Grants and Awards

As Principle Investigator

Dates

Supporting Agency

Title

Amount

8/08 -7/10

USDA-NIFA

Anammox Activity and Nitrogen Dynamics in flooded taro soils of Hawaii

$398,000

9/07–8/10

USDA–CIG

Accelerating cover crop technology adoption through field demonstrations using sunn hemp, oats and buckwheat in rotational commercial production

$253,454

8/07–12/08

Hawaii Farm Bureau

Soil organic matter management to improve soil and crop quality on intensive vegetable farms in Hawaii.

$46,513

8/07–5/09

WSARE

WSARE Subregional Showcase Conference for Hawai‘i

$50,000

7/07–12/07

WSARE

Virtual Field Days to Improve Farmer-Researcher-Extension Linkages

$25,000

7/07–6/08

Maui County

Demonstrating the Use of Green Manure Rotations and Compost to Improve Soil Quality

$16,560

10/05–12/07

WSARE

Professional Development Program

$ 28,000

8/06–9/09

USDA–TSTAR

Soil organic matter management to improve soil and crop quality on intensive vegetable farms in Hawaii.

$187,587

8/06–12/07

Maui County

Revising Phosphorus Fertilizer Recommendations for High Value vegetable crops in Maui County

$15,835

10/04–12/07

NRCS–CESU

Characterizing nitrogen mineralization and plant N supply from animal manures and effluent in Hawaii’s soils

$100,154

10/04–6/07

NRCS–CESU

Improving Phosphorus Management through Farmer Adoption of Soil and Tissue Testing

$33,000

10/04–9/09

HATCH–Smith Lever

Optimizing N nutrition from animal manures for Hawaii vegetable farms

$50,000

10/04–9/09

Smith Lever

Extension strategies for improved soil nutrient management in Hawaii

$25,000

Total as PI = $1,229,103

As Co-Principle Investigator

Dates

Supporting Agency

Title

Amount

8/09-7/11

USDA-TSTAR

Using Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy to Quantify and Predict Soil Carbon Content in Agricultural Soils of Hawai‘i.

$197,772

8/08 - 11

USDA-NIFA

Extension Outreach And Assistance In Improved Pasture And Livestock Management Practices For Pacific Islanders

$297,224

6/07–12/08

Hawaii Farm Bureau

Development of Best Management Practices for Control of Madagascar Fireweed(Senecio madagascariensis Poiret) in Hawaii

$40,000

8/07–12/08

Maui County

Development of Best Management Practices for Control of Madagascar Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis Poiret) in Hawaii

$30,000

10/06–9/11

HATCH–Smith Lever

Biomass for ethanol, biodiesel, and biocarbon  production in Hawaii

$25,000

7/05–12/07

Maui County

Efficient Nutrient Management in Maui’s Landscape, Turf and Agricultural Industries

$19,918

10/05–9/08

USDA–TSTAR

Best Management Practices for the Remediation of Former Sugarcane and Pineapple Lands for Sustainable Livestock Production in Hawaii

$113,659

10/04–9/07

USDA–TSTAR

Determining the impacts of water pumping and alien species invasion on stream flow for a sustainable water resource management in Makaha Valley, Hawaii

$148,069

Total as Co-PI = 871,942
Total Grants and Awards = $2,101,045