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USDA awards $645,000 grant to study how demographic change and COVID-19 impacts rural quality of life.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded the Iowa Small Towns Project at Iowa State $645,000 to understand rural quality of life in Iowa. The project will identify effective place-based strategies to manage population change in rural Iowa, whether from declines due to out-migration or growth from diverse new residents. The project will also identify strategies … Continue reading USDA awards $645,000 grant to study how demographic change and COVID-19 impacts rural quality of life.

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NSF awards grant to study impacts and responses to COVID-19 in Iowa small towns.

The National Science Foundation’s Sociology program has awarded a $200,000 rapid response grant to document the health, socioeconomic, and emotional impacts of COVID-19 in Iowa small towns. The project is led by Iowa State University rural sociology professor David Peters, along with University of Iowa professors Mark Berg in sociology and Nicole Novak in public … Continue reading NSF awards grant to study impacts and responses to COVID-19 in Iowa small towns.

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NSF awards $1.5 million grant to study smart shrinkage using ISTP data

The National Science Foundation’s Smart and Connected Communities (SCC) program awarded a $1.5 million dollar grant to study rural smart shrinkage for the next three years. The SCC grant used ISTP data to identify shrink smart towns. This larger project continues work from a NSF SCC planning grant awarded in 2017. The new funding allows … Continue reading NSF awards $1.5 million grant to study smart shrinkage using ISTP data