Cody Knutson

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Title	Water Resources Scientist \| NDMC Planning Coordinator
Faculty Rank	Research Professor
Address	818 South Hardin Hall 3310 Holdrege Street Lincoln NE 68583–0988 East Campus
Phone	office: 402-472-6718 fax: 402-472-4915
E-mail	cknutson1@unl.edu
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My Story

Hi, I'm Cody Knutson, a water resources scientist for the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) and a research professor in the School of Natural Resources. I also serve as a faculty member with the geography program, specializing in environmental geography.

My main interests are focused on the interactions between humans and the environment. In particular, my current work is focused on helping people understand how they are vulnerable to water scarcity, drought, and climate change; and collaborating with stakeholders to develop tools and plans to reduce their risk. My main goal is to help people enhance water resources management through research, education and collaboration.

This work is carried out at the individual, community, tribe, state, national and international scale through a broad range of projects. For example, I'm currently involved in several studies to assess the climate and water information needs of farmers, ranchers, and natural resource managers in the Great Plains and Midwest. This information is being used to develop new tools and planning guides to help stakeholders better adapt and respond to climate variability. Similarly, I'm involved with the Heartland Regional Water Coordination Initiative to examine public involvement and the role of citizens in solving water problems.

I've also assisted communities, tribes and states to develop drought plans. Currently, I'm working with several pilot communities in Nebraska, Illinois and Oklahoma to develop drought plans, and a national "Drought Ready" community certification program, as well as assisting the State of Colorado in updating their plan.

I also spend a good deal of my time working on international projects. I've worked with several United Nations (i.e. FAO, ISDR, UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF) and other organizations to research the effects of water scarcity, drought, and climate change on environmental systems and livelihoods; identify risk reduction practices; develop drought policy and planning guidance documents; and facilitate international training sessions. Most recently, I conducted a review of UNDP's Community Water Initiative - an international community action program to promote sustainable water management, and collaborated with UNICEF/UNESCO and FAO to host drought management trainings for officials from Iraq and the Middle East/Central Asia, respectively.

Outreach is an important component of my work. Therefore, I give many presentations throughout the year, help organize and present educational workshops, and write materials for our website. I also advise graduate students in the School of Natural Resources and geography program who are conducting water management and drought-related research, and teach periodically on topics related to the human dimensions of natural resources management and environmental geography.

I've worked intermittently as a staff member at the NDMC since 1997 and was promoted to a faculty position in December 2004. I received bachelor's and master's degrees in geological engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines of Technology, specializing in water resources. At UNL, I also received a master's degree in anthropology and a doctorate in geography. I believe the combination of physical and social science perspectives provides a necessary base for understanding the interactions between people, and the water resources upon which they depend.

