The initiative leads an annual competitive seed grant program open to all OSU researchers and their collaborators, providing funds to initiate research in, with or for specific rural communities where the researchers are engaged. 

 

The seed grant program is designed to stimulate engaged and participatory research by engaging communities in refining research questions and opportunities to build new community-academic partnerships. It is intended to attract new researchers from all career stages into rural renewal research and to provide excellent training opportunities for students and post-doctoral students.

 

Pre-proposals for 2025 are due November 8th, 2024. Click here for submission guidelines. If you're interested in submitting a pre-proposal, please consider joining our Seed Grant Networking Event on August 27, 2024, at the student union. To sign up for this event, click here. 

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Seed Grants for 2024

Feasibility Study of Community Paramedicine for Chronic Disease Management in Rural Oklahoma

Principal investigator: Ed Kirtley, Associate Dean for Engineering Extension  ed.kirtley@okstate.edu

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Sustainable Water Solutions: Innovating Solar-Energy-Combined Desalination for Rural Crop Irrigation in Oklahoma

Principal investigator: Seokjhin Kim, Department of Chemical Engineering, seokjhin.kim@okstate.edu

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Seed Grants for 2023

The Measured and Perceived Impact of Marijuana Production and Commerce on Rural Economies, Public Utilities, and Quality of Life

Principal investigator: Brian Whitacre, Department of Agricultural Economics brian.whitacre@okstate.edu

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Working to Improve the Lives of Rural Oklahomans through Increasing Protective Factors: Learning Strategies of Resilience from the American Indian Culture

Principal investigator: Lana Beasley, Department of Human Development and Family Science, lana.beasley@okstate.edu

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Seed Grants for 2022

Building Sustainable Rural Healthcare Services

Principal investigator: Tao Hu, Department of Geography, tao.hu@okstate.edu

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A multi-dimensional approach for quantifying drought impacts on Oklahoma’s rural communities, and implications for water management

Principal investigator: Dayton Lambert, Department of Agricultural Economics, dayton.lambert@okstate.edu

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Seed Grants for 2021

The Community Champions Program: A Community-Based Intervention to Mitigate and Prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Improve Well-being in Harmon County

Principal investigator: Dr. Dolores Vazquez Sanroman, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Center for Health Sciences, dolores.vazquez_sanroman@okstate.edu

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Sustainable Agriculture and Energy Systems for Rural Communities

Principal investigator: Dr. Hamid Nazaripoua, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, hanazar@okstate.edu

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Seed Grants for 2020

Developing Youth to Become Leaders and Entrepreneurs in Rural Settings

Principal investigator: Dr. Shane Robinson, Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership, shane.robinson@okstate.edu

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Building Resilience in Rural Communities

Principal investigator: Dr. Kristin Olofsson, Department of Political Science, kristin.olofsson@okstate.edu

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Seed Grants for 2019

How Can Rural Health Systems Help Lift a County out of Persistent Poverty?

Principal investigator: Dr. Mark Woodring, Center for Rural Health, mark.woodring@okstate.edu

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Technological Innovations for Rural Broadband and IoT Connectivity

Principal investigator: Dr. Sabit Ekin, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, sabit.ekin@okstate.edu

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