, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Atlanta, Georgia, May 14, 1984.

Expense Grant. "Gulf Company Faculty Forum on Environment and Energy, Clearwater, Florida, February 24‑27, 1981.

Expense Grant. National Science Foundation, Seminar on "Alternate Energy Technologies," The Pa. State University, State College, PA, 1977‑78.

Expense Grant. Working Consultation on Nuclear Energy, Lutheran Church in America, Madison, Wisconsin, March 1978.

Expense Grant. "Partnership Within the States: Local Self‑Government in the Federal System," Conference for Federal Studies, Chicago, Illinois, November 1973.