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Grant awards for fiscal year 2026-27

CAS faculty are pushing the limits of knowledge and creativity through their original research and artistic endeavors. Grant-funded projects, such as those showcased here, underscore the impactful contributions our college is making to the world.

* Information is updated monthly by the GFS team with information provided by the Office of Research Support and Operations (ORSO).

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View prior grant awards 2025-26
Date AwardedPrincipal InvestigatorUnitCampusSponsorProgramProject TitleAward Amt
8/25/2026Rudman, SethSchool of Biological SciencesVancouverUSDA/Agricultural Research ServiceNorthwest Center for Smal Fruits ResearchA genomic tool to improve insecticide efficacy and facilitate genetic control technologies for Spotted Wing Drosophila$183,411
8/18/2026Piovia-Scott, JonahSchool of Biological SciencesVancouverUSDA/US Forest ServiceWildlife Responses to Forest Plantation Thinning on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest$71,559
8/18/2026Crespi, EricaSchool of Biological SciencesPullmanUS Department of the Interior/National Park ServiceEstablishing baseline levels of a vehicle tire contaminant (6PPD-quinone) in Redwood Creek (Marin County, Muir Woods National Monument)$15,000
8/17/2026Thornton, DanielSchool of the EnvironmentPullmanUSDA/US Forest ServiceMonitoring Canada lynx recovery on the Colville National Forest$79,040
8/3/2026Benson, ErinSchool of the EnvironmentPullmanNational Science FoundationChemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and VolcanologyQuantifying the role and composition of mineralizing fluids in carbonatite-hosted rare earth element (REE) deposits$361,308
7/28/2026Daniels, Alayna and Hsin-Ya LiaoPsychologyPullmanPsi ChiGraduate Research GrantsEffect of Religiously Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (RCBT) on Clinicians' Religiously Integrated Practice Competency$1,125
7/24/2026Cheeke, TanyaSchool of Biological SciencesTri-CitiesSimons FoundationGraduate Fellowships in Ecology and EvolutionFrom ashes to ecosystems: Soil microbial communities in forest fire recovery$265,800
7/24/2026Keane, ChristopherPhysics & AstronomyPullmanBATTELLE-(PNNL)/US Department of EnergyDevelopment of a Western US Fusion Energy Commercialization Hub$11,939
7/17/2026Blong, JohnAnthropologyPullmanGreat Basin Heritage Area PartnershipLarge GrantsOutdoor educational experiences to preserve Goshute traditional knowledge and promote cultural preservation$14,730
7/2/2026Roley, SarahSchool of the EnvironmentTri-CitiesNASAROSES-2024Linking hydrology and harmful aquatic plant biomass to support salmon recovery$333,770