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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR BIG MILITARY DATA INTELLIGENCE (CREDIT)

THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER (CARC) IS TO CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP SOLVE EVERYDAY PROBLEMS AND ISSUES. PLANNED PROJECTS EMPHASIZE IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE, STRENGTHENING FOOD SECURITY, ADVANCING NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP, ENHANCING LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT, AND SUPPORTING CROP PRODUCTION. OUTREACH METHODS ARE TAILORED TO COMMUNITY NEEDS AND DELIVERED THROUGH A NETWORK OF RESEARCHERS, SPECIALISTS, TECHNICIANS, AND STAFF. KEY PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDE: NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP: ADVANCE APPLIED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN MANAGING LAND, WATER, AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS. FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE WATER CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION, SOIL HEALTH, STORMWATER AND GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, AND BEST PRACTICES IN FORESTRY, HORTICULTURE, AND CROP FERTILITY. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON STEWARDSHIP THAT SUPPORTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND RESILIENCE, WITHOUT RESTRICTING ACCESS TO DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES. FOOD SAFETY <(>&<)> EDUCATION: RESEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED ON DEVELOPING NUTRITIOUS VALUE-ADDED FOOD PRODUCTS FROM GOAT MILK, GOAT MEAT, POULTRY AND SPECIALTY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PRODUCED ON THE PVAMU FARM. THE SAFETY OF THESE FOODS FROM FARM TO TABLE WILL BE EMPHASIZED, INCLUDING PRODUCTION, POST-HARVEST STORAGE, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION, AND CONSUMER HANDLING AND PREPARATION. MICROBIAL ANALYSES WILL INCLUDE TRADITIONAL PLATE COUNTING METHODS AND MOLECULAR METHODS US ING DNA AND RNA. FOOD SECURITY IN TEXAS COMMUNITIES: COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, TEXAS RANKED AMONG THE HIGHEST FOOD INSECURITY RATES IN THE US. RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON THE POST-HARVEST STORAGE AND CONVERSION OF COMMODITIES TO SAFE, NUTRITIOUS, AND AFFORDABLE FOODS TO COMMUNITIES. COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCHERS IN PLANT AND ANIMAL SCIENCES WILL BE EMPHASIZED AND FOSTERED. SUSTAINABLE LIVE STOCK MANAGEMENT: IN THE LARGE AND SMALL RUMINANT ANIMAL INDUSTRY, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, PRODUCTIVITY, AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO GROW IN TEXAS. THE CULMINATION OF THESE ISSUES WILL FOCUS ON IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY WITH A VARIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ANIMALS. FOCUS WILL BE ON IMPROVING LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT, ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES THAT INCREASE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY, AND CONDUCTING MULTIPLE LEVELS OF RESEARCH INVESTIGATING METHODS TO INCREASE THE HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF LIVESTOCK THROUGH OPTIMIZING NUTRITION AND REPRODUCTION AT THE GENETIC LEVEL TO STUDY ALL ASPECTS OF FOOD AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION. CROP PRODUCTION <(>&<)> UTILIZATION: DISCOVERING NEW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GENETICS, GROWTH, AND DISEASE RESISTANCE OF FIELD, GRAIN, FRUIT, AND VEGETABLE CROPS AND PROVIDING AGRONOMIC INFORMATION ON HYBRIDS AND VARIETY. THIS INCLUDES HIGH-VALUE, LOW-VOLUME SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCTION AND MAJOR CROPS. RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON UNDER-UTILIZED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, MEDICINAL PLANTS, LEGUMES, AND ROOT CROPS AND ACTIVELY INVESTIGATE CORN, SOYBEAN, WHEAT, FORAGE, OATS, AND ALFALFA. THE COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER (CARC) WILL ACHIEVE RESILIENCY THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE DEMONSTRATION FARM WITH AGRONOMIC CROPS, FOOD, FIBER, AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; INCORPORATE EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION ON THE FARM; AND RENOVATE RESEARCH SPACE, BEEF CATTLE, GOAT AND POULTRY OPERATION; AND CREATE COLLABORATIONS AMONG FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL EN TITIES TO ENGAGE IN NEW RESEARCH FOR EMERGING SPECIALTY AGRONOMIC CROPS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND DISASTER EDUCATION TO COUNTY AGENTS. THE COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER (CARC) WILL ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO NUTRITION, FOOD SAFETY/QUALITY, FOOD SECURITY /INSECURITY, AND THE RELATED IMPACTS ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND EXAMINE THE EFFICACY OF PRODUCING HIGH-VALUE, LOW-VOLUME MEDICINAL AND NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS.

THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER IS TO CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP SOLVE EVERYDAY PROBLEMS <(>&<)> ISSUES. PLANNED RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE QUALITY OF LIFE, ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT <(>&<)> CROP PRODUCTION. GIVEN THE TARGETED AUDIENCE THAT ENCOMPASSES VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS, RELIGIONS, CULTURAL, <(>&<)> SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, THE OUTREACH METHODS USED TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS ARE CLIENT-FOCUSED <(>&<)> CULTURALLY SENSITIVE. THE COMBINED NETWORK OF RESEARCHERS, SPECIALISTS, TECHNICIANS <(>&<)> OTHER STAFF WILL ENABLE COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL ISSUES FOR TEXANS: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: FOCUS ON ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING <(>&<)> PROVIDING EDUCATION <(>&<)> KNOWLEDGE IN MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS. THIS BROAD COVERAGE INCLUDES WATER CONSERVATION <(>&<)> PROTECTION, WATER QUANTITY <(>&<)> QUALITY, SOIL HEALTH/MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE VARIABILITY/EXTREMES, STORMWATER <(>&<)> GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT, BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, SMART AGRICULTURE <(>&<)> AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, BEST HORTICULTURAL PRACTICES, SOIL FERTILITY FOR SUSTAINED <(>&<)> CONSISTENT YIELDS OF HIGH QUALITY. FOOD SAFETY <(>&<)> EDUCATION: RESEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED ON DEVELOPING NUTRITIOUS VALUE-ADDED FOOD PRODUCTS FROM GOAT MILK, GOAT MEAT, <(>&<)> SPECIALTY FRUITS <(>&<)> VEGETABLES PRODUCED ON THE PVAMU FARM. THE SAFETY OF THESE FOODS FROM FARM TO TABLE WILL BE EMPHASIZED, INCLUDING PRODUCTION, POST-HARVEST STORAGE, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION, <(>&<)> CONSUMER HANDLING <(>&<)> PREPARATION. MICROBIAL ANALYSES WILL INCLUDE TRADITIONAL PLATE COUNTING METHODS <(>&<)> MOLECULAR METHODS USING DNA <(>&<)> RNA. FOOD SECURITY IN TEXAS COMMUNITIES: COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, TEXAS RANKED AMONG THE HIGHEST FOOD INSECURITY RATES IN THE US. RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON THE POST-HARVEST STORAGE <(>&<)> CONVERSION OF COMMODITIES TO SAFE, NUTRITIOUS, AFFORDABLE, <(>&<)> CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOODS TO COMMUNITIES. COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCHERS IN PLANT <(>&<)> ANIMAL SCIENCES WILL BE EMPHASIZED <(>&<)> FOSTERED. SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT: IN THE LARGE <(>&<)> SMALL RUMINANT ANIMAL INDUSTRY, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, PRODUCTIVITY, <(>&<)> MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO GROW IN TEXAS. THE CULMINATION OF THESE ISSUES WILL FOCUS ON IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY WITH A VARIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ANIMALS. FOCUS WILL BE ON IMPROVING LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT, ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES <(>&<)> PRACTICES THAT INCREASE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY, <(>&<)> CONDUCTING MULTIPLE LEVELS OF RESEARCH INVESTIGATING METHODS TO INCREASE THE HEALTH <(>&<)> PRODUCTIVITY OF LIVESTOCK THROUGH OPTIMIZING NUTRITION <(>&<)> REPRODUCTION AT THE GENETIC LEVEL TO STUDYING ALL ASPECTS OF FOOD ANIMAL PRODUCTION. CROP PRODUCTION <(>&<)> UTILIZATION: DISCOVERING NEW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GENETICS, GROWTH, <(>&<)> DISEASE RESISTANCE OF FIELD, GRAIN, FRUIT, <(>&<)> VEGETABLE CROPS <(>&<)> PROVIDE AGRONOMIC INFORMATION ON HYBRIDS <(>&<)> VARIETY. THIS INCLUDES HIGH-VALUE, LOW-VOLUME SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCTION <(>&<)> MAJOR CROPS. RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON UNDER-UTILIZED FRUITS <(>&<)> VEGETABLES, MEDICINAL PLANTS, LEGUMES, <(>&<)> ROOT CROPS <(>&<)> ACTIVELY INVESTIGATE CORN, SOYBEAN, WHEAT, FORAGE, OATS <(>&<)> ALFALFA. BY 2023, CARC WILL ACHIEVE RESILIENCY THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE DEMONSTRATION FARM WITH AGRONOMIC CROPS, FOOD, FIBER, <(>&<)> ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; INCORPORATE EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION ON THE FARM; <(>&<)> RENOVATE NEW GREENHOUSE RESEARCH SPACE <(>&<)> POULTRY OPERATION <(>&<)> CREATE COLLABORATIONS AMONG FEDERAL, STATE, <(>&<)> LOCAL ENTITIES WILL ENGAGE IN NEW RESEARCH FOR EMERGING SPECIALTY AGRONOMIC CROPS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, <(>&<)> DISASTER EDUCATION TO COUNTY AGENTS. BY 2025, CARC WILL ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO NUTRITION, FOOD SAFETY/QUALITY, FOOD SECURITY/INSECURITY, <(>&<)> THE RELATED IMPACTS ON QUALITY OF LIFE <(>&<)> EXAMINE THE EFFICACY OF PRODUCING HIGH-VALUE, LOW-VOLUME MEDICINAL <(>&<)> NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS.

THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER IS TO CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP SOLVE EVERYDAY PROBLEMS <(>&<)> ISSUES. PLANNED RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE QUALITY OF LIFE, ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT <(>&<)> CROP PRODUCTION. GIVEN THE TARGETED AUDIENCE THAT ENCOMPASSES VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS, RELIGIONS, CULTURAL, <(>&<)> SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, THE OUTREACH METHODS USED TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS ARE CLIENT-FOCUSED <(>&<)> CULTURALLY SENSITIVE. THE COMBINED NETWORK OF RESEARCHERS, SPECIALISTS, TECHNICIANS <(>&<)> OTHER STAFF WILL ENABLE COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL ISSUES FOR TEXANS: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: FOCUS ON ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING <(>&<)> PROVIDING EDUCATION <(>&<)> KNOWLEDGE IN MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS. THIS BROAD COVERAGE INCLUDES WATER CONSERVATION <(>&<)> PROTECTION, WATER QUANTITY <(>&<)> QUALITY, SOIL HEALTH/MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE VARIABILITY/EXTREMES, STORMWATER <(>&<)> GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT, BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, SMART AGRICULTURE <(>&<)> AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, BEST HORTICULTURAL PRACTICES, SOIL FERTILITY FOR SUSTAINED <(>&<)> CONSISTENT YIELDS OF HIGH QUALITY. FOOD SAFETY <(>&<)> EDUCATION: RESEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED ON DEVELOPING NUTRITIOUS VALUEADDED FOOD PRODUCTS FROM GOAT MILK, GOAT MEAT, <(>&<)> SPECIALTY FRUITS <(>&<)> VEGETABLES PRODUCED ON THE PVAMU FARM. THE SAFETY OF THESE FOODS FROM FARM TO TABLE WILL BE EMPHASIZED, INCLUDING PRODUCTION, POST-HARVEST STORAGE, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION, <(>&<)> CONSUMER HANDLING <(>&<)> PREPARATION. MICROBIAL ANALYSES WILL INCLUDE TRADITIONAL PLATE COUNTING METHODS <(>&<)> MOLECULAR METHODS USING DNA <(>&<)> RNA. FOOD SECURITY IN TEXAS COMMUNITIES: COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, TEXAS RANKED AMONG THE HIGHEST FOOD INSECURITY RATES IN THE US. RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON THE POST-HARVEST STORAGE <(>&<)> CONVERSION OF COMMODITIES TO SAFE, NUTRITIOUS, AFFORDABLE, <(>&<)> CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOODS TO COMMUNITIES. COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCHERS IN PLANT <(>&<)> ANIMAL SCIENCES WILL BE EMPHASIZED <(>&<)> FOSTERED. SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT: IN THE LARGE <(>&<)> SMALL RUMINANT ANIMAL INDUSTRY, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, PRODUCTIVITY, <(>&<)> MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO GROW IN TEXAS. THE CULMINATION OF THESE ISSUES WILL FOCUS ON IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY WITH A VARIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ANIMALS. FOCUS WILL BE ON IMPROVING LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT, ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES <(>&<)> PRACTICES THAT INCREASE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY, <(>&<)> CONDUCTING MULTIPLE LEVELS OF RESEARCH INVESTIGATING METHODS TO INCREASE THE HEALTH <(>&<)> PRODUCTIVITY OF LIVESTOCK THROUGH OPTIMIZING NUTRITION <(>&<)> REPRODUCTION AT THE GENETIC LEVEL TO STUDYING ALL ASPECTS OF FOOD ANIMAL PRODUCTION. CROP PRODUCTION <(>&<)> UTILIZATION: DISCOVERING NEW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GENETICS, GROWTH, <(>&<)> DISEASE RESISTANCE OF FIELD, GRAIN, FRUIT, <(>&<)> VEGETABLE CROPS <(>&<)> PROVIDE AGRONOMIC INFORMATION ON 2 | P A G E HYBRIDS <(>&<)> VARIETY. THIS INCLUDES HIGH-VALUE, LOW-VOLUME SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCTION <(>&<)> MAJOR CROPS. RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON UNDER-UTILIZED FRUITS <(>&<)> VEGETABLES, MEDICINAL PLANTS, LEGUMES, <(>&<)> ROOT CROPS <(>&<)> ACTIVELY INVESTIGATE CORN, SOYBEAN, WHEAT, FORAGE, OATS <(>&<)> ALFALFA. BY 2023, CARC WILL ACHIEVE RESILIENCY THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE DEMONSTRATION FARM WITH AGRONOMIC CROPS, FOOD, FIBER, <(>&<)> ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; INCORPORATE EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION ON THE FARM; <(>&<)> RENOVATE NEW GREENHOUSE RESEARCH SPACE <(>&<)> POULTRY OPERATION <(>&<)> CREATE COLLABORATIONS AMONG FEDERAL, STATE, <(>&<)> LOCAL ENTITIES WILL ENGAGE IN NEW RESEARCH FOR EMERGING SPECIALTY AGRONOMIC CROPS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, <(>&<)> DISASTER EDUCATION TO COUNTY AGENTS. BY 2025, CARC WILL ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO NUTRITION, FOOD SAFETY/QUALITY, FOOD SECURITY/INSECURITY, <(>&<)> THE RELATED IMPACTS ON QUALITY OF LIFE <(>&<)> EXAMINE THE EFFICACY OF PRODUCING HIGH-VALUE, LOW-VOLUME MEDICINAL <(>&<)> NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS.

THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER (CARC) IS TO CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP SOLVE EVERYDAY PROBLEMS AND ISSUES. PLANNED RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE QUALITY OF LIFE, ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT AND CROP PRODUCTION. STATE-DEFINED CRITICAL ISSUES GIVEN THE TARGETED AUDIENCE THAT ENCOMPASSES VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS, RELIGIONS, CULTURAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, THE OUTREACH METHODS USED TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS ARE CLIENT-FOCUSED AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE. THE COMBINED NETWORK OF RESEARCHERS, RESEARCH PROFESSORS, RESEARCH SPECIALISTS, TECHNICIANS AND OTHER RESEARCH STAFF WILL ENABLE C OLLABORATIVE PROJECTS TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL ISSUES FOR TEXANS: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: THIS CRITICAL ISSUE FOCUSED ON ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE IN MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMSUSING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS, NUMERICAL MODELING, BIG DATA ANALYSIS, AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. THE BROAD COVERAGE OF THE CRITICAL ISSUE INCLUDES WATER CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION, WATER QUANTITY AND QUALITY, SOIL HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CLIMATE EXTREMES (E.G., FLOODS AND DROUGHT), STORMWATER AND GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT, BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, SMART AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, BEST HORTICULTURAL PRACTICES, AND SOIL FERTILITY FOR SUSTAINED AND CONSISTENT YIELDS OF HIGH QUALITY. FOOD SAFETY AND EDUCATION: TO ENSURE FOOD SAFETY, AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLETE FOOD CHAIN IS ESSENTIAL. THE RESEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED ON DEVELOPING NUTRITIOUS VALUE-ADDED FOOD PRODUCTS FROM GOAT MILK, GOAT MEAT, AND SPECIALTY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PRODUCED ON THE PVAMU FARM. THE SAFETY OF THESE FOODS FROM FARM TO TABLE WILL BE EMPHASIZED, INCLUDING PRODUCTION, POST-HARVEST STORAGE, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION, AND CONSUMER HANDLING AND PREPARATION. MICROBIAL ANALYSES WILL INCLUDE TRADITIONAL PLATE COUNTING METHODS AND MOLECULAR METHODS USING DNA AND RNA. FOOD SECURITY IN TEXAS COMMUNITIES: FOOD SECURITY IS AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTS PERSONS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 12 PERCENT OF THE UNITED STATES POPULATION IS FOOD INSECURE. COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, TEXAS RANKED AMONG THE HIGHEST FOOD INSECURITY RATES IN THE UNITED STATES. FOOD SECURITY MUST BE ADDRESSED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FOOD CHAIN - INCLUDING PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND DISTRIBUTION - TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY. THE RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON THE POST-HARVEST STORAGE AND CONVERSION OF COMMODITIES TO SAFE, NUTRITIOUS, AFFORDABLE, AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOODS TO COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITIES IN TEXAS WILL SERVE AS MODELS FOR RESEARCH THAT CAN BE APPLIED IN OTHER COMMUNITIES NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCHERS IN PLANT AND ANIMAL SCIENCESWILL BE EMPHASIZED AND FOSTERED. SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT: IN THE LARGE AND SMALL RUMINANT ANIMAL INDUSTRY, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, PRODUCTIVITY, AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO GROW IN TEXAS. THE CULMINATION OF THESE ISSUES WILL FOCUS ON IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY WITH A VARIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ANIMALS, SUCH AS CATTLE, GOATS, POULTRY, PIGS, HORSES. THE FOCUS WILL BE ON IMPROVING LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT, ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES THAT INCREASE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY, AND CONDUCTING MULTIPLE LEVELS OF RESEARCH INVESTIGATING METHODS TO INCREASE THE HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF LIVESTOCK THROUGH OPTIMIZING NUTRITION AND REPRODUCTION AT THE GENETIC LEVEL TO STUDYING ALL ASPECTS OF FOOD ANIMAL PRODUCTION. ALSO, WE MUST UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY TO ENSURE THAT AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS ARE PROFITABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY. CROP PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION: WE ARE CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO DISCOVER NEW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GENETICS, GROWTH, AND DISEASE RESISTANCE OF FIELD, GRAIN, FRUIT, AND VEGETABLE CROPS AND PROVIDE AGRONOMIC INFORMATION ON HYBRIDS AND VARIETY. THESE ISSUES INCLUDE HIGH-VALUE, LOW- VOLUME SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCTION AND MAJOR CROPS TO IMPROVE THE INCOME SITUATION AND EVALUATE PRACTICES AND SYSTEMS CONCERNING CROP YIELD, PROFIT, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES FOR CLIENTELE. THE RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON UNDER-UTILIZED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, MEDICINAL PLANTS, LEGUMES, AND ROOT CROPS AND ACTIVELY INVESTIGATE CORN, SOYBEAN, WHEAT, FORAGE, OATS, AND ALFALFA. VARIETY TRIALS, CROP GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, FERTILIZER TREATMENTS, DIFFERENT ROTATION, AND CULTURAL PRACTICES WILL BE INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE THE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR CROP PRODUCTION AND CONDUCT GENETIC IMPROVEMENTS AND BIOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF PLANT PRODUCTS. BY 2021, CARC WILL INTEGRATE BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH APPROACHES TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, LIVESTOCK, AG-BIOSCIENCES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. BY 2021, CARC'S NEW MEAT LABORATORYWILL BE COMPLETE AND PREPARED TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL. BY 2023, CARC WILL ACHIEVE RESILIENCY THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE DEMONSTRATION FARM WITH AGRONOMIC CROPS, FOOD, FIBER, AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; INCORPORATE EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION ON THE FARM; AND RENOVATE NEW GREENHOUSE RESEARCH SPACE AND POULTRY OPERATION. BY 2023, THE CEP AND CARC COLLABORATION AMONG FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENTITIES WILL ENGAGE IN NEW RESEARCH FOR EMERGING SPECIALTY AGRONOMIC CROPS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND DISASTER EDUCATION TO COUNTY AGENTS. BY 2025, CARC WILL ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO NUTRITION, FOOD SAFETY/QUALITY, FOOD SECURITY/INSECURITY, AND THE RELATED IMPACTS ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND EXAMINE THE EFFICACY OF PRODUCING HIGH-VALUE, LOW-VOLUME MEDICINAL AND NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS. THROUGHOUT THIS PLANNING PERIOD, CARC IS COMMITTED TO RELEVANT AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH STRATEGIES. IN ADDITION TO FUNDING FOR CARC RESEARCH FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS, CARC ALSO INVESTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL GOAT RESEARCH CENTER.

