← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Alabama A & M University
$29,740,489
Total funding
93
Grants
Funding over time
peak $6.1M · FY2008–25$10M$7.5M$5M$2.5M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
DOD$18,406,261 · 24
USDA$5,978,571 · 52
NASA$3,605,783 · 13
DOE$1,749,874 · 4
By mechanism
—$29,740,489 · 93
Investigators at Alabama A & M University
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
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Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
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All-Time
Most funded here, all years
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Largest grants
LABORATORY INVESTIGATION OF BIOLOGICALLY STRENGTHENING MILITARY EARTHEN STRUCTURES$5,000,000
· FY2020 · Department of the Army
FIELD DEMONSTRATION AND EVALUATION PROCESSES OF BIOLOGICALLY STRENGTHENING EARTHEN STRUCTURES$3,000,000
· FY2021 · Department of the Army
RESEARCH AND DEVOPMENT, NSSTC$1,016,000
· FY2008 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PROPOSAL ENTITLED SIZE EFFECTS ON THE EFFICIENCY OF THE RECHARGEABLE LI AND NA THIN FILM SOLID STATE BATTERIES$999,996
· FY2025 · Department of the Army
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT: THE THERMAL STIR WELDING SYSTEM IS AN IMPROVED WELDING PROCESS BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF FRICTION STIR WELDING.$832,485
· FY2008 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NEW REP GRANT - TITLED "ACQUISITION OF A SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY-ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY-ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY (SEMEDS- EBL) SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS AND NANOMATERIALS AT AAMU"$797,046
· FY2024 · Department of the Army
NANOTECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH$782,909
· FY2008 · Department of the Army
STRENGTHENING EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH CAPACITY FOR BIOENERGY SCIENCE AT ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY THROUGH A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND PARTNERSHIPS$773,940
· FY2023 · Department of Energy
APPLIED GEOSPATIAL DATA-SCIENCE INITIATIVE FOR URBAN CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES (AGDI-UCCS)$707,842
· FY2023 · Department of Energy
REP GRANT$620,448
· FY2023 · Department of the Army
FY 2021 REP GRANT PROPOSAL ENTITLED-ACQUISITION OF AN ADVANCED PLASMA ETCHING SYSTEM FOR RESEARCH AT NANOSCALE FOR ENERGY HARVESTING AND NANOELECTRONICS AT ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY$599,982
· FY2021 · Department of the Army
NEW REP GRANT TITLED: ACQUISITION OF THIN FILM DEPOSITION SYSTEM, LASER MARKER, OPTICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEMS TO BE USED IN ENERGY HARVESTING AND ENERGY STORAGE TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IN STEM$595,401
· FY2024 · Department of the Army
BIOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLES FOR THE APPLICATION OF BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY IN ARMY$564,909
· FY2018 · Department of the Army
DETECTION OF UNRESOLVED AND SUBPIXEL-SCALE ANOMALOUS OBJECTS IN HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGERY$560,964
· FY2015 · Department of Defense
IN THIS PROJECT, SEASON EXTENSION METHODS SUCH AS EARLY SPROUTING OF RHIZOMES USING HEAT PADS, IMMERSION IN HOT WATER OVERNIGHT, HIGH TUNNEL PRODUCTION WILL BE EVALUATED FOR THEIR EFFECTS ON RHIZOME YIELD AND CURCUMINOID CONTENT. A NEW EMERGING TECHNOLOGY, LOW-TEMPERATURE PLASMA SHOWN TO INDUCE EARLY SPROUTING AND ENHANCE PLANT GROWTH, WILL BE EVALUATED ALONG WITH OTHER TRADITIONAL METHODS SUCH AS HEAT PAD AND HOT WATER, AND HIGH TUNNEL PRODUCTION. STRESSES SUCH AS HEAT AND DROUGHT WILL BE EVALUATED FOR THEIR EFFECTS ON CURCUMIN PRODUCTION AND ACCUMULATION. GENE EXPRESSION IN THE CURCUMIN SYNTHESIS PATHWAY WILL BE STUDIED TO UNDERSTAND THE GENETIC BASIS OF CURCUMIN ACCUMULATION AS A RESULT OF STRESSES. PRODUCTION COSTS, COST-BENEFIT RATIOS, AND MARKETS AND MARKETING METHODS WILL BE ASSESSED FOR DEVELOPING PRODUCTION AND MARKETING STRATEGIES TO SUSTAIN THE TURMERIC INDUSTRY.$500,000
· FY2020 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY (AAMU), FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (FVSU), AND TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (TSU) ARE COOPERATING TO ASSESS AND PROMOTE THE ADOPTION OF DIGITAL MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES AMONG SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED SPECIALTY CROP ENTERPRISES IN ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE WHICH COLLECTIVELY ACCOUNT FOR OVER $18 MILLION IN TOTAL AGRICULTURAL RECEIPTS. IN ALL THE THREE STATES, THERE IS A GOOD NUMBER OF FARMERS WITH HIGH SPEED INTERNET, AND THERE ARE PROPORTIONALLY MORE FARMS GENERATING REVENUE FROM AGRO-TOURISM THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.WITH RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS BEING AT THE HEART OF THE DIRECT