The NDMC has conducted a number of projects over the years. The list below contains more information about projects in which the NDMC has been involved since it was formed in 1995.
Building a Global Composite Drought Indicator (GCDI) Hot Spot Early Warning and Information System Follow-On Effort (Phase II)(Jun 2023 - May 2026)
USDA Support of the U.S. Drought Monitor and Hub Activities for 2024-2025(Sep 2024 - Sep 2025)
Connecting Ecological Drought Monitoring Tools with Natural Resource Stakeholders in Montana(Sep 2022 - Sep 2025)
A Communication Framework for Ecological Drought Information in the Southwestern U.S.(Sep 2022 - Aug 2025)
Climate-Smart Indigenous Agriculture: Drought Planning and Adaptation with New Mexico Pueblos(Mar 2022 - Mar 2025)
Implementation of the Collaboration Partnership on Drought Resiliency and Preparedness(Sep 2023 - Dec 2024)
USDA Support of the U.S. Drought Monitor and Hub Activities for 2023-2024(Sep 2023 - Sep 2024)
NDMC Technical Assistance on Drought Preparedness(Sep 2023 - Mar 2024)
Drought Vulnerability Assessment for Oregon(Nov 2022 - Jan 2024)
USDA Support for Enhancements to the U.S. Drought Monitor 2022-2023(Sep 2022 - Sep 2023)
USDA Support for Enhancements to the U.S. Drought Monitor and Engagement with the USDA Climate Hubs 2022-2023(Sep 2022 - Sep 2023)
USDA Support of the US Drought Monitor and Hub Activities with the National Drought Mitigation Center for the Period of 2020-2023(Sep 2020 - Sep 2023)
Building a Global Composite Drought Indicator Hot Spot Early Warning and Information System(Feb 2022 - Feb 2023)
Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Climate Adaptation Workshop Series(May 2022 - Nov 2022)
USDA Support for Enhancements to the U.S. Drought Monitor 2021-2022(Oct 2021 - Sep 2022)
Grass Cast Website Permanent Transfer to National Drought Mitigation Center(Sep 2019 - Sep 2022)
An Extension Guidebook to Help Communities Plan for Drought Using Scenario Based Exercises(Mar 2021 - Sep 2022)
Consultancy on Baseline Report on Drought Impact Reporting, Monitoring, and Assessment(Apr 2022 - Aug 2022)
US Drought Portal Operations and Development Support(Jul 2021 - Jul 2022)
Lower Platte Drought Consortium Tabletop Exercise(Aug 2021 - Jun 2022)
Drought Planning for the Republican River Basin(Aug 2020 - May 2022)
Establishing Drought Triggers to Support the Development of Drought Annexes to Agricultural Disaster Risk Management Plans in the Caribbean(May 2021 - Feb 2022)
Providing Drought Risk Management Services for the World Bank(May 2020 - Dec 2021)
Drought Information Services & Research for Agriculture across the United States, 2020-2021(Sep 2020 - Sep 2021)
Providing Drought Information Services for the National Drought Mitigation Center(Sep 2019 - Aug 2021)
Drought Risk Management Research Center(Jun 2015 - Aug 2021)
Drought information services for agriculture in the United States through 2020(Oct 2017 - Sep 2020)
Connecting Drought Early Warning to the Decision Making Needs of Specialty Crop Producers in the Midwestern United States(Sep 2018 - Aug 2020)
Drought Mitigation in a Multi-Hazards Context(Oct 2017 - Sep 2019)
2016-2019 La Nina early warning and impacts in the Rio Grande Basin(Sep 2016 - Sep 2019)
Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance climate partnership: development of water resource vulnerability assessments to build tribal resilience - training and workshops(Oct 2016 - Sep 2018)
Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance climate partnership: development of water resource vulnerability assessments to build tribal resilience - climate adaptation planning(Oct 2016 - Sep 2018)
Development of the MENA regional drought management system(Jan 2016 - Sep 2018)
Development of probabilistic drought intensification forecasts using the GOES-based evaporative stress index(Sep 2014 - Aug 2018)
Advancing drought monitoring and prediction using a multi-index multivariate framework(Aug 2014 - Jul 2018)
Decadal drought risk assessment and scenario development for food and bio-fuels agriculture in four sub-basins in the Missouri River Basin(Aug 2015 - Jun 2018)
Drought planning using community threat and hazard identification and risk assessment(Jul 2016 - Jun 2018)
The Wind River Indian Reservation's vulnerability to the impacts of drought and the development of decision tools to support drought preparedness(Jun 2015 - Mar 2018)
Seasonal Prediction of Hydro-Climatic Extremes in the Greater Horn of Africa under Evolving Climate Conditions to Support Adaptation Strategies(Jan 2014 - Jan 2018)
Investigating the Role of Distrust in Unauthorized Online Activities Using an Integrated Sociotechnical Approach(Jan 2017 - Dec 2017)
Drought information services for agriculture across the United States(Oct 2016 - Dec 2017)
North Platte NRD drought tournament(Oct 2016 - Oct 2017)
Quick Drought Response Index (QuickDRI)(Jan 2013 - Jan 2017)
Useful to Usable(Jan 2016 - Dec 2016)
Drought Impacts: Vulnerability thresholds in monitoring and Early-warning Research (DrIVER)(Jan 2013 - Dec 2016)
Integrating Enhanced GRACE Water Storage Data into the U.S. and North American Drought Monitors(Jan 2014 - Dec 2016)
Engaging Preparedness Communities(Jan 2011 - Dec 2015)
Climate Masters of Nebraska(Jan 2014 - Jan 2015)
From Too Much to Too Little: How the central U.S. drought of 2012 evolved out of one of the most devastating floods on record in 2011(Jan 2014 - Dec 2014)
An Assessment of Decadal Drought Information Needs(Jan 2006 - Dec 2013)
Drought Management Database(Jan 2011 - Dec 2012)
Drought Management Decision-Support Tools (RMA)(Jan 2005 - Dec 2010)
Low-Flow Studies(Jan 2005 - Dec 2010)
Republican River Basin Water and Drought Portal(Jan 2008 - Dec 2010)
Drought Ready Communities(Jan 2009 - Dec 2010)
A Real-Time Groundwater Monitoring Network for Nebraska(Jan 2005 - Dec 2009)
Soil Moisture Research(Jan 2006 - Dec 2007)