Center for Latin American Studies’ Extramural Grants
Consolidating Regional Environment Management Capacity in Madre de Dios for the 21st Century
Funder: USAID
Dates: 2011-16
Amount: $6,602,033
PI: Stephen Perz
Latin American Studies Field Research Grants
Funder: Tinker Foundation
Dates: 2012-14
Amount: $45,000
PI: Philip Williams
Basic Analysis from Ecuador Data
Funder: Yale Univeristy
Dates: 2011-2013
Amount: $36,000
PI: Carmen Diana Deere
U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortium
Funder: FIPSE, U.S. Department of Education
Focus: Multiculturalism in Brazil and the United States
Dates: 2010-14
Amount: $118,411
UF PIs: Robin Wright, Aimee Green
Partners: Vanderbilt University,
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul,
Federal University of Pernambuco
Latin American Studies National Resource Center
Funder: U.S. Department of Education Title VI Program
Dates: 2010-14
Amount: $1,018,120
PIs: Philip Williams, Hannah Covert
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
Funder: U.S. Department of Education Title VI Program
Dates: 2010-14
Amount: $768,000
PIs: Philip Williams, Hannah Covert
Bridging Academia and Practice: Integrative Leadership for Biodiversity Conservation in Managed Landscapes in Veracruz, Mexico
Funder: USAID/Higher Education for Development, U.S.-Mexico TIES Partnership Program
Dates: 2009-12
Amount: $299,400
PIs: Karen Kainer, Jon Dain, Hannah Covert
Immigration, Religion and Social Change in the US South
Funder: Ford Foundation
Dates: 2010-11
Amount: $200,000
PIs: Phillip Williams, Manuel Vasquez
An Accessible Linguistic Research Database for the Endangered Jaqaru and Kawki Languages
Funder: National Science Foundation
Dates: 2008-11
Amount: $155,000
PIs: MJ Hardman, Sue Legg
Amazon Conservation Leadership Initiative
Funder: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Dates: 2008-11
Amount: $2,156,340
PIs: Marianne Schmink, Bob Buschbacher
Partners: Federal University of Acre (UFAC), Brazil; Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Brazil; and National University of the Peruvian Amazon (UNAP)
University Grants Related to Latin America
US-Brazil Higher Education Consortia
Funder: FIPSE, US Department of Education
Forest and Soil Ecosystem Services
UF PI: Nick Comerford, Soil and Water Science
Partners: University of Georgia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Universidade Federal do Paraná
Energy, Environment, and Sustainable Development
UF PI: Emilio Bruna, Latin American Studies/Wildlife Conservation & Ecology
Partners: Washington and Lee University, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Water Resources
UF PI: Clyde Fraisse, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Partners: Texas Tech University, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Universidade Federal do Pará
Water Resources and Watershed Management
UF PI: Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Partners: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Universidade Federal de Espirito Santo, Universidade Federal Santa Maria
Urban Sustainability and the Built Environment
UF PI: Joseli Macedo, Urban and Regional Planning
Partners: University of Cincinnati, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade Federal do Paraná
