Jane Hood, interim director of the Center for Resource Planning and Management at Missouri State University, received a grant of $1,000 from the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce for her project “Economic Development Services – Cost of Living Index Price Report.” The project is administered by Southwest Missouri Council of Governments (SMCOG). SMCOG will collect price … [Read more...] about Faculty receives grant for cost of living study
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