NEW START COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, TITLE: "CREDIT+: ADVANCING DATA ANALYSIS FOR MISSION-CRITICAL APPLICATIONS IN THE ERA OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE"

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM (FUTURE ACT)

THE LAND GRANT PROGRAMS AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&AMP;M UNIVERSITY (PVAMU) HAVE BEEN GROWING AND EXPANDING INTO NEW AREAS, ESPECIALLY IN PLANT AND MICROBIAL GENOMICS, FOOD SAFETY, WATER SECURITY AND MEDICINAL PLANTS. THUS, THERE IS A CRITICAL AND URGENT NEED OF LABORATORY SPACES. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE AND FEASIBLE PLAN FOR RENOVATING AND REMODELING EXISTING SPACES AND ADDITION OF LABORATORIES TO THE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH LABORATORY BUILDING OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. PART OF THIS FUNDING WILL ALSO ESTABLISH A TILE DRAINAGE SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM FIELDS, SUPPORT AN INTEGRATED FACILITY HOSTING 4 LABORATORIES AND A PHYTOTRON FACILITY, FOUR UPGRADED LABORATORIES AND AN UPGRADED SHARED FACILITY FOR AUTOCLAVING AND LABWARE-CLEANING. THIS FUNDING WILL ALSO BE USED TO BUILD A FARM MANAGER HOUSE FOR MORE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF OUR 778-ACRE FARM. THE NEW AND RENOVATED FACILITIES WILL STRENGTHEN PVAMU&#39;S LAND GRANT (PVAMU-LG) RESEARCH, EXTENSION AND TEACHING CAPABILITIES AND THEIR INTER-CONNECTEDNESS TO MUCH BETTER SERVE TEXAS&#39; LIMITED-RESOURCE FARMERS AND CITIZENS. THEY WILL ALSO ENABLE THE COLLEGE TO FURTHER ENHANCE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND TO INCREASE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN BROADER SUBJECT AREAS FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS.

