Grants

Informing Wildlife Conservation Strategies and Best Practice for Solar Facilities
2023-2027 DOE. $1,391,100.
PI: Randhir; CoPIs: Figuerra and King.

Collaborative Research: Designing a Sustainable Agricultural Production System through Convergence Research Using a Multi-Scale Ecosystems Approach
2022-24 NSF-GCR. $979,720.
PI: Randhir; CoPI: King.

Forest Dynamics Under Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Nexus at a Watershed Scale
2022-2027 USDA/NIFA – McIntire-Stennis MAES/CAFE.
PI: Randhir.

Restoration of native vegetation in the Atlantic Forest through the strategic combination of mandatory measures and voluntary commitments – CCD-EMA
2023-2028 FAPESP-Special Programs -Brazil. $895,000.
PI: Paulo Guilherme Molin (Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil), T.O. Randhir – Associate Researcher (international).

Decision support for the implementation of payment for ecosystem services projects related to water, carbon, and biodiversity: Paraíba do Sul and Vale do Ribeira
2022-2027 FAPESP-GEF-Brazil. $190,000.
PI: Kaline de Mello (Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil), T.O. Randhir – Associate Researcher (international).

Implementation, Remediation, and Education of Selected Best Management Practices to Minimize the Environmental Impact of Two Equine Operations
2020 MassDEP. $286,670.
PI: Hashemi; CoPI: T.O. Randhir, C. Uricchio.

Information for Climatic Adaptation and Restoration of Ecosystem Services (I-CARES) for urban and agricultural landscapes of Massachusetts
2019 Mass DCR. $81,900
PI: Randhir

Climate Change Resilience, Environmental Justice, and Ecosystem Services (CREE) under Western Mass Sustainable Equity and Engagement Network (SEEN)
2017 UMass Provost Office $9K.
PI: Randhir

Reducing Nonpoint Source Pollution from Two Equine Facilities through Implementation, Remediation, and Education of Selected Best Management Practices
2015-2018 MassDEP. $253K
PI: Hashemi, CoPI: S. Herbert, T. Randhir.

Conference on Climate Uncertainty and Agricultural Water Security
2013-2015 USDA-NIFA $202K.
PI: Rees, Co-PI: S. Herbert, C. Nicholson, T. Randhir.

Minimizing Nonpoint Source Pollution from Two Horse Facilities through BMPs
2012-2015 Mass DEP $338K
PI: Hashemi, CoPI: S. Herbert, T. Randhir

Compilation of nutrient loading and GIS modeling in the Upper Blackstone Watershed
2011-2012 Blackstone River Coalition (MA) $10K
PI: Randhir, CoPI: Paula Rees.

Protecting water security in watershed systems: Uncertainty in the decision making
2009-2014 USDA-Hatch (MAES) $10K
PI: Randhir

Graduate student training – Nampindo
2008-2010 Wildlife Conservation Society. $30K
PI: Randhir

Integrating Pasture Management on Dairy and Live-stock Farms
2007-2009 Mass DAR -Ag. Innovation Center. $170K.
PI: Herbert; CoPI: T. Randhir and others.

Assessing Pasture Species, Varieties, Blends
2007-2010. USDA-SARE. $212K.
PI: Herbert; CoPI: T. Randhir and others.

Economic Evaluation of Switchgrass for Biofuel
2007-2008. Mass DOE. $10K
PI: Herbert; Co-PI: R. Prostak, and T. Randhir

Effective Cover Crop Seeding dates for Nutrient Recovery
2006-2008. SDA-SARE $85,953
PI: Herbert; Co-PI: A.M. Hashemi and T. Randhir

Decision Making under Environmental Uncertainty: An Experimental Investigation
2006-2007 Faculty research grant/ Healy endowment grant, UMass $15K
PI: T. Randhir

Whole Farm Dairy and Beef Systems to Protect Environmental Quality
2005-2010. USDA-Hatch (MAES). Multi-state (NE-132): $90,000
PI: Randhir. CoPI: Herbert.

Environmental and Economic Impacts of Nutrient Management on Dairy Forage Systems
2004-2005 USDA-Hatch (MAES). $16,000
PI: Randhir; CoPI: Herbert

Urban Forestry Watershed Modeling
2003-2004. USDA/Forest Service $5,000
PI: Randhir.

Distance-Education in Forestry
2003-2005. USDA/Forest Service $98,000
PI: Randhir. Co-PIs: McComb and Loomis

Integrated Watershed Management to Protect Water Quality and Ecological Integrity
2002-2007. USDA-Hatch (MAES). $50,000
PI: Randhir

Three Communities Connected by a River: Sustainable Communities through State Curriculum Frameworks
2000 – 2001. MA Board of Higher Education. $48,000
PI: Randhir, Co-PI: Burbank

Watershed-based Education to Protect Water Resources and Ecosystems
1999-2000. USDA/CSREES. $80,000.
PI: Jackson, CoPI: Randhir

Three Communities Connected by a River: Sustainable Communities through State Curriculum
1999-2000 Board of Higher Education. $25,000
PI: Randhir, Co-PI: Burbank

Three Communities Connected by a River and Frameworks: Linking Science and Technology to Schools
1998-1999 Board of Higher Education. $20,000.
PI: Randhir, Co-PI: Burbank

Watershed Initiative – UMASS-EOEA Contract
1998-1999: EOEA Commonwealth of Massachusetts. $387,000.
PI: T. O. Randhir

Spatial Decision Support System
1995-1997. USDA: $2 million.
Investigators: J.G.Lee, B.Engel, and S. Lovejoy. Participated in writing the proposal as a Ph.D. student. I was later appointed as an investigator and modeler in this multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary project