This Project Grant award, valued at $396,474.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program. The award supports research examining the links between food security and access to natural resources, particularly wildlife, in areas undergoing urbanization. The project uses survey methods across communities to investigate social and economic factors that influence wildlife usage and food insecurity. The research aims to advance new survey techniques for sensitive behaviors and provide training for undergraduate and graduate students. A subaward of $241,656.48 was provided to the University of Florida to support a component of the project focused on understanding the geography of wildlife use in the face of urbanization. This research contributes to the interdisciplinary field of political ecology by analyzing secondary data on the spatial relationships between wildlife consumption, proximity to protected areas, urbanization, and economic development.
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