OVERALL, THE GOAL OF THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM (CEP) IN SELECTED TEXAS COUNTIES IS TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES HAVE GREATER ACCESS TO THE TYPES OF RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND OUTREACH SERVICES THEY NEED TO SOLVE EVERYDAY PROBLEMS AND ISSUES. THEREFORE, OUR PLANNED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE QUALITY OF LIFE, ADVANCING NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP, STRENGTHENING FOOD SECURITY, BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, AND FOSTER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. OUTREACH METHODS USED TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS ARE CLIENT-FOCUSED AND TAILORED TO THE AUDIENCE. THE COMBINED NETWORK OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS, TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, AND LOCAL OFFICES WILL ENABLE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL ISSUES FOR TEXANS: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: FOCUS ON ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE IN MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS USING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS, NUMERICAL MODELING, BIG DATA ANALYSIS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. HEALTHY LIFESTYLES: THE PREVALENCE AND REDUCTION OF CHRONIC ILLNESS AND DISEASE ARE THE FOCUS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING. ADDRESS THE MANY HEALTH ISSUES AND LIFESTYLES THAT ARE EXACERBATED BY POVERTY, POOR NUTRITION, UNHEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS, AND INACTIVITY. DISASTER MANAGEMENT <(>&<)> OUTREACH: UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS DISASTER ISSUES THAT IMPACT C OMMUNITIES. PERTINENT ISSUES INCLUDE REFINING STRATEGIES, ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES, TRAINING, AND NURTURING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. TRAINING WILL TARGET DISASTER VICTIMS (INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES), AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND POLITICAL LEADERS. FOSTERING STRONG FAMILIES: PARENTING, THOUGH STILL ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY, IS BEGINNING TO ATTRACT SOME OF THE ATTENTION AND CONSIDERATION IT DESERVES. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION TO LIMITED-RESOURCE FAMILIES TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY SYSTEMS AND RESILIENCY THROUGH INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND HOW INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OBTAIN AND USE TIME, MONEY, AND HUMAN CAPITAL TO ACHIEVE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. FOOD SAFETY AND EDUCATION: TO ENSURE FOOD SAFETY, AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLETE FOOD CHAIN IS ESSENTIAL. EXTENSION PERSONNEL WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD SAFETY AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BASIC SANITATION PRACTICES WHEN HANDLING FOOD, REDUCING WASTE, AND CONSERVING NUTRIENTS TO PREVENT FOODBORNE ILLNESS. COMMUNITY, RESOURCE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: INCREASE ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING AND CONSULTING. PROVIDE EDUCATION ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SUSTAINABLE HOUSING, DISASTER RESPONSE, PROGRAMS FOR LIMITED RESOURCE INDIVIDUALS, ASSET AND WEALTH BUILDING, SAVING AND INVESTING, CREDIT BUILDING, DEBT MANAGEMENT, AND BUDGETING. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS RURAL PROSPERITY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL INNOVATION, IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE, SUPPORT OF A RURAL WORKFORCE, AND E-CONNECTIVITY FOR RURAL AMERICA. PREPARING YOUTH FOR LIFE AND WORK: YOUTH AND THEIR ADULT LEADERS ARE EMPOWERED TO TAKE ACTIONS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH, DEVELOP POSITIVE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY. PARTICIPANTS WILL DEVELOP VARIOUS LIFE SKILLS (LEADERSHIP, LIVELIHOOD, COGNITIVE, INTERPERSONAL, ETC.). THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED PRIMARILY IN THREE CONTENT AREAS: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, HEALTHY LIVING, AND SCIENCE. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAMS WILL PREPARE YOUTH TO BE PRODUCTIVE, POSITIVE, AND EQUIPPED WITH LIFE SKILLS TO BUILD LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY IN TEXAS COMMUNITIES. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAMS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES (CAFNR) AND UNIVERSITY-WIDE OUTREACH EFFORTS SUCH AS HEALTH INITIATIVES, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, SMALL FARM INITIATIVES, AND FARMERS MARKET AND EXPAND ACCESS TO EXTENSION EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESOURCES.

OVERALL, THE GOAL OF THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM IN SELECTED TEXAS COUNTIES IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND UNDERREPRESENTED FAMILIES HAVE GREATER ACCESS TO THE TYPES OF RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND OUTREACH SERVICES THEY NEED TO SOLVE EVERYDAY PROBLEMS AND ISSUES. THEREFORE, OUR PLANNED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE QUALITY OF LIFE, ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOOD SECURITY, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND FOSTER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. GIVEN THE TARGETED AUDIENCE THAT ENCOMPASSES VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS, RELIGIONS, CULTURAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, THE OUTREACH METHODS USED TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS ARE CLIENT-FOCUSED AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE. THE COMBINED NETWORK OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS, TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND LOCAL OFFICES WILL ENABLE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL ISSUES FOR TEXANS: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: FOCUS ON ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE IN MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS USING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS, NUMERICAL MODELING, BIG DATA ANALYSIS, AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. HEALTHY LIFESTYLES: THE PREVALENCE AND REDUCTION OF CHRONIC ILLNESS AND DISEASE ARE THE FOCUS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING. ADDRESS THE MANY HEALTH ISSUES AND LIFESTYLES THAT ARE EXACERBATED BY POVERTY, POOR NUTRITION, UNHEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS, AND INACTIVITY. DISASTER MANAGEMENT <(>&<)> OUTREACH: UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS DISASTER ISSUES THAT IMPACT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. PERTINENT ISSUES INCLUDE REFINING STRATEGIES, ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES, TRAINING, AND NURTURING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. TRAINING WILL TARGET DISASTER VICTIMS (INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES), AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND POLITICAL LEADERS. FOSTERING STRONG FAMILIES: PARENTING, THOUGH STILL ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY, IS BEGINNING TO ATTRACT SOME OF THE ATTENTION AND CONSIDERATION IT DESERVES. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION TO LIMITED-RESOURCE FAMILIES TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY SYSTEMS AND RESILIENCY THROUGH INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND HOW INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OBTAIN AND USE TIME, MONEY, AND HUMAN CAPITAL TO ACHIEVE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. FOOD SAFETY AND EDUCATION: TO ENSURE FOOD SAFETY, AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLETE FOOD CHAIN IS ESSENTIAL. EXTENSION PERSONNEL WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD SAFETY AND THE RELATIONSHIP BE TWEEN BASIC SANITATION PRACTICES WHEN HANDLING FOOD, REDUCING WASTE, AND CONSERVING NUTRIENTS TO PREVENT FOODBORNE ILLNESS. COMMUNITY, RESOURCE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: INCREASE ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING AND CONSULTING. PROVIDE EDUCATION ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SUSTAINABLE HOUSING, DISASTER RESPONSE, PROGRAMS FOR LIMITED RESOURCE INDIVIDUALS, ASSET AND WEALTH BUILDING, SAVING AND INVESTING, CREDIT BUILDING, DEBT MANAGEMENT, AND BUDGETING. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS RURAL PROSPERITY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL INNOVATION, IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE, SUPPORT OF A RURAL WORKFORCE, AND E-CONNECTIVITY FOR RURAL AMERICA. PREPARING YOUTH FOR LIFE AND WORK: YOUTH AND THEIR ADULT LEADERS ARE EMPOWERED TO TAKE ACTIONS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH, DEVELOP POSITIVE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY. PARTICIPANTS WILL DEVELOP VARIOUS LIFE SKILLS (LEADERSHIP, LIVELIHOOD, COGNITIVE, INTERPERSONAL, ETC.). THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED PRIMARILY IN THREE CONTENT AREAS: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, HEALTHY LIVING, AND SCIENCE. IN 2022-2026, CEP WILL PREPARE YOUTH TO BE PRODUCTIVE, POSITIVE, AND EQUIPPED WITH LIFE SKILLS TO BUILD LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY IN TEXAS COMMUNITIES. IN 2022-2026, CEP WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT CAFNR AND UNIVERSITY-WIDE OUTREACH EFFORTS SUCH AS HEALTH INITIATIVES, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, SMALL FARM INSTITUTE PROGRAM, AND FARMERS MARKET AND EXPAND ACCESS TO EXTENSION EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESOURCES.

OVERALL, THE GOAL OF THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM IN SELECTED TEXAS COUNTIES IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND UNDERREPRESENTED FAMILIES HAVE GREATER ACCESS TO THE TYPES OF RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND OUTREACH SERVICES THEY NEED TO SOLVE EVERYDAY PROBLEMS AND ISSUES. THEREFORE, OUR PLANNED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE QUALITY OF LIFE, ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOOD SECURITY, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND FOSTER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. GIVEN THE TARGETED AUDIENCE THAT ENCOMPASSES VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS, RELIGIONS, CULTURAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, THE OUTREACH METHODS USED TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS ARE CLIENT-FOCUSED AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE. THE COMBINED NETWORK OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS, TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND LOCAL OFFICES WILL ENABLE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL ISSUES FOR TEXANS: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: FOCUS ON ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE IN MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS USING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS, NUMERICAL MODELING, BIG DATA ANALYSIS, AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. HEALTHY LIFESTYLES: THE PREVALENCE AND REDUCTION OF CHRONIC ILLNESS AND DISEASE ARE THE FOCUS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING. ADDRESS THE MANY HEALTH ISSUES AND LIFESTYLES THAT ARE EXACERBATED BY POVERTY, POOR NUTRITION, UNHEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS, AND INACTIVITY. DISASTER MANAGEMENT <(>&<)> OUTREACH: UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS DISASTER ISSUES THAT IMPACT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. PERTINENT ISSUES INCLUDE REFINING STRATEGIES, ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES, TRAINING, AND NURTURING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. TRAINING WILL TARGET DISASTER VICTIMS (INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES), AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND POLITICAL LEADERS. FOSTERING STRONG FAMILIES: PARENTING, THOUGH STILL ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY, IS BEGINNING TO ATTRACT SOME OF THE ATTENTION AND CONSIDERATION IT DESERVES. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION TO LIMITED-RESOURCE FAMILIES TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY SYSTEMS AND RESILIENCY THROUGH INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND HOW INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OBTAIN AND USE TIME, MONEY, AND HUMAN CAPITAL TO ACHIEVE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. FOOD SAFETY AND EDUCATION: TO ENSURE FOOD SAFETY, AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLETE FOOD CHAIN IS ESSENTIAL. EXTENSION PERSONNEL WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD SAFETY AND THE RELATIONSHIP BE TWEEN BASIC SANITATION PRACTICES WHEN HANDLING FOOD, REDUCING WASTE, AND CONSERVING NUTRIENTS TO PREVENT FOODBORNE ILLNESS. COMMUNITY, RESOURCE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: INCREASE ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING AND CONSULTING. PROVIDE EDUCATION ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SUSTAINABLE HOUSING, DISASTER RESPONSE, PROGRAMS FOR LIMITED RESOURCE INDIVIDUALS, ASSET AND WEALTH BUILDING, SAVING AND INVESTING, CREDIT BUILDING, DEBT MANAGEMENT, AND BUDGETING. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS RURAL PROSPERITY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL INNOVATION, IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE, SUPPORT OF A RURAL WORKFORCE, AND ECONNECTIVITY FOR RURAL AMERICA. PREPARING YOUTH FOR LIFE AND WORK: YOUTH AND THEIR ADULT LEADERS ARE EMPOWERED TO TAKE ACTIONS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH, DEVELOP POSITIVE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY. PARTICIPANTS WILL DEVELOP VARIOUS LIFE SKILLS (LEADERSHIP, LIVELIHOOD, COGNITIVE, INTERPERSONAL, ETC.). THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED PRIMARILY IN THREE CONTENT AREAS: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, HEALTHY LIVING, AND SCIENCE. IN 2022-2026, CEP WILL PREPARE YOUTH TO BE PRODUCTIVE, POSITIVE, AND EQUIPPED WITH LIFE SKILLS TO BUILD LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY IN TEXAS COMMUNITIES. IN 2022-2026, CEP WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT CAFNR AND UNIVERSITY-WIDE OUTREACH EFFORTS SUCH AS HEALTH INITIATIVES, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, SMALL FARM INSTITUTE PROGRAM, AND FARMERS MARKET AND EXPAND ACCESS TO EXTENSION EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESOURCES.

