Grants Awarded

  • ​Brauman, K. A., Britt, B. C., Hayes, J. L., VanDyke, M. S., Wolf, A. T., McCracken, M., & Schmeier, S. (2025-2028). Conflict resilience across scales: Theory and data to evaluate societal resilience to water and climate shocks. U.S. Department of Defense, Minerva Research Institute. Total award amount: $2,407,233. Role: Co-PI. (Minerva Research Institute funding mechanism and all associated grant awards terminated by the Department of Defense in March 2025.)
  • Britt, B. C. (2023-2025). Reese Phifer Professorship. University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences. Total award amount: $18,750. Role: PI.
  • VanDyke, M. S., Britt, B. C., & Armstrong, C. L. (2022-2024). Examining decision-makers’ and public risk information behaviors during severe weather events in Mississippi and Alabama coastal communities. Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium. Total award amount: $249,605. Role: Co-PI.
  • Hayes, J. L., Britt, B. C., & VanDyke, M. S. (2023). Longitudinal analysis of the Nigeria farmer-herder conflict on Twitter. Global Water Security Center. Total award amount: $22,809. Role: Co-PI.
  • Britt, B. C. (2019-2020). Analyzing the evolution of semantic networks on Reddit. Small Grants Program, Research Grants Committee, Office for Research and Economic Development, University of Alabama. Total award amount: $5,000. Role: PI.
  • Britt, B. C., Britt, R. K., & Anderson, J. (2016-2018). Sharing hope and healing: Evaluating and promoting living kidney donation via a social media campaign. National Institutes of Health, internal subaward of #U54MD008164 (approx. $13,700,000). Total subaward amount: $99,935. Role: PI.
  • Britt, B. C., Britt, R. K., Hunter, K. M., & Lucchesi, R. (2016-2017). Social Media Analysis, Research and Teaching (SMART) Center. South Dakota State University, Scholarly Excellence Fund. Total award amount: $4,000 (plus supplementation of $13,234 by the College of Arts and Sciences). Role: PI.
  • Britt, R. K., & Britt, B. C. (2015-2016). Campaign to increase awareness and cervical cancer/HPV uptake at SDSU and in the Brookings Community. South Dakota State University, Research and Scholarship Support Fund. Total award amount: $6,500. Role: Co-PI.
  • Britt, R. K., Britt, B. C., & Anderson, J. (2015-2016). The Health Communication Mini-Conference at South Dakota State University. National Communication Association, Advancing the Discipline Grant. Total award amount: $5,000. Role: Co-PI.