Selected Publications

Haigh, T., Wickham, E., Hamlin, S., Knutson, C. (2023) Planners’ perceptions of strategies and barriers to achieving local drought preparedness. Journal of the American Planning Association. 89 (3): 348-362. DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2022.2071324
Smith, K.H., Knutson, C., Svoboda, M., 2023. The Cascading and Compounding Impacts of Drought, 2023. Policy brief for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, presented at COP28 in Dubai. bit.ly/3TjT1EA	Online
Haigh, T., Wickham, E., Hamlin, S., Knutson, C. (2022). Planning strategies and barriers to achieving local drought preparedness. Journal of the American Planning Association, 1-7.	Online
Al-Kilani, M. R., Rahbeh, M., Al-Bakri, J., Tadesse, T., Knutson, C. (2021). Evaluation of Remotely Sensed Precipitation Estimates from the NASA POWER Project for Drought Detection Over Jordan. Earth Systems and Environment, 5, 561-573	Online
Fragaszy, S.R., Jedd, T., Wall, N., Knutson, C., Fraj, M.B., Bergaoui, K., Svoboda, M.D., Hayes, M.J., McDonnell, R. 2020. Drought Monitoring in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Participatory Engagement to Inform Early Warning Systems. Bulletin of the Meteorological Society: 1-58.	Online
Haigh, T., Schacht, W., Knutson, C., Smart, A., Volesky, J., Hayes, M., and Burbach, M. (2020) Preparing for Drought on the Ranch: Lessons from 2012. Research Counts 3(6). Boulder, CO: Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder.
Jedd, T., Fragaszy, S., Knutson, C., Hayes, M. J., Belhaj Fraj, M., Svoboda, M., McDonnell, R. (2020). Drought management norms: is the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region managing risks or crises? Journal of Environment and Development.	Online
Burke, S., Knutson, C., DeAngelis, J., Brislawn, J., Smith, K., Wickham, E. 2019. Falling Donimoes: A Planner's Guide to Drought and Cascading Impacts (pp. 35). Chicago, IL: American Planning Association.	Online
Fragaszy, S.R., Jedd, T., Knutson, C., Hayes, M. J. 2019. Development of the MENA Regional Drought Management System in Lebanon: Synthesis Report on Drought Impacts and Vulnerability (pp. 5). Dubai.
Fragaszy, S.R., Jedd, T., Knutson, C., Hayes, M.J. 2019. Development of the MENA Regional Drought Management System in Jordan: Synthesis Report on Drought Impacts and Vulnerability (pp. 5). Dubai.
Fragaszy, S.R., Jedd, T., Knutson, C., Hayes, M.J. 2019. Development of the MENA Regional Drought Management System in Morocco: Synthesis Report on Drought Impacts and Vulnerability (pp. 5). Dubai.
Fragaszy, S.R., Jedd, T., Knutson, C., Hayes, M.J. 2019. Development of the MENA Regional Drought Management System in Tunisia: Synthesis Report on Drought Management and Policy. (pp. 5). Dubai.
Fragaszy, S.R., Knutson, C., Jedd, T., Hayes, M.J. 2019. Development of the MENA Regional Drought Management System in Tunisia: Synthesis Report on Drought Impacts and Vulnerability (pp. 5). Dubai.
Haigh, T. R., Schacht, W., Knutson, C., Smart, A. J., Volesky, J., Allen, C., Burbach, M. E. 2019. Socioecological determinants of drought impacts and coping strategies for ranching operations in the Great Plains. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 72: 561-5	Online
Haigh, T. R., Schacht, W., Knutson, C., Smart, A. J., Volesky, J., Allen, C., Hayes, M. J., Burbach, M. 2019. Socioecological Determinants of Drought Impacts and Coping Strategies for Ranching Operations in the Great Plains. Rangeland Ecology \& Managemen	Online
Haigh, T., Schacht, W., Knutson, C., Smart, A., Volesky, J., Allen, C., Hayes, M. J., Burbach, M. 2019. Socio-ecological determinants of drought impacts and coping strategies for ranching operations in the Great Plains. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 7	Online
Jedd, T., Fragaszy, S.R., Knutson, C., Hayes, M. J. 2019. Development of the MENA Regional Drought Management System in Lebanon: Synthesis Report on Drought Management and Policy (pp. 5). Dubai.
Jedd, T., Fragaszy, S.R., Knutson, C., Hayes, M.J. 2019. Development of the MENA Regional Drought Management System in Morocco: Synthesis Report on Drought Management and Policy (pp. 5). Dubai.
Jedd, T., Fragaszy, S.R., Knutson, C., Hayes, M.J. 2019. Development of the Regional Drought Management System in Jordan: Synthesis Report on Drought Management and Policy. (pp. 5). Dubai.
Knutson, C., Gayton, L., Chapman, C. Stiles, C. 2019. Rosebud Sioux Nation Climate Guidebook: Building Resilience to Climate Change (pp. 42). South Dakota: Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance.
Knutson, C., Gayton, L., Chapman, C., Knutson, C., Stiles, C. 2019. Oglala Sioux Nation Climate Guidebook: Building Resilience to Climate Change (pp. 42). South Dakota: Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance.