OVERALL, THE GOAL OF THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM IN SELECTED TEXAS COUNTIES IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND UNDERREPRESENTED FAMILIES HAVE GREATER ACCESS TO THE TYPES OF RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND OUTREACH SERVICES THEY NEED TO SOLVE EVERYDAY PROBLEMS AND ISSUES. THEREFORE, OUR PLANNED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE QUALITY OF LIFE, ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOOD SECURITY, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND FOSTER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. EXTENSION AGENTS AND SPECIALISTS MEET WITH DIVERSE GROUPS TO ANALYZE ISSUES AND THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHODOLOGY TO PLAN PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THEM. PROGRAM PRIORITIES LEAD TO INDEPTH PLANNING SESSIONS TO DEVELOP OUTCOME-BASED ACTIVITIES. EXTENSION PROGRAM LEADERS AND PLANNERS CONSIDER ALL INPUT FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES, INCLUDING OUR WIDE-RANGING AND WELLINFORMED STAKEHOLDERS. AS TIME AND COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS CHANGE, SO DO OUR CLIENTELE'S NEEDS, RESOURCES, HEALTH, ETC. OUR OUTCOME OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ALSO MUST CHANGE TO BE RELEVANT AND EFFECTIVE IN ADDRESSING EMERGING ISSUES. COUNTY STAFF CONDUCT NEEDS ASSESSMENTS THROUGH THEIR ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. FOUR BASE EXTENSION PROGRAM AREAS ADDRESS LOCAL PRIORITY NEEDS: FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. STATE-DEFINED CRITICAL ISSUES GIVEN THE TARGETED AUDIENCE THAT ENCOMPASSES VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS, RELIGIONS, CULTURAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, THE OUTREACH METHODS USED TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS ARE CLIENT-FOCUSED AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE. THE COMBINED NETWORK OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS, TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND LOCAL OFFICES WILL ENABLE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL ISSUES FOR TEXANS: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: THIS CRITICAL ISSUE FOCUSED ON ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE IN MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS USING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LABORATORYAND FIELD EXPERIMENTS, NUMERICAL MODELING, BIG DATA ANALYSIS, AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. EXTENSION AGENTS WORK TO EDUCATE RANCHERS AND FARMERS, LANDOWNERS, AND PRODUCERS ON NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. HEALTHY LIFESTYLES: THE PREVALENCE AND REDUCTION OF CHRONIC ILLNESS AND DISEASE ARE THE FOCUS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING. RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, EXCESS WEIGHT, AND LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CAN LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT LIFE LIMITATIONS AND DEATH. OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS INCLUDE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY, AND HIGH CHOLESTEROL. THESE HEALTH ISSUES ARE EXACERBATED BY POVERTY, POOR NUTRITION, UNHEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS, AND INACTIVITY. THE COMBINATION OF INCREASED CALORIE INTAKE AND SEDENTARY LIFESTYLES HAS SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS' HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. DISASTER MANAGEMENT <(>&<)> OUTREACH: WE STRIVE TO STRENGTHEN CAHS'S CAPACITY AND COMMITMENT TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS DISASTER ISSUES THAT IMPACT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS ACROSS ALL FOUR PROGRAM AREAS OF CEP. WE MAINTAIN CLOSE TIES WITH USDA AND RELATED AGENCY PERSONNEL WHILE LEVERAGING ONGOING NETWORK RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL INTEREST GROUPS. WE WILL UTILIZE A COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT APPROACH. PERTINENT ISSUES INCLUDE REFINING STRATEGIES, ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES, TRAINING, AND NURTURING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. TRAINING WILL TARGET DISASTER VICTIMS (INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES), AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND POLITICAL LEADERS. THESE EFFORTS WILL ENCOURAGE A PRE-PLANNING CULTURE IN TIMES OF DISASTER AND GIVE VICTIMS ACCESS TO NEEDED RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND TO BE DISASTER RESILIENT. FOSTERING STRONG FAMILIES: IF OUR SOCIETY'S FUTURE IS OUR CHILDREN, THEN THE KEY TO HUMAN WELL-BEING RESTS PRIMARILY WITH PARENTS AND TEACHERS. PARENTING, THOUGH STILL ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY, IS BEGINNING TO ATTRACT SOME OF THE ATTENTION AND CONSIDERATION IT DESERVES. SUCCESS AT ANY JOBFIRST REQUIRES A SOUND UNDERSTANDING OF ITS PURPOSE. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF PARENTING HAS NOT CHANGED THROUGHOUT HISTORY. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION TO LIMITED-RESOURCE FAMILIES TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY SYSTEMS AND RESILIENCY THROUGH INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND HOW INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OBTAIN AND USE TIME, MONEY, AND HUMAN CAPITAL TO ACHIEVE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. FOOD SAFETY AND EDUCATION: TO ENSURE FOOD SAFETY, AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLETE FOOD CHAIN IS ESSENTIAL. EXTENSION PERSONNEL WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD SAFETY AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BASIC SANITATION PRACTICES WHEN HANDLING FOOD, REDUCING WASTE, AND CONSERVING NUTRIENTS TO PREVENT FOODBORNE ILLNESS. COMMUNITY, RESOURCE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: WE PLAN TO INCREASE ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING AND CONSULTING. STAFF WILL WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THEM ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SUSTAINABLE HOUSING, DISASTER RESPONSE, PROGRAMS FOR LIMITED RESOURCE INDIVIDUALS, ASSET AND WEALTH BUILDING, SAVING AND INVESTING, CREDIT BUILDING, DEBT MANAGEMENT, AND BUDGETING. WE WILL INCREASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES THROUGH NON-PROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING. WE WILL ALSO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS RURAL PROSPERITY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL INNOVATION, IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE, SUPPORT OF A RURAL WORKFORCE, AND E-CONNECTIVITY FOR RURAL AMERICA. PREPARING YOUTH FOR LIFE AND WORK: THESE ISSUES PERTAIN TO YOUTH AND THEIR ADULT LEADERS. CARING ADULTS HELP YOUTH NAVIGATE ADOLESCENCE AND TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD. THEY PROVIDE POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING WHILE FACILITATING MASTERY, INDEPENDENCE, AND GENEROSITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. YOUTH AND THEIR ADULT LEADERS ARE EMPOWERED TO TAKE ACTIONS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH, DEVELOP POSITIVE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY. PARTICIPANTS WILL DEVELOP VARIOUS LIFE SKILLS (LEADERSHIP, LIVELIHOOD, COGNITIVE, INTERPERSONAL, ETC.). THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED PRIMARILY IN THREE CONTENT AREAS: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, HEALTHY LIVING, AND SCIENCE. BY 2022, CEP WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON INDIVIDUALS AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH, NUTRITION, SAFETY, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY. BY 2023, CEP WILL GROW EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH CAPACITY IN LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT, CROP PRODUCTION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL FOODS, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. CEP WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE, PROFITABLE, AND COMPETITIVE FOOD AND FIBER SYSTEM IN TEXAS. IN 2022-2026, CEP WILL PREPARE YOUTH TO BE PRODUCTIVE, POSITIVE, AND EQUIPPED WITH LIFE SKILLS TO BUILD LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY IN TEXAS COMMUNITIES. IN 2022-2026, CEP WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT CAHS AND UNIVERSITY-WIDE OUTREACH EFFORTS SUCH AS HEALTH INITIATIVES, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, SMALL FARM INSTITUTE PROGRAM, AND FARMERS MARKET AND EXPAND ACCESS TO EXTENSION EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESOURCES.

