Geospatial Perspectives on Land Financialization
This Lincoln Institute grant funds research using geospatial data to analyze how land financialization and corporate ownership are transforming land policy and ownership patterns.
Funder: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Due Dates: November 15, 2026: Application deadline
Funding Amounts: Up to two awards of $30,000 each for one-year projects; indirect costs capped at 15%.
Summary: Supports research using geospatial data to analyze how corporate landownership and land financialization affect land policy.
Key Information: Open to researchers worldwide at universities, nonprofits, or research entities; practitioners may not serve as PI.
Description
This grant, offered by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, seeks proposals for research projects that apply geospatial analysis—specifically using the Who Owns America® parcel dataset—to investigate the effects of corporate and institutional landownership as land becomes increasingly integrated into financial markets. The aim is to deepen understanding of how financialization is transforming ownership patterns and to inform land policy through innovative, evidence-based use cases. Selected teams will collaborate with the Lincoln Institute and the Center for Geospatial Solutions over the course of a year.
