In December 2014 and January 2015 (FY 2015), the Office of Sponsored Programs
recorded the following grants for American University researchers.
December:
PI: Michael Carroll
Washington College of Law - Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property
Title: Promoting International Development and Use of Open Educational Materials
Sponsor: Open Society Foundations
Funds: $80,000.00
PI: Cynthia Jones
Washington College of Law - Dean's Office
Title: The Pretrial Racial Justice Initiative
Sponsor: Public Welfare Foundation
Funds: $75,000.00
January
PI: Daniel Fong
College of Arts and Sciences - Biology
Title: Thesis Support: Phylogeography of two subterranean amphipod species: the
impact of phreatic and vadose habitats on gene flow
Sponsor: Cave Conservancy of the Virginias
Funds: $10,990.00
PI: Kathleen Franz
College of Arts and Sciences - History
Title: American Enterprise Exhibition
Sponsor: Smithsonian Institution
Funds: $20,100.00
PI: Christopher Palmer
School of Communication - Center for Environmental Filmmaking
Title: Marine Conservation Inititative 2015
Sponsor: The Henry Foundation
Funds: $2,500.00
PI: Robin Broad
School of International Service - International Development
Title: Responsible Gold-Mining Policy
Sponsor: Voices for a Sustainable Future
Funds: $24,668.00
PI: Leslye Orloff
Washington College of Law - National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project
Title: Improving Access to Justice for Immigrant Crime Victims: The Important Role of
Legally Correct Information
Sponsor: State Justice Institute
Funds: $30,000.00
PI: Robert Goldman
Washington College of Law - War Crimes Research Office
Title: General Operating Budget 2015
Sponsor: Open Society Foundations
Funds: $150,000.00