EVANS ALLEN RESEARCH PROGRAM FY2022

EVANS ALLEN AG. FY 2021

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

UNKNOWN TITLE

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION FY 2022

EVANS ALLEN AG. FY 2020

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION FY 2020

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION FY 2020

EVANS ALLEN AG. RESEARCH FY 2019

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** LAND GRANT PROGRAMS AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&AMP;M UNIVERSITY FOCUS ON PROVIDING TEXAS COMMUNITIES RESOURCES THROUGH EDUCATION AND THE DELIVERY OF PROGRAMS IN FOOD SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURE. OUR FOCUS IS TO SERVE TEXANS WITH ADEQUATE RESOURCES BY IMPROVING OUR FACILITIES. SECURING NEW EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THESE FACILITIES WILL ENABLE THE UNIVERSITY TO EXPAND SERVICES AND ACCESSIBILITY TO REACH OUR AUDIENCE ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS. PRAIRIE VIEW A&AMP;M UNIVERSITY HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THE LAST DECADE. THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES HAS MADE NOTABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN ITS RESEARCH, EXTENSION AND TEACHING FACILITIES DURING THESE YEARS. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO ADD TO THAT PROGRESS AND IMPROVE OUR CAPACITIES IN THE AREAS OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, TEACHING AND EXTENSION WITH FUNDS PROVIDED UNDER THE 1890 FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM. THE FUNDS REQUESTED FOR 2023 WILL BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTIPURPOSE RESEARCH AND TRAINING FACILITY THAT WILL INCORPORATE RESEARCH LABS, TRAINING FACILITY, CLIMATE-CONTROLLED STORAGE, GARAGES FOR MOBILE UNITS AND OFFICE SPACE. WITH THE EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE NEW FOOD SECURITY CENTER, THIS NEW ADDITION WILL PROVIDE THE SPACE AND STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY NEEDED TO SUPPORT INTEGRATED RESEARCH AND EXPAND OUTREACH AND TRAINING EFFORTS TO STUDENTS AND THE CITIZENS OF TEXAS.

EVANS ALLEN AG. RESEARCH FY 2018

EVANS ALLEN AG. RESEARCH FY 2017

FY 2014 FGO RESEARCH

NSF CREST CENTER FOR ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY - PHASE II

CENTER FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

FY 2012 FORMULA GRANT OPPORTUNITY (FGO) AG. RESEARCH AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES

RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT 2019

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION FY 2018

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION FY 2017

FY 2013 FORMULA GRANT OPPORTUNITY

FY 2014 FGO EXTENSION

EVANS ALLEN AG. RESEARCH FY 2016

FY 2012 FORMULA GRANT OPPORTUNITY

FY 2015 FGO RESEARCH

THE RELEVANCE OF THE PROJECT IS THAT PETROLEUM-BASED LIQUID FUELS ARE CURRENTLY USED TO POWER COMBUSTION ENGINES SUCH AS DIESEL ENGINES AND GAS TURBINES. IN THESE SYSTEMS DROPLETS IN THE SPRAY OFTEN EVAPORATE AND BURN IN AN AMBIENT AT PRESSURES AND TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE THE CRITICAL STATE OF THE FUEL. HOWEVER THERE IS VERY LITTLE FUNDAMENTAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE COMBUSTION OF LIQUID FUELS AT ELEVATED PRESSURES. THE MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENT ACHIEVED IN A DROP TOWER FACILITY PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVEAL THE FUNDAMENTAL INFORMATION ABOUT LIQUID FUEL COMBUSTION AT HIGH PRESSURES THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. HIGH PRESSURE COMBUSTION RESEARCH AT LOW GRAVITY HAS TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL TO BE APPLIED TO A WIDE RANGE OF TERRESTRIAL APPLICATIONS AS MORE FUNDAMENTAL COMBUSTION PHYSICS CAN BE REVEALED WHEN THE ADDED COMPLICATION OF GRAVITY IS ELIMINATED. THE OUTCOME OF THE PROJECT WILL BE NEW INSIGHTS ON HOW LIQUID FUELS COMBUST IN ENVIRONMENTS SIMILAR TO PRACTICAL ENGINES AND PROVIDING QUANTITATIVE RESULTS FOR GUIDING ADVANCED ENGINE DESIGNS. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OBTAINED IN THIS PROPOSED WORK WILL BE A VALUABLE DATABASE FOR THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY FOR DEVELOPING VALIDATING AND OPTIMIZING NUMERICAL MODELS. THIS WORK IS ALIGNED WITH NASA S RESEARCH INTERESTS OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IN COMBUSTION SCIENCE AREA. IT IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH RECENT RESEARCH PROPRIETIES OF HIGH-PRESSURE COMBUSTION IN GLENN RESEARCH CENTER.

PRAIRIE VIEW'S CCBHC EXPANSION PROJECT - A QUARTER OF KANSANS REPORT BEING UNABLE TO RECEIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT DUE TO A VARIETY OF FACTORS: LACK OF HEALTH INSURANCE, INABILITY TO PAY, OR SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. PRAIRIE VIEW'S COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC EXPANSION PROJECT WOULD IMPROVE ACCESS BY EXPANDING CLINICAL CAPACITY TO PROVIDE MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY, AND INCORPORATE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO FACILITATE IMPROVED GENERAL HEALTH, HOUSING, AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS. WE WILL IMPROVE ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND INCREASE THE PENETRATION RATE FOR THE POPULATIONS IN GREATEST NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, ESPECIALLY UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS, OLDER ADULTS, VETERANS, RESIDENTS OF MORE RURAL AREAS, PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND OTHER POPULATIONS SUCH AS THOSE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. SINCE 99 OF 105 KANSAS COUNTIES - INCLUDING ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS - ARE CLASSIFIED AS MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS BY THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, 10% OF OUR POPULATION LIVES IN POVERTY, AND UP TO 25% OF RESIDENTS HAVE NO HEALTH INSURANCE, THESE SERVICES WILL ADDRESS A SEVERE NEED. WE WILL EXPAND CAPACITY FOR SERVICE DELIVERY WITH THESE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO HIRE STAFF TO PROVIDE CLINICAL AND ENABLING SERVICES. THROUGH CLOSER COLLABORATION WITH A MULTITUDE OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND TOGETHER WITH THE USE OF EXPANDED TECHNOLOGY, WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO OVERCOME BARRIERS AND LIMITATIONS AND SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE ACCESS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS. SINCE 37% OF CHILDREN HAVE CHILDHOOD PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AND 25% OF ADULTS HAVE A DIAGNOSABLE MENTAL ILLNESS, OUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THESE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS WILL LEAD TO MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES INCLUDING FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, COURT SERVICES, JAILS AND DETENTION CENTERS AND STATE MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITALS. AS A FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION, PRAIRIE VIEW HAS A LONG HISTORY AS A VALUES-DRIVEN, PATIENT-CENTERED, CLINICALLY COMPETENT, AND HIