diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Projects.js b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Projects.js
index 0fa33fd134..b2e4152a3e 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Projects.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Projects.js
@@ -117,6 +117,22 @@ function ProjectsList ($scope, $rootScope, $location, $log, $routeParams, Rest,
         scope.search(list.iterator);
         });
 
+    if (scope.removeStatusOptionsReady) {
+       scope.removeStatusOptionsReady();
+    }
+    scope.removeStatusOptionsReady = scope.$on('statusOptionsReady', function() {
+        list.fields.status.searchOptions = scope.project_status_options;
+        });
+    
+    // Load options for status --used in search
+    GetChoices({
+        scope: scope,
+        url: defaultUrl,
+        field: 'status',
+        variable: 'project_status_options',
+        callback: 'statusOptionsReady'
+        });
+    
     // Load the list of options for Kind
     GetChoices({
         scope: scope,
@@ -126,7 +142,6 @@ function ProjectsList ($scope, $rootScope, $location, $log, $routeParams, Rest,
         callback: 'choicesReady'
         });
 
-
     LoadBreadCrumbs();
 
     scope.showActivity = function() { Stream(); }
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/lists/Projects.js b/awx/ui/static/js/lists/Projects.js
index 89d65a09f4..e7bf6e338a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/lists/Projects.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/lists/Projects.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ angular.module('ProjectsListDefinition', [])
                 excludeModal: true
                 },
             scm_type: {
-                label: 'SCM Type',
+                label: 'Type',
                 searchType: 'select',
                 searchOptions: [],   // will be set by Options call to projects resource
                 excludeModal: true,
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ angular.module('ProjectsListDefinition', [])
                 dataPlacement: 'top',
                 badgeIcon: "\{\{ 'icon-failures-' + project.badge \}\}",
                 badgePlacement: 'left',
+                searchType: 'select',
+                searchOptions: [],   // will be set by Options call to projects resource
                 excludeModal: true
                 },
             last_updated: {
@@ -63,12 +65,13 @@ angular.module('ProjectsListDefinition', [])
                 awToolTip: 'Create a new project'
                 },
             help: {
-                awPopOver: "<dl>\n<dt>Updating</dt><dd>An SCM update is in progress.</dd>\n" +
-                    "<dt>Never Updated</dt><dd>No SCM update has ever run for the project.</dd>\n" +
-                    "<dt>Failed</dt><dd>An error occurred during the most recent SCM update.</dd>\n" +
-                    "<dt>Successful</dt><dd>The latest SCM update ran to completion without incident.</dd>\n" +
-                    "<dt>Missing</dt><dd>The local project directory is missing.</dd>\n" +
-                    "<dt>N/A</dt><dd>The project does not use SCM, so an update status is not available.</dd>\n" +
+                awPopOver: "<dl>\n<dt>Updating</dt><dd>A source control update is in progress.</dd>\n" +
+                    "<dt>Never Updated</dt><dd>This project has not yet been updated from source control.</dd>\n" +
+                    "<dt>Failed</dt><dd>An error occurred during the most recent source control update, click the status " +
+                    "text for more information.</dd>\n" +
+                    "<dt>Successful</dt><dd>TThe latest source control update completed successfully.</dd>\n" +
+                    "<dt>Missing</dt><dd>The previously configured local project directory is missing.</dd>\n" +
+                    "<dt>N/A</dt><dd>The project is not linked to source control, so updates are not applicable.</dd>\n" +
                     "</dl>\n",
                 dataPlacement: 'left',
                 dataContainer: 'body',
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ angular.module('ProjectsListDefinition', [])
                 mode: 'all',
                 'class': 'btn-xs btn-info btn-help',
                 awToolTip: 'Click for help',
+                awTipPlacement: 'top',
                 dataTitle: 'Project Status',
                 iconSize: 'large'
                 },
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/lib/ansible/directives.js b/awx/ui/static/lib/ansible/directives.js
index 02b9575442..43f90f4e30 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/lib/ansible/directives.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/lib/ansible/directives.js
@@ -238,7 +238,13 @@ angular.module('AWDirectives', ['RestServices', 'Utilities', 'AuthService', 'Hos
     .directive('awToolTip', function() {
        return function(scope, element, attrs) {
            var delay = (attrs.delay != undefined && attrs.delay != null) ? attrs.delay : $AnsibleConfig.tooltip_delay;
-           var placement = (attrs.placement != undefined && attrs.placement != null) ? attrs.placement : 'left';
+           var placement; 
+           if (attrs.awTipPlacement) { 
+               placement = attrs.awTipPlacement;
+           }
+           else {
+               placement = (attrs.placement != undefined && attrs.placement != null) ? attrs.placement : 'left';
+           }
            $(element).on('hidden.bs.tooltip', function( ) {
                // TB3RC1 is leaving behind tooltip <div> elements. This will remove them
                // after a tooltip fades away. If not, they lay overtop of other elements and 
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/lib/ansible/generator-helpers.js b/awx/ui/static/lib/ansible/generator-helpers.js
index 10f5578da5..b9bef2f41a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/lib/ansible/generator-helpers.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/lib/ansible/generator-helpers.js
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ angular.module('GeneratorHelpers', ['GeneratorHelpers'])
             case 'dataTitle':
                result = "data-title=\"" + value + "\" ";
                break;
+            case 'awTipPlacement':
+               result = "aw-tip-placement=\"" + value + "\" ";
+               break;
             case 'columnShow':
                result = "ng-show=\"" + value + "\" ";
                break;
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ angular.module('GeneratorHelpers', ['GeneratorHelpers'])
         html += (btn.ngHide) ? Attr(btn, 'ngHide') : "";
         html += (btn.ngDisabled) ? Attr(btn, 'ngHide') : "";
         html += (btn.ngClass) ? Attr(btn, 'ngClass') : "";
+        html += (btn.awTipPlacement) ? Attr(btn, 'awTipPlacement') : "";
         html += " >";
         html += (btn['img']) ? "<img src=\"" + $basePath + "img/" + btn.img + "\" style=\"width: 12px; height: 12px;\" >" : "";
         html += (btn['icon']) ? Attr(btn,'icon') : "";