Sponsored Projects
Award Spotlights:
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December 2022 Awards |
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| Mark Benards | Agriculture | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | Integrating livestock grazing into the western Illinois corn-soybean cropping system to enhance farm profitability and reduce nutrient loss | $84,242 |
| Blair McDonald | Engineering | National Science Foundation | Improving Career Readiness for Engineering Students Through a Mentored Living Learning Community | $750,000 |
| Heather Norman | WIUM_FM | Corporation for Public Broadcasting | WIUM-FM Community Service Grant FY23 | $158,136 |
| Dawn Schmitt | WQPT | Corporation for Public Broadcasting | WQPT CPB Television Interconnection Grant (IG) FY23-24 | $12,580 |
| Dawn Schmitt | WQPT | Corporation for Public Broadcasting | WQPT CPB Television Local Service Grant (LSG) FY23-24 | $58,029 |
| Dawn Schmitt | WQPT | Corporation for Public Broadcasting | WQPT CPB Television Community Service Grant (CSG) FY23-24 | $699,165 |
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November 2022 Awards |
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| Patricia Eathington | Nursing | Illinois Healthcare Action Coalition | Student nurses increasing awareness of health services at food banks in a rural county | $400 |
| Dawn Hughes | Central Illinois Adult Education Service Center | Illinois Community College Board | CIAESC/CPC FY23-State | $5,400 |
| Dawn Hughes | Central Illinois Adult Education Service Center | Illinois Community College Board | CIAESC/CPC FY23-Federal | $442,000 |
| Lindsay Meeker | Education | Illinois Network of Child Care and Referral Agencies | Spanish PLA Workforce Diversity Grant | $16,122 |
| Christopher Merrett | Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs | UofI | CEJA Workforce Training Program | $15,000 |
| Joseph Ryner | Center for the Application of Information Technologies | Illinois Community College Board | DAISI-FY23 | $202,876 |
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October 2022 Awards |
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| Andrew Baker | Agriculture | Illinois State Board of Education | FY23 Growing Agriculture Science Teachers (GAST) | $40,000 |
| Eric Faierson | WIU-QC | University of North Texas | Light-Weight Materials and Structures for Ballistic Protection | $2,125,000 |
| Gisele Hamm | Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs | Corporation for National and Community Service | IIRA - VISTA | $50,000 |
| Brandon John | Center for the Application of Information Technologies | Penn State Hershey College of Medicine | iLookOut Hosting and Support | $25,840 |
| KMC | Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs | Various Sources | Supplemental to 5-13520 Community & Economic Development Work-Brittany Sunderman | $10,000 |
| KMC | Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs | Various Sources | Supplemental to 5-13520 Community & Economic Development Work-Delilah Sanders | $7,750 |
| Sherri Moon | Infant & Preschool Center | Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agency | Child Care Restoration Grant | $13,680 |
| Heather Norman | WIUM_FM | Illinois Humanities Council | Forgottonia Files Podcast | $10,000 |
| Sean Park | Illinois Institute for Rural Affiars | U.S. Department of Agriculture | Illinois Cooperative Development Center: Cooperatives as a Way of Increasing Food Access & Developing Economic Capacity in Rural Communities | $163,595 |
| Paul Sweet | Center for the Application of Information Technologies | Illinois Community College Board | i-Pathways FY23 | $185,195 |
| September 2022 Awards | ||||
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| Dana Moon | Illinois Law Enforcement Executive Institute | Illinois Arts Council | BCA General Operating Support FY23 | $5,900 |
| Shelby Henning | Agriculture | University of Illinois | Variety Trial for Ginger (Zingiber officinale) and Best Practices for Illinois Farmers | $11,336 |
| Brice Shake | Center for the Application of Information Technologies | DC Child and Family Services Agency | DC Mandated Reporter Hosting/Suport FY23 | $17,169 |
| Dawn Schmitt | WQPT | Illinois Arts Council | WQPT Operating Support FY23 | $18,900 |
| Maureen Bezold | Health Science | University of Illinois | Evaluating Shield Illinois: Promoting Inclusion and Access for at Risk and Underserved Populations | $29,550 |
| Krya Dean | WIUM | Illinois State Library | WIUM/WIUW Radio Information Service FY23 | $36,968 |
| Dawn Schmitt | WQPT | Illinois Arts Council | WQPT-PRTV Basic Grant FY23 | $42,390 |
| Hector Maymi-Sugranes | University Libraries | U.S. Department of Education | WIU Global Citizens: Illinois International Scholars Initiative | $115,713 |
| Sean Park | Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs | U.S. Department of Agriculture | Using Cooperative Principles to Increase Equity in Rural Illinois | $141,450 |
| Winthrop Phippen | Agriculture | Illinois State University | Interrogating Pennycress Natural and Induced Variation to Improve Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Oilseed Bioenergy Crop Resilience | $155,329 |
| Michael Maher | Sociology & Anthropology | Illinois Deparatment of Children and Family Services | Test Construction, Scoring, Test Evaluations and Trainer/Course Evaluations-FY23 | $179,669 |
| Sean Park | Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs | Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority | Cairo Community Food Access Program | $183,609 |
| Heather Hotz | Illinois Law Enforcement Executive Institute | Illinois Emergency Management Agency | Preparedness and Response (FY23) | $274,000 |
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August 2022 Awards |
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| Connie Shugart | Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education | Illinois State Board of Education | Illinois STARNET Northwest Region I and Central Region III - FY23 | $978,500 |
| Lindsay Meeker | Education | Illinois Department of Human Services | Provider Connections - FY23 | $421,206 |
| Christopher Merrett | Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs | Small Business Administration | Promoting Small Business Startups, Sustainability, and Transition across the Region | $400,000 |
| Paul Sweet | Center for the Application of Information Technologies | Illinois Community College Board | HSE Alternative Credential Project | $206,593 |
| Denny Barr | Education | Illinois State Board of Education | Rural Fresh Market Grocery Store Initiative | $200,000 |
| Sean Park | Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs | Small Business Administration | Rural Residency Program | $200,000 |
| Kalib McGruder | Public Safety | U.S. Department of Justice | Small, Rural and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program | $19,900 |
| Lindsay Meeker | Education | Illinois Network of Child Care & Referral Agencies | Early Childhood PLA Assessment Pilot Project | $10,000 |
| Heather Norman | WIUM_FM | Illinois Arts Council | WIUM-PRTV Basic Grant FY23 | $9,420 |
| Margaret Taylor | Center for the Application of Information Technologies | Arkansas Commission on Child Abuse, Rape, & Domestic Violence | Arkansas Mandated Reporter HIS | $8,280 |
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July 2022 Awards |
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| Heather Hotz | Illinois Law Enforcement Executive Institute | Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board |
ILETSB-Administrative FY23 | $1,000,000 |
| Heather Hotz | Illinois Law Enforcement Executive Institute | Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board |
ILETSB-Programming FY23 | $1,000,000 |
| James Boyd | Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | SBDC - CY22 (State) | $90,000 |
| Andrew Baker | Agriculture | Illinois State Board of Education | Ag Ed-University-Budget Application FY23 | $17,343 |
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