Together in partnership with mississippi state university MSU and locally based social scientists, u s fish and wildlife service FWS southeast region social scientists will identify and implement…

This $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4, under the Adaptive Science federal grant program (CFDA 15.670), will support Mississippi State University in partnership with the Service to identify and implement social science methods and tools to address key regional priorities through September 2027. Key priorities include enhancing public perception of habitat and species conservation decisions, effectively engaging private landowners, and addressing climate change adaptation, particularly in underserved urban communities. Mississippi State University will work closely with Service social scientists and engage relevant organizations to develop specific scopes of work implementing agreed-upon strategies using adaptive science frameworks. The grant aims to strategically address future challenges to fish and wildlife through applied social science research partnership over the five-year period.

Together in partnership with mississippi state university MSU and locally based social scientists, u s fish and wildlife service FWS southeast region social scientists will identify and implement methods and tools within the social sciences to address the most pressing priorities of the region, including enhancing public perception of decisions related to habitat conservation and threatened, endangered, and at risk species, effectively engaging historically underserved private landowners, and addressing climate change adaptation across the region, particularly in underserved urban communities social scientists within relevant organizations, institutions, and communities will be engaged as needed to develop specific scopes of work to implement agreed upon strategies