Knutson, C., Gayton, L., Chapman, C., Stiles, C. 2019. Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Climate Guidebook: Building Resilience to Climate (pp. 42 p.). South Dakota: Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance.
Knutson, C., Knutson, C., Gayton, L., Chapman, C., Stiles, C. (2019). Standing Rock Sioux Nation Climate Guidebook: Building Resilience to Climate Change (pp. 42). Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance.
Bazza, M., Knutson, C., Kay, M. (2018). In M. Mohamed, C. Knutson, and M. Kay (Ed.), Drought Characterization and Management in the Near East and North Africa Region (45th ed., pp. 226). Rome: Daugherty Water for Food Institute and Food and Agriculture Or
Floress, K., Reimer, A., Thompson, A., Burbach, M., Knutson, C., Prokopy, L., Ribaudo, M., Ulrich-Schad, J. (2017). Measuring farmer conservation behaviors: Challenges and best practices. Land Use Policy, 70, 414-418.	Online
Knutson, C. (2018). The Wind River Indian Reservation's Vulnerability to the Impacts of Drought and the Development of Decision Tools to Support Drought Preparedness (pp. 18 p.). DOI USGS.
Stahl, K., Collins, K., Hannaford, J., Knutson, C., Svoboda, M., Wall, N., Barker, L., Tijdeman, E., Acreman, M., Bachmair, S., Overton, I., Crossman, N. (2018). Learning from Stakeholders in Europe, the USA, and Australia to improve drought monitoring an
Church, S., Haigh, T., Widhalm, M., de Jalon, S.G., Babin, N., Carlton, J.S., Dunn, M., Fagan, K., Knutson, C., Prokopy, L. (2017). Agricultural Trade Publications and the 2012 Midwestern Drought: A Missed Opportunity for Climate Risk Communication. Clima	Online
McNeeley, S. M., Dewes, C. F., Stiles, C., Beeton, T. A., Rangwala, I., Hobbins, M. T., Knutson, C. (2017). Anatomy of an Interrupted Irrigation Season: Micro-Drought at the Wind River Indian Reservation. Climate Risk Management.	Online
Prabhakar, S., Knutson, C., Cummins, J., Razafindrabe, B. H. (2017). Decision Making for Responding to Drought - Ensuring They are Driven by Objective Assessments of Drought. In M.N Madu and Chu-hua Kuei (Ed.), Handbook of Disaster Risk Reduction and Mana	Online
Carlton,J.S., A.S. Mase, C.L. Knutson, M.C.Lemos, T.Haigh, D.P.Haigh, L.S.Prokopy. 2016. The effects of extreme drought on climate change beliefs, risk perceptions, and adaptation attitudes. Clim Change 135(2): 211-226. doi:10.1007/s10584-015-1561-5	Online
Collins, K., Hannaford, J., Svoboda, M., Knutson, C., Wall, N., Bernadt, T., Crossman, N., Overton, I., Acreman, M., Bachmair, S., Stahl, K. 2016. Stakeholders Coinquiries on Drought Impacts, Monitoring, and Early Warning Systems. American Meteorology Soc	Online
Knutson, C. and B.Fuchs. 2016. New Tools for Assessing Drought Conditions for Rangeland Management. Rangelands 38(4):177-182	Online
Carlton, J. S., Mase, A. S., Knutson, C., Lemos, M. C., Haigh, T., Todey, D. P., Prokopy, L. S. (2015). The Effects of Drought on Climate Change Beliefs, Risk Perceptions, and Adaptation Attitudes. Climatic Change. 135: 211.
Haigh, T., Wright Morton, L., Lemos, M. C., Knutson, C., Prokopy, L. S., Lo, Y. J., Angel, J. (2015). Agricultural Advisors as Climate Information Intermediaries: Exploring Differences in Capacity to Communicate Climate. Weather, Climate and Society, 7, 8	Online
Prokopy, L., Hart, C., Massey, R., Widhalm, M., Andresen, J., Angel, J., Blewett, T., Doering, O., Elmore, R., Gramig, B., Guinan, P., Hall, B., Jain, A., Knutson, C., Lemos, M., Morton, L., Niyogi, D., Power, R., Shulski, M., Song, Y., Takle, E., Todey,
Knutson, C.L. and D.A. Wilhite. 2014. Opportunities for drought risk reduction in Asia (Chapter 21). Global Change and Sustainable Development: Asia-Pacific Perspective, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, England
Arbuckle, J., Prokopy, L. S., Haigh, T., Hobbs, J., Knoot, T., Knutson, C., Loy, A., Mase, A. S., McGuire, J., Morton, L. W., Tyndall, J., Widhalm, M. (2013). Climate Change Beliefs, Risk Perceptions, and Attitudes Toward Adaptation and Mitigation Among F	Online
Haigh, T., Knutson, C. (2013). Role of Perceived Control and Planning in Ranch Drought Preparedness. Great Plains Research Journal, 23, 51-58.	Online
Knutson, C., Haigh, T. (2013). A Drought Planning Methodology for Ranchers in the Great Plains. Rangelands, 35, 27-33.	Online
Mehta, V., Knutson, C., Rosenberg, N. J., Olsen, J. R., Hayes, M. J., Wall, N., Bernadt, T. (2013). Decadal Climate Information Needs of Stakeholders for Decision Support in Water and Agriculture Production Sectors: A Case Study of the Missouri Basin. Wea	Online
Prokopy, L. S., Haigh, T., Mase, A., Angel, J., Hart, C., Knutson, C., Lemos, M., Lo, Y., McGuire, J., Morton, L. W., Perron, J., Todey, D., Widhalm, M. (2013). Agricultural Advisors: A Receptive Audience for Weather and Climate Information? Climate, Weat	Online
Knutson, C.L., T. Haigh, M.J. Hayes, M. Widhalm, J. Nothwehr, M. Kleinschmidt, (2011). Farmer Perceptions of Conservation and Sustainable Agriculture Practices and Drought Risk Reduction in Nebraska,USA, Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 26(3): 25	Online
Knutson, Cody. (2010) The Community Water Initiative: Fostering Water Security and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, United Nations Development Program, GEF Small Grants Program, New York, NY, 34+ pp.	Online
Ryu, J.H., M.D. Svoboda, J.D. Lenters, T. Tadesse, and C.L. Knutson (2010) Finding Potential Extents for ENSO-Driven Hydrologic Drought Forecasts in the United States, Climatic Change, 101(3-4): 575-597	Online
Knutson, Cody. 2009. Drought Risk Reduction Practices: Contributing to the Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action – Second Edition, United Nations secretariat for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR): Geneva, Switzerland,
C.L. Knutson and D.A. Wilhite. 2008. New Developments and Opportunities for Drought Risk Reduction in Asia. In: P.K. Low (ed.), Global Change and Sustainable Development: Asia-Pacific Perspectives. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, England. (in press
Knutson, C. L. (2008) The Near East Drought Planning Manual: Guidelines for Drought Mitigation and Preparedness Planning. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Near East Regional Office and the National Drought Mitigation Center, USA. FA
Knutson, C.L., (2008) Adaptation to Water Stress in the Great Plains. Water Resources IMPACT, Vol. 10(4), pp18-21
Knutson, C.L., (2008) Feature: The role of water conservation in drought planning. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 63(5)	Online
Knutson, C.L., S. Jones, M.E. Sittler, M. Higgins, M.D. Svoboda, D.R. Kluck, and D.A. Wilhite (2008) Development of a Low Flow Early Warning System for the NOAA National Weather Service, USA, Stream Ecology and Low Flows, Special Issue of the Internationa
T. Tadesse, M. Haile, G. Senay, B. D. Wardlow, and C. L. Knutson (2008) The need for integration of drought monitoring tools for proactive food security management in sub-Saharan Africa, Natural Resources Forum, 32:4, pp. 303-316	Online
Tadesse, T., M. Haile, G. Senay, B.D. Wardlow, and C. Knutson, 2008. Building integrated drought monitoring and food security systems in sub-Saharan Africa. U.N. Natural Resources Forum, 32(4):303-316.	Online
Tadesse, T., M. Haile, G. Senay, C. Knutson, and B.D. Wardlow, 2008. Building integrated drought monitoring and food security systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Natural Resources Forum, 32, 265-279.	Online
Knutson, C. L., M. J. Hayes, and M. D. Svoboda. 2007. Case study of tribal drought planning: the Hualapai Tribe. Natural Hazards Review, 8(4): 125-131.	Online
Tadesse, T., D.A. Wilhite, M.J. Hayes, J.F. Brown, and C.L. Knutson, 2006. Modern drought monitoring tool for decision support system. Encyclopedia of Digital Government, 3, 1212 -1218.
Cooter, E., B. Eder, C. Rosenzweig, B. Lynn, R. Goldberg, C. Knutson, M. Hayes, D. Wilhite, J. DeCarolis, and T. Barnett. 2005. Effects of climate change on weather and water. Environmental Management. Special issue on Climate Change and Air Quality.
Wilhite, D.A., M.J. Hayes, and C.L. Knutson (2005) Drought Preparedness Planning: Building Institutional Capacity. D.A. Wilhite (ed.), Drought and Water Crises: Science, Technology, and Management Issues. CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL
Wilhite, D.A., M.J. Hayes, C. Knutson, and K.H. Smith 2000. Planning for drought: Moving from crisis to risk management. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 36:697-710	Online
Crow Ghost, D., Gayton, L., Knutson, C., Rattling Leaf, J., Knutson, C., Chapman, C. (in press). Drought Vulnerability Assessment: Prepared for the People of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (pp. 30 p.). Ft. Yates, ND: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Great Pla
Gayton, L., Knutson, C., Rattling Leaf, J., Knutson, C., Chapman, C. (in press). Drought Vulnerability Assessment: Prepared for the People of Oglala Sioux Tribe (pp. 28). Pine Ridge, SD: Oglala Sioux Tribe and Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance.
Huq, S., Knutson, C., Gayton, L., Rattling Leaf, J., Knutson, C., Chapman, C. (in press). Drought Vulnerability Assessment: Prepared for the People of Rosebud Sioux Tribe (pp. 30). Rosebud, South Dakota: Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Great Plains Tribal Water A
Knutson, C. (in press). Decadal Drought Risk Assessment and Scenario Development for Food and Bio-fuels Agriculture in Four Sub-Basins in the Missouri River Basin (pp. 34 p.). Silver Spring, Maryland: NOAA SARP.
Wakeman, E., Knutson, C., Gayton, L., Rattling Leaf, J., Knutson, C., Chapman, C. (in press). Drought Vulnerability Assessment: Prepared for the People of Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe (pp. 28 p.). Flandreau, SD: Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and Great Plai

Background

Education

Degree	Major	Institution	Year Awarded
Doctorate of Philosophy	Environmental Geography	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	2004
Master of Arts	Applied/Ecological Anthropology	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	1997
Master of Science	Geological Engineering (specialization in Water Resources)	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	1996
Bachelor of Science	Geological Engineering	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	1993

Affiliations

National Drought Mitigation Center

Websites

National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC)

SNR Program Areas

Applied Climate and Spatial Science

Areas of Interest/Expertise

Drought Mitigation
Environmental geography
Water scarcity
Drought
Climate change
Environmental perceptions and collaborative planning
Stakeholder engagement and capacity building
International development
Planning
Humans and the Environment

Grants

Currently this page only displays grants that were awarded on 1/1/ 2009 to the present. If a grant was awarded prior to 1/1/ 2009 and is still active, it will not be displayed on this page.

Grant Title	Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Climate Adaptation Workshop Series
Starting Date	05/23/2022	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson
Ending Date	09/30/2022
Funding Level	$13,000.00
Funding Agency	UTE Mountain UTE Tribe

Grant Title	Establishing Drought Triggers to Support the Development of Drought Annexes to Agricultural Disaster Risk Management Plans in the Caribbean
Starting Date	05/03/2021	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson
Ending Date	02/28/2022
Funding Level	$64,999.00
Funding Agency	Caribbean Institute Of Meteorology and Hydrology

Grant Title	USDA Support of the US Drought Monitor and Hub Activities
Starting Date	10/01/2020	Investigator(s) Mark Svoboda Deborah Bathke Brian Fuchs Tonya Haigh Cody Knutson Kelly Smith Tsegaye Tadesse
Ending Date	09/30/2023
Funding Level	$2,375,000.00
Funding Agency	US Deparment of Agriculture - OCE

Grant Title	Drought Information Services and Research for Ag across the US
Starting Date	09/30/2020	Investigator(s) Brian Fuchs Deborah Bathke Tonya Haigh Cody Knutson Kelly Smith Mark Svoboda Tsegaye Tadesse Brian Wardlow
Ending Date	09/29/2021
Funding Level	$800,000.00
Funding Agency	US Deparment of Agriculture - OCE

Grant Title	MENAdrought Empowering and Enhancing Drought Management Systems in the Middle East-North Africa Region (Additional Funding)
Starting Date	08/10/2020	Investigator(s) Mark Svoboda Deborah Bathke Michael Hayes Cody Knutson
Ending Date	09/30/2020
Funding Level	$119,483.00
Funding Agency	Water Management Institute

Grant Title	Providing Drought Information Services for the Nation: the National Drought Mitigation Center (Additional Funding)
Starting Date	08/01/2020	Investigator(s) Mark Svoboda Deborah Bathke Brian Fuchs Tonya Haigh Cody Knutson Kelly Smith Tsegaye Tadesse
Ending Date	09/30/2021
Funding Level	$808,530.00
Funding Agency	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Grant Title	Providing Drought Risk Management Services for the World Bank
Starting Date	05/29/2020	Investigator(s) Mark Svoboda Deborah Bathke Brian Fuchs Michael Hayes Cody Knutson Kelly Smith Tsegaye Tadesse Brian Wardlow
Ending Date	03/24/2021
Funding Level	$199,994.00
Funding Agency	World Bank Group

Grant Title	Drought Information Services for Agriculture across the United States (Additional Funding)
Starting Date	09/30/2019	Investigator(s) Brian Fuchs Mark Svoboda Deborah Bathke Tsegaye Tadesse Cody Knutson
Ending Date	09/29/2020
Funding Level	$833,384.00
Funding Agency	USDA-OCE

Grant Title	Providing Drought Information Services for the Nation: the National Drought Mitigation Center
Starting Date	09/01/2019	Investigator(s) Mark Svoboda Deborah Bathke Brian Fuchs Tonya Haigh Cody Knutson Kelly Smith
Ending Date	08/31/2021
Funding Level	$791,470.00
Funding Agency	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association

Grant Title	Drought Risk Management in South Africa
Starting Date	06/07/2019	Investigator(s) Mark Svoboda Brian Fuchs Michael Hayes Cody Knutson Tsegaye Tadesse Brian Wardlow
Ending Date	08/15/2020
Funding Level	$40,000.00
Funding Agency	World Bank Group

Grant Title	USAID MENAdrought
Starting Date	06/03/2019	Investigator(s) Mark Svoboda Deborah Bathke Michael Hayes Cody Knutson Christopher Neale
Ending Date	09/30/2021
Funding Level	$1,222,118.00
Funding Agency	IWMI

Grant Title	MENA Regional Drought Management (Additional Funding)
Starting Date	05/20/2019	Investigator(s) Mark Svoboda Deborah Bathke Michael Hayes Cody Knutson Tsegaye Tadesse
Ending Date	06/30/2019
Funding Level	$478,800.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Environmental Trust

Grant Title	Drought Summit and Outreach
Starting Date	01/22/2018	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson Tonya Haigh Kelly Smith Mark Svoboda
Ending Date	09/30/2019
Funding Level	$85,000.00
Funding Agency	American Planning Association

Grant Title	Drought Risk Management and Planning Assistance in the Caribbean
Starting Date	01/01/2017	Investigator(s) Mark Svoboda Brian Fuchs Michael Hayes Cody Knutson
Ending Date	06/30/2017
Funding Level	$49,917.00
Funding Agency	Caribbean Institute of Meterology and Hydrology

Grant Title	MENA Regional Drought Management
Starting Date	01/01/2016	Investigator(s) Michael Hayes Cody Knutson Mark Svoboda Christopher Neale Brian Wardlow
Ending Date	03/31/2017
Funding Level	$1,025,440.00
Funding Agency	ICBA

Grant Title	Providing Drought Information Services for the Nation: the National Drought Mitigation Center
Starting Date	06/01/2015	Investigator(s) Michael Hayes Deborah Bathke Brian Fuchs Cody Knutson Mark Svoboda Tsegaye Tadesse
Ending Date	05/31/2018
Funding Level	$798,885.00
Funding Agency	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Grant Title	The Wind River Indian Reservation's Vulerability to the Impacts of Drought and the Development of Decision Tools to Support Drought Preparedness (additional funding)
Starting Date	06/01/2015	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson Mark Svoboda
Ending Date	09/30/2015
Funding Level	$43,547.00
Funding Agency	Colorado State

Grant Title	The Wind River Indian Reservation's Vulerability to the Impacts of Drought and the Development of Decision Tools to Support Drought Preparedness (additional funding)
Starting Date	06/01/2015	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson Mark Svoboda
Ending Date	09/30/2016
Funding Level	$124,117.00
Funding Agency	Colorado State University

Grant Title	Eastern Caribbean Drought Workshops
Starting Date	01/22/2015	Investigator(s) Brian Fuchs Michael Hayes Cody Knutson Mark Svoboda Tsegaye Tadesse
Ending Date	05/20/2016
Funding Level	$49,227.00
Funding Agency	OECS

Grant Title	Risk Management Education for Ranchers in Oklahoma City, OK, RMA Region: Drought Planning, Range Management, and FCIC Options including Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Insurance and Rainfall Index-Annual Forage Insurance
Starting Date	09/30/2014	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson Tonya Haigh
Ending Date	03/29/2015
Funding Level	$75,594.00
Funding Agency	Department of Agriculture - RMA

Grant Title	Drinking Water Utilities
Starting Date	09/25/2014	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson Michael Hayes Mark Svoboda
Ending Date	06/15/2015
Funding Level	$17,072.00
Funding Agency	Cadmus Group, Inc.

Grant Title	Drought Risk Management for the United States
Starting Date	09/01/2014	Investigator(s) Michael Hayes Deborah Bathke Brian Fuchs Cody Knutson Mark Svoboda Tsegaye Tadesse
Ending Date	08/31/2015
Funding Level	$693,696.00
Funding Agency	University of Oklahoma (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Grant Title	Drought Impacts: DRIVER (additional funding)
Starting Date	08/27/2014	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson Mark Svoboda
Ending Date	08/31/2016
Funding Level	$183,111.00
Funding Agency	National Science Foundation

Grant Title	Tech Assist on Drought Preparedness
Starting Date	07/01/2014	Investigator(s) Michael Hayes Brian Fuchs Cody Knutson Kelly Smith Mark Svoboda
Ending Date	06/30/2015
Funding Level	$25,000.00
Funding Agency	World Bank Group

Grant Title	Evaluating Extreme Drought (additional funding)
Starting Date	05/15/2014	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson
Ending Date	08/31/2015
Funding Level	$27,734.00
Funding Agency	Purdue University

Grant Title	Tech Assist on Drought Preparedness
Starting Date	10/03/2013	Investigator(s) Michael Hayes Brian Fuchs Cody Knutson Kelly Smith Mark Svoboda
Ending Date	06/30/2014
Funding Level	$40,000.00
Funding Agency	World Bank Group - IBRD

Grant Title	Drought Information Service
Starting Date	10/01/2013	Investigator(s) Michael Hayes Brian Fuchs Cody Knutson Mark Svoboda Tsegaye Tadesse
Ending Date	09/30/2014
Funding Level	$739,809.00
Funding Agency	US Department of Commerce - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Grant Title	Drought Impacts: DRIVER (additional funding)
Starting Date	09/01/2013	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson Mark Svoboda
Ending Date	08/31/2016
Funding Level	$193,347.00
Funding Agency	National Science Foundation

