Diane May, director of the Center for Resource Planning and Management (CRPM) at Missouri State University, and Dan Watts, planner for CRPM, received a $73,500 grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) for their project proposal “FY13 Transportation Work Program.” The program outlines specific activities to provide transportation planning services to rural … [Read more...] about Faculty receives funding for transportation program
Dorothy Wittorff-Sandgren, community development coordinator, received a grant for $230,392 from the Missouri Office of Homeland Security for her Region D FY12 homeland security grant program. The program aims to help build and sustain core capabilities to support the nation’s preparedness against national threats, major disasters and other emergencies. For more … [Read more...] about Faculty receives homeland security program grant
David Faucett, community planner for the Center for Planning and Resource Management, received a $2,865 grant from the Shell Knob Road District. The purpose of the project is to create an addendum to the Barry County Mulch-Jurisdictional Natural Hazard Mitigation 2011 for the Shell Knob Special Road district that will allow Shell Knob to be a recognized participating … [Read more...] about Community planner receives funding
Diane May, assistant professor of planning and director of the Center For Resource Planning and Management (CRPM) at Missouri State University, was awarded funding totaling $112,770 for five CRPM projects in cooperation with multiple state agencies. The projects include: Two multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plans for Stone and Taney counties. Both grants were $29,334 … [Read more...] about Center director receives funding for multiple planning projects
Economic data gives students hands-on experience Jane Hood, associate director of the Center for Resource Planning and Management at Missouri State University, was awarded a $1,000 contract with the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce to continue the “Cost of Living Index Price Report” project. Students involved in the project collect economic data, which is then … [Read more...] about Center receives funding for cost of living research