Tag: Iowa Small Towns Project

David Peters receives $650,000 USDA NIFA AFRI grant

David Peters, professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, has received a $650,000 grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) for his study titled, “Understanding Rural Quality of Life in an Era of Demographic Transition and COVID-19 Recovery: 2024 Wave of the Iowa Small Towns … Continue reading David Peters receives $650,000 USDA NIFA AFRI grant

David Peters receives USDA grant to study the rural quality of life during demographic transition and pandemic recovery

Professor David Peters received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture as part of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. The grant, “Understanding Rural Quality of Life in an Era of Demographic Transition and COVID-19 Recovery: 2024 Wave of the Iowa Small Towns Project,” surveys over 30,000 households … Continue reading David Peters receives USDA grant to study the rural quality of life during demographic transition and pandemic recovery