MARKETING CONCEPT, THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA ARE VIEWED AS EFFECTIVE MARKETING TOOLS BECAUSE THEY FACILITATE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THESE TWO GROUPS. MARKETING IS IMPORTANT TO ALL FARM ENTERPRISES, REGARDLESS OF SIZE. EXPERTS, INCLUDING EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS,STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT PRODUCERS IDENTIFY AND RESEARCHTHEIR MARKET BEFORE THEY PRODUCE. SOME FARMERS, SUCH AS CASH GRAIN OR DAIRY FARMERS, HAVE LARGE, WELL-ESTABLISHED MARKETS. THEY CAN USE EXISTING ORGANIZATIONS TO PERFORM THE MARKETING FUNCTION FOR THEM, OR THEY CAN BAND TOGETHER, FORM A COOPERATIVE, AND MARKET THEIR PRODUCTS JOINTLY. HOWEVER, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZE PRODUCERS (FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GROWERS) GENERALLY HAVE MORE DIFFICULTY FINDING ESTABLISHED MARKETS. THEREFORE, THEY USUALLY DEVELOP AND EMBRACE DIRECT MARKETING SYSTEMS TAILORED TO THEIR UNIQUE SITUATIONS WHICH INCLUDE FARMERS MARKETS, ROADSIDE STANDS, AGRO-TOURISM, COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA), PICK-YOUR-OWN, ETC. DIRECT MARKETING HAS THE OBVIOUS ADVANTAGE IN THAT A PRODUCER CAN INCREASE THE VALUE OF THEIR PRODUCT BY ELIMINATING (E.G., BROKER FEES, PACKAGING) OR TAKING OVER COMMON MIDDLEMEN SERVICES. AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED, SOME OF THE POPULAR DIRECT MARKETING STRATEGIES INCLUDE FARMERS MARKETS, CSA, DIRECT SALES TO RESTAURANTS, INSTITUTIONS, FARM-TO-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, FOOD HUBS, AS WELL AS AGRO-TOURISM AND INTERNET-BASED DIRECT MARKETING. THIS STUDY EVALUATES THE IMPACT OF EMERGING COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AS A PART OF SPECIALTY CROP ENTREPRENEURS' MARKETING STRATEGY ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE. THE PROJECT'S DISSEMINATION PLAN INCLUDES SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS, WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT WITH DIGITAL MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION BEST PRACTICES, LEARNING MODULES FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, EXTENSION MODULE FOR EXTENSION PERSONNEL, 4-H AND SPECIALTY CROP AUDIENCES AND STAKEHOLDERS. THE PROJECT ADDS VALUE TO THE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF HOW SPECIALTY CROP ENTREPRENEURS USE DIGITAL MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES. THE INVESTIGATION OF BEST PRACTICES IN DIGITAL MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION FOR SPECIALTY CROP ENTREPRENEURS WILL PROVIDE INSIGHTS INTO WHAT PRODUCERS AND THEIR OPERATIONS SHOULD DO TO HARNESS THE POWER OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TO EXTEND THE REACH OF THEIR GOODS AND SERVICES. BEST PRACTICES WILL BE IDENTIFIED, DOCUMENTED AND THENINCORPORATED INTO REUSABLE LEARNING MODULES FOR USE IN POST-SECONDARY CLASSROOMS AND FOR 4-H AND SPECIALTY CROPS AUDIENCES. THIS RESEARCH PROJECT ADDRESSES PROBLEMS OF NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND MULTI-STATE IMPORTANCE IN SUSTAINING ALL COMPONENTS OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, INCLUDING FARM PROFITABILITY AND RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. IT SUPPORTS ACTIVITIES THAT DELIVER SCIENCE-BASED KNOWLEDGE TO FARMERS, GIVING THEM TOOLS TO MAKE INFORMED MARKETING DECISIONS. AN IMPORTANT CHALLENGE AREA ADDRESSED IN THIS PROJECT IS THAT OF KEEPING AMERICAN AGRICULTURE COMPETITIVE. ACCESS TO MARKETS WILL KEEP SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED FARMS COMPETITIVE AND GENERATE RURAL EMPLOYMENT WHILE ALLOWING SMALL FARMS TO ENGAGE WITH NEW MARKET ACCESS TOOLS. FINDINGS WILL ENHANCE POSTSECONDARY AND 4-H AUDIENCES' AND SPECIALTY CROP STAKEHOLDERS' KNOWLEDGE OF DIGITAL MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION TOOLS. EXPECTED OUTPUTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRICULTURE AND LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS THROUGH RATIONAL DECISIONS REGARDING SPECIALTY CROP ENTREPRENEURS' USE OF DIGITAL MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES.$500,000
· FY2018 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
SILVOPASTURE SYSTEMS FOR INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY, PROFITABILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY ON SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED FARMS IN THE SOUTHEAST USA$498,000
· FY2012 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
CA TO SUPPORT NSSTC$491,096
· FY2008 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
GRADUATE SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION AND DISTURBED SOLAR WIND EFFECTS ON THE EARTH'S ENVIRONMENT$489,684
· FY2008 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
DEVELOPMENT OF THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION AND PELTIER COOLING PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS FOR THERMOELECTRIC CRYOCOOLING DEVICES$481,799
· FY2012 · Department of the Army