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Multiplier

Oakland, CA

$2,412,667

Total funding

6

Grants

Funding over time

peak $799.9K · FY2017–24

$1M$750K$500K$250K$0

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'18

'19

'20

'21

'22

'23

'24

Funding mix

By agency

USDA$1,165,319 · 3

DOE$799,949 · 1

NSF$447,399 · 2

By mechanism

—$2,412,667 · 6

Investigators at Multiplier

Investigator-initiated All funding

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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

Not enough data

Largest grants

SOLAR TRAINING FOR DESIGN PROFESSIONALS$799,949

· FY2017 · Department of Energy

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** IN THE WESTERN U.S., PUBLICLY-OWNED RANGELANDS ARE USED FOR LIVESTOCK GRAZING, WATER SUPPLY, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND RECREATION. AS SUCH, THEY PROVIDE A WIDE ARRAY OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (ESS) OF ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIETAL IMPORTANCE. BALANCING THESE ESS TO EQUALLY SATISFY THE NEEDS OF PRODUCERS, LAND MANAGERS, AND THE PUBLIC IS CHALLENGING BUT NECESSARY TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE AGROECOSYSTEMS. INNOVATIVE LIVESTOCK GRAZING, HOWEVER, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BENEFIT DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS BY GENERATING ESS VALUED BY ALL. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR PROJECT TEAM PREVIOUSLY FOUND THAT THE LENGTH OF TIME (DURATION), AND THE TIME OF YEAR (TIMING), LIVESTOCK SPEND ON A SEMI-ARID RANGELAND AFFECTS WATER QUALITY, PLANT RECOVERY, AND SAGE-GROUSE HABITAT. IN THIS PROPOSAL, WE BUILD ON THESE FINDINGS BY ADDRESSING HOW GRAZING DURATION AND TIMING AFFECT FOUR OTHER ESS: SOIL HEALTH, SOIL CARBON (C) SEQUESTRATION, RIPARIAN STABILITY, AND HERBACEOUS PLANT DIVERSITY. FIRST, WE WILL EXAMINE HOW HISTORICAL GRAZING SYSTEMS THAT DIFFERED IN GRAZING DURATION (4-, 2-, AND 0-MONTHS) AND TIMING (EARLY- AND LATE-SEASON) AFFECTED ES GENERATION. SECOND, WE WILL TRACK HOW ES GENERATION CHANGES WHEN AN INNOVATIVE SHORT-DURATION VARIABLE-TIMING GRAZING SYSTEM IS IMPLEMENTED. FINALLY, WE WILL DETERMINE IF PROFITS CAN BE GENERATED FROM SELLING THE EXPECTED ACCUMULATION OF SOIL C AS OFFSETS INTO THE NASCENT VOLUNTARY C MARKETS. SUCH AN OUTCOME HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT PRODUCER LIVELIHOODS, BENEFIT SOCIETY IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE, AND PRESENT A NEW MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE RANGELAND MANAGEMENT THAT CAN BE ADOPTED BY THE REST OF THE WESTERN U.S.$649,810

· FY2022 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture

LIVESTOCK GRAZING CAN REDUCE THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES SUPPLIED BY PUBLIC RANGELANDS. DESPITE THIS, PUBLIC-LAND STAKEHOLDERS EXPECT RANGELANDS TO PROVIDE INCREASING LEVELS OF MULTIPLE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES. A COMMON SOLUTION TO BALANCE GRAZING AND OTHER ECOSYSTEM SERIVCES IS TO DE-STOCK RANGELANDS - BUT THIS CAN HARM RANCHER LIVELIHOODS. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, WE EXAMINE HOW GRAZING SYSTEMS THAT ALTER GRAZING DURATION (THE AMOUNT OF TIME CATTLE ARE GRAZED IN A LOCATION) AND TIMING (WHEN IN THE SEASON CATTLE ARE GRAZED) CAN IMPROVE ECOSYSTEM SERVICE SUPPLY. THE GOAL OF OUR RESEARCH IS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT INNOVATIVE GRAZING STRATEGIES CAN MAINTAIN A DIVERSE SUITE OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ON PUBLIC LANDS WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING PRODUCER LIVELIHOODS.WE WILL FOCUS ON STREAM AREAS, WHICH ARE KEY LOCATIONS FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICE PRODUCTION IN ARID RANGELANDS, AND EXAMINE SERVICES DESIRED BY LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING: WATER QUALITY, SAGE-GROUSE HABITAT, EROSION CONTROL, AND FORAGE RECOVERY. WE WILL FIRST LINK ECOSYSTEM SERVICE SUPPLY TO GRAZING DURATION AND TIMING BY COMPARING SERVICE GENERATION AMONG COMMONLY EMPLOYED GRAZING SYSTEMS IN OUR REGION. THESE INCLUDE: CONTINUOUS-TURNOUT (WHICH IS A LONG-DURATION SYSTEM) AND 4-PASTURE ROTATION (WHICH IS A MEDIUM-DURATION SYSTEM). WE WILL ALSO MEAUSRE ECOSYSTEM SERVICE GENERATION ON PASTURES MANAGED VIA AN INNOVATIVE WATERSHED SCALE, TIME-CONTROLLED ROTATION SYSTEM USED ON PRIVATE RANGELANDS (WHICH IS A SHORT-DURATION SYSTEM). NEXT, WE WILL CAPITALIZE ON A COLLABORATIVE, LOCAL MANAGEMENT PROJECT THAT WILL ALTER CURRENT PUBLIC-LANDS CONTINUOUS-TURNOUT AND 4-PASTURE GRAZING SYSTEMS TO THE TIME-CONTROLLED ROTATION. WE WILL USE THIS PROJECT TO DETERMINE HOW ECOSYSTEM SERVICES CAN INCREASE WHEN GRAZING IS SWITCHED TO THE SHORT-DURATION SYSTEM. FINALLY, TO ENSURE THAT SUCH INNOVATIVE GRAZING MANAGEMENT CAN BE ADOPTED BY RANCHERS, WE WILL COLLECT DATA ON THE COSTS RANCHERS INCUR WHEN SWITCHING TO THE NEW SYSTEM, AND COUPLE THE COSTS WITH THE MEASURED GAINS IN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES REALIZED UNDER THE NEW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THIS IS A CRITICAL LINK TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF INCENTIVE PROGRAMS THAT HELP MANAGERS ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE GRAZING SYSTEMS THAT SUPPLY MULTIPLE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ON US RANGELANDS.$466,209

· FY2019 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Data Governance to Support an Equitable and Sustainable Blue Economy$422,913

· FY2021 · TIP

GROWING FARM VIABILITY THROUGH FAITH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS$49,300

· FY2020 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Conference: CI PAOS:Open Science Dynamic Convergence$24,486

· FY2024 · CSE