The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences awarded a $152,407 Project Grant to the University of South Florida (USF) from March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2027 under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). The grant supports a collaborative research project that examines the resilience and long-term productivity of small-scale coastal fisheries in a mangrove wetland ecosystem. The research leverages diverse archaeological...
This $149,694 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) supports an interdisciplinary research project led by the University of Washington. The project aims to investigate the long-term interactions between humans and the environment in a biodiverse national park location, using archaeological, zooarchaeological, and geomorphological evidence. The research team is partnering with local community members to...
This $268,585 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (CFDA 47.075) supports long-term research examining human-environment interactions along the Pacific Coast. The research team from the University of Nevada, Reno will conduct archaeological surveys and excavations, radiocarbon dating, and stable isotope analysis of marine shells and fish remains to develop a chronology of coastal occupation and paleoenvironmental change over...
This Project Grant award of $162,477 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports research investigating long-term cultural burning practices and social-ecological relationships in high-elevation ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest. The primary objectives are to conduct archaeological surveys, interpret historical subsistence and burning patterns, and use computational modeling to evaluate how human-environment interactions...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) Project Grant award of $335,194 supports an archaeological investigation of recently discovered monumental hydraulic features at an important archaeological site. The project aims to establish when these features were constructed, whether they were contemporaneous with other monumental constructions, and the functions they served, such as ritual and aquaculture. The study will involve excavations, soil...
This $221,164 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program examines how human food practices and subsistence strategies adapted to environmental changes in small-scale societies. The research involves a comprehensive study of plant and animal food remains preserved in archaeological sites, integrated with high-resolution paleoclimatic data. The goal is to develop a fine-grained record of hunter-gatherer...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the development of equity-oriented data practices for small-scale fisheries from September 15, 2021 through March 31, 2023. With $125,499 in funding under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), the recipient will contribute to the scientific strength and welfare of the Nation through promoting basic research and education in the social, behavioral and economic sciences as it pertains to monitoring and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $268,083 to investigate how an ancient community adapted their social relationships and subsistence strategies to overcome disappearing water resources and increasing economic pressures during a period of early state formation. The research team, led by the CAL Poly Corporation, will analyze architectural developments, material culture production, pottery...
The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, awarded a $205,162 project grant to Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education for a collaborative research initiative on the resilience and collapse of small-scale coastal fisheries. This 3-year project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RESILIENCE, EXPERIMENTATION, AND COLLAPSE IN SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES," aims to examine the long-term resilience of fishing systems by...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) Project Grant award of $200,000 provides funding for research investigating the socioecological outcomes of restoration programs in forest-grassland ecosystems. The research aims to address critical knowledge gaps on the social and environmental impacts of restoration, including tradeoffs between ecological and social goals. The project employs multiple methods such as remote sensing, field...