Grant Title	Drought Impacts: DRIVER
Starting Date	09/01/2013	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson Mark Svoboda
Ending Date	08/31/2016
Funding Level	$165,615.00
Funding Agency	National Science Foundation

Grant Title	Evaluating Extreme Drought
Starting Date	09/01/2013	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson
Ending Date	08/31/2014
Funding Level	$21,640.00
Funding Agency	Purdue University

Grant Title	The Role of Drought Preparedness in Improving the Sustainability of Great Plains Ranches
Starting Date	02/01/2012	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson Jeffrey Nothwehr Nicole Wall Tonya Bernadt Tonya Haigh
Ending Date	01/31/2014
Funding Level	$56,366.00
Funding Agency	University of Missouri

Grant Title	Workshops for Livestock Production
Starting Date	09/26/2011	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson Tonya Haigh
Ending Date	09/25/2012
Funding Level	$93,752.00
Funding Agency	Department of Agriculture

Grant Title	Transition of an Interactive Drought Management Database
Starting Date	09/01/2011	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson Michael Hayes
Ending Date	08/31/2013
Funding Level	$203,861.00
Funding Agency	US Department of Commerce - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Grant Title	Urban Water Policy and Decision Spt
Starting Date	09/01/2011	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson
Ending Date	08/31/2013
Funding Level	$107,725.00
Funding Agency	US Department of Commerce - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Grant Title	Climate Impact in Missouri River Basin
Starting Date	05/15/2011	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson
Ending Date	05/14/2014
Funding Level	$215,142.00
Funding Agency	CRCES

Grant Title	Transforming Climate Variability and Change Information for Cereal Crop Producers (additional funding)
Starting Date	04/15/2011	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson
Ending Date	04/14/2013
Funding Level	$80,187.00
Funding Agency	US Department of Agriculture

Grant Title	Transforming Climate Variability
Starting Date	04/15/2011	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson
Ending Date	04/14/2012
Funding Level	$82,989.00
Funding Agency	Purdue University

Grant Title	Transforming Climate Variability and Change Information for Cereal Crop Producers (additional funding)
Starting Date	04/15/2011	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson
Ending Date	04/14/2014
Funding Level	$63,315.00
Funding Agency	Purdue University

Grant Title	Climate Information for Cereal Crop Production (additional funding)
Starting Date	04/15/2011	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson
Ending Date	04/04/2015
Funding Level	$36,795.00
Funding Agency	Purdue University

Grant Title	Transforming Climate Variability and Change Information for Cereal Crop Producers (additional funding)
Starting Date	04/15/2011	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson
Ending Date	04/14/2016
Funding Level	$21,182.00
Funding Agency	Purdue University

Grant Title	Useful to Usable Transforming Climate Variability and Change Information for Cereal Crop Producers
Starting Date	02/01/2011	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson
Ending Date	01/31/2016
Funding Level	$283,835.00
Funding Agency	Purdue University

Grant Title	Climate for Cereal Crops
Starting Date	02/01/2011	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson
Ending Date	01/31/2016
Funding Level	$283,835.00
Funding Agency	US Department of Agriculture - AFRI

Grant Title	Drought Monitor
Starting Date	10/01/2010	Investigator(s) Michael Hayes Mark Svoboda Cody Knutson Deborah Bathke
Ending Date	09/30/2013
Funding Level	$558,401.00
Funding Agency	Agriculture and Food Research Initiative/National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Grant Title	Stakeholder Workshop (additional funding)
Starting Date	10/01/2010	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson Mark Svoboda
Ending Date	10/09/2012
Funding Level	$13,367.00
Funding Agency	University of Idaho

Grant Title	Stakeholder Workshop
Starting Date	10/01/2010	Investigator(s) Cody Knutson Mark Svoboda
Ending Date	10/09/2012
Funding Level	$13,367.00
Funding Agency	University of Idaho

Grant Title	Drought Mitigation, Nebraska Project
Starting Date	07/15/2009	Investigator(s) Michael Hayes Mark Svoboda Cody Knutson Brian Wardlow
Ending Date	07/14/2010
Funding Level	$437,243.00
Funding Agency	US Department of Agriculture - CSREES

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