Grant History

Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program: Pensacola Bay System Larval Bivalve Monitoring (Role PI Amanda Croteau, $15,842)

Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program Community Grant: A Comparison of Fish and Decapod Communities in Natural vs. Impacted Tidal Creeks of Santa Rosa Sound (Role Co-PI, Amanda Croteau $47,423)

Florida Department of Environmental Protection: Northwest Florida Estuary Water Quality Protection and Restoration (Role Co-PI, Amanda Croteau $2,000,000)

Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA). July 2024 – July 2027. An AI-Directed Tool Development for Pathogenic ‘Flesh-eating’ Vibrio Bacteria Prediction and Control. PI, Bo Wang, FIT. Co-PI’s: Lisa Waidner, UWF; Nora Demers, FGCU, and Gerardo Toro-Farmer (NCF). $200,000

Florida Research Development Alliance (FloRDA) NSF Directorate for Engineering Germination program (Summer 2022 – Summer 2023). Waidner selected by the Florida Coastal Challenges program, and awarded travel money to Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. $982

National Science Foundation. Collaborative Research: Gas Hydrate Contribution to the Ross Sea Carbon Budget; Shallow Sediment to Water Column; Present and Future. Supplemental Funding. Co-principal Investigator Wade Jeffrey. 10/1/2024 – 9/30/2026.  $49,329.

National Science Foundation. Collaborative Research: Gas Hydrate Contribution to the Ross Sea Carbon Budget; Shallow Sediment to Water Column; Present and Future. Supplemental Funding. Co-principal Investigator Wade Jeffrey. 10/1/2024 – 9/30/2026. $49,329

Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program Community Grant: Why Settle Here? The Effect of Water Quality, Water Column Placement, and Substrate on Epibenthic Settlement in Perdido Bay (Role PI Amanda Croteau, $47,831)

Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program Community Grant: Fish Community Analysis of Santa Rosa Sound Tidal Tributaries (Role Co-PI Amanda Croteau, $29,000)

Department of Defense (DoD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). June 2019 – June 2023. Complete Biodegradation of Insensitive High Explosive Compounds. PI, Jim Field (U. of Arizona). At UWF, Jim Spain & Waidner, co-PI’s. $1,125,180 (UWF portion, $274,366)

Corteva-  Aerobic Biodegradation of Chlorobenzenes and Dichloronitrobenzenes. (PI Jim Spain, $80,000).

Florida Department of Education. Restore Lagoon Inflow Research. W.H. Jeffrey, Principal Investigator. J. Caffrey, W.H. Jeffrey & L.A. Waidner, co-PI. 2022 – 2023. $200,000. 

Santa Rosa County.  Santa Rosa County Water Quality Monitoring Program. J. Caffrey, Principal Investigator, A. Croteau, co-PI. 2022-2027.  $158,291.

Florida Department of Education / Florida Institute of Technology.  Restore Lagoon Inflow Research Phase III.  W.H. Jeffrey, J.M Caffrey, and L.A. Waidner, co-PI’s. 2022- 2023. $200,000

Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program. Addressing Data Gaps in Upper Watersheds. J.M. Caffrey, Principal Investigator. $75,000

National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Grant: Pensacola Bay System Oyster REEF (Restoration Education and Engagement Framework). A. Croteau Co-PI. $100,000.

Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program Community Grant. Zooplankton Ecology and Water Quality Monitoring of Perdido Bay. A. Croteau co-PI. 2022-2023. $39,326.

Chemours. Biodegradation of environmentally relevant chemicals, J. Spain, P.I. 2021-2022, $50,000.

National Science Foundation. Collaborative Research: Gas Hydrate Contribution to the Ross Sea Carbon Budget; Shallow Sediment to Water Column; Present and Future. W.H. Jeffrey. Co-principal Investigator. 2021 – 2025.  $249,597. (Total Project Budget: $1,717,573).

National Science Foundation. Collaborative Research: Diversity and ecological impacts of Antarctic mixotrophic phytoplankton. Supplemental Funding. W.H. Jeffrey. Co-principal Investigator. 2021 – 2023.  $35,237.

Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program Community Grant. Historical Ecology of Pensacola and Perdido Bays. 2021-2022. A. Croteau co-PI. $43,461.

City of Pensacola. Bruce Beach Storm Water Source Tracking and Weekly Monitoring. PI: J.M. Caffrey. 2021-2022, $88,505. 

UWF-Escambia County Partnership Contract: Aquatic Bacteria Survey, Vibrio Monitoring. PI: L.A. Waidner; Co-PI’s: J.M. Caffrey and W.H. Jeffrey. February-October 2020. $60,000.

Florida Institute of Oceanography – FLRACEP. Predicting benefits in Panhandle estuary systems: a partnership to quantify impacts, stressors and outcomes using Adaptive Management Frameworks. Matthew Deitch, UF lead and J.M. Caffrey. 2020-2023 (notified in 2019). $499,997.

NOAA. B-Wet Navarre Beach Marine Science Station: Empowering students to take action. Aquatic Care Team: Charlene Mauro, Santa Rosa County School District lead and J.M. Caffrey. 2019-2020. $114,958.

National Park Service. CESU - Amphibian Monitoring at Gulf Islands National Seashore Florida Unit. Principal Investigator W.H. Jeffrey. 9/15/19 – 9/14/24. $86,530

Complete Biodegradation of Insensitive Energetic Compounds $274,366, Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program/University of Arizona, J.C. Spain. 2019-2022.

UWF Instructional Technology Enhancement Projects (ITEP): Next Generation Biology Student Technology: Advancing Computational Skills for Biology through Courses and Independent Research Projects, L.A. Waidner. 2019-2020, $62,293.

Cobalt Intelligence, LLC. Artificial reef design. Co-principal Investigator W.H. Jeffrey. 10/22/2018 – 4/21/2019. $53,758. 

National Science Foundation. Collaborative Research: Diversity and ecological impacts of Antarctic mixotrophic phytoplankton. Co-principal Investigator W.H. Jeffrey. 9/1/2018 – 8/31/2022. $180,000 (Total project budget $800,000). 

Clough Family Foundation. Antarctic Microbial Ecology. Principal Investigator W.H. Jeffrey. 2018. $5000. 

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.  Center for integrated Modeling and Analysis of the Gulf Ecosystem (C-IMAGE III). Co-principal Investigator W.H. Jeffrey. 1/1/2018 – 12/31/2020.  $42,000 (Total project budget $5,100,000).

Degradation of environmentally relevant chemicals, Chemours, J.C. Spain. 2018-2019, $80,000.

FL Institute of Oceanography (FIO): Understanding diversity of bacterioplankton and phytoplankton in estuarine and coastal environments, L.A. Waidner. 2018-2019, $22,000.

L’Université Pierre et Marie CURIE (UPMC) Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France. Visiting Professorship W.H. Jeffrey. 2017.  $5000. 

University of West Florida, Center for Research and Economic Development and Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.  Solar radiometers and Ultra-low Freezer. Equipment Grant. Principal Investigator W.H. Jeffrey. $51,799. April 2017. 

The role of biodiversity for microbial adaptation to anthropogenic perturbations, NSF, Co PI: J.C. Spain. 2012-2017, $1,847,191.

UWF Innovative Interdisciplinary Research Grant: STEAMing the River to the Gulf: Water Quality Assessments and Communication, L.A. Waidner. 2017-2018, $43,000.

Patagonia Corporation, Environmental Grants: Indian Bayou Water Quality and Ecology Monitoring, L.A. Waidner. 2017-2018, $14,000.

 

 

University of West Florida, Center for Research and Economic Development and Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering.  Epifluorescence Microscope and Image Analysis System and  Superspeed Centrifuge. Equipment Grant.  Principal Investigator W.H. Jeffrey. $91,141.34. Nov. 2016. 

Biodegradation of nitroaromatic contaminants, DuPont, J.C. Spain. 2016-2020, $390,000.

Nitration enzyme toolkit for the biosynthesis of energetic materials, UT-Battelle LLC, PI: J.C. Spain. 2016-2017, $99,009.

UWF REEP: Research Equipment Enhancement Program Olympus AX70 epifluorescent microscope, with CCD and infrared-sensitive cameras, L.A. Waidner. 2016, $64,899.

Clough Family Foundation. Extremophilic microbial communities of the Chilean Altiplano. Principal Investigator W.H. Jeffrey. 2015. $5000. 

University of West Florida, Center for Research and Economic Development and College of Science and Engineering.  Capital Equipment Grant.  Principal Investigator W.H. Jeffrey. $144,735.80. Nov. 2015.  

Centro de Instruccion y Capacitacion Maritima de Chile. Acoplamiento de las propiedades bio-ópticas y la historia fotobiológica en la productividad microbiana (Eubacteria, Arquea y pico-fitoplancton) desde el continente hacia del Giro del Pacífico sur. Co-Investigator W.H. Jeffrey. 10/1/15-9/30/16. ~$20,000. 

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University. ICRMS analysis of Weathered Surrogate Oil and Various Water Accommodated Fractions. Co- Principal Investigator W.H. Jeffrey. 9/1/2015 – 12/31/16. Facilities usage. 

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.  Center for integrated Modeling and Analysis of the Gulf Ecosystem (C-IMAGE II). Co-principal Investigator W.H. Jeffrey. 1/1/2015 – 12/31/2017.  $231,000 (Total project budget $22,200,000).

Aerobic biodegradation of chloro-, nitro-, and amino-aromatic contaminants, Chemours, PI: J.C. Spain. 2015-2016, $74,957.

Biodegradation of Nitrobenzene at Oxic/Anoxic Interfaces, DuPont, PI: J.C. Spain. 2005-2015, $1,223,000.

 

Clough Family Foundation. Photobiology of Atacama Desert Microbial Communities. Principal Investigator W.H. Jeffrey. 2014. $5000. 

University of West Florida. Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity Award. The microbial ecology of Chilean fiords. Principal Investigator W.H. Jeffrey. 2014.  $2000.

Validation of CFD device for detection of spore-forming bacteria in food, J.A. Moss. (2014). UWF Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity Awards (SCAC grant), $2000.

Nitration enzyme toolkit for the biosynthesis of energetic materials, DoD Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, Co PI: J.C. Spain. 2012-2014, $459,472.

Allelochemicals and Soil Bacteria, USDA, PI: J.C. Spain. 2011-2014, $493,000.

Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program Community Grant: Why Settle Here? The Effect of Water Quality, Water Column Placement, and Substrate on Epibenthic Settlement in Perdido Bay. A Croteau, Principal Investigator. 2023-2024. $47,831.  

Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program Community Grant: Fish Community Analysis of Santa Rosa Sound Tidal Tributaries.  A Croteau, Principal Investigator. 2023-2024. $29,000)

Dupont. Biodegradation of synthetic chemicals. J. Spain, P.I. 2023-2024. $60,000.

DuPont. Biodegradation of organic contaminants. J. Spain, P.I. 2023-2024, $80,000

Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Northwest Florida Estuary Water Quality Protection and Restoration. J. Caffrey, Principal Investigator. W.H. Jeffrey Co-PI. 2023-2024.  $400,000.

Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program Community Grant. Zooplankton Ecology and Water Quality Monitoring of Perdido Bay. A. Croteau co-Principal Investigator. 2023-2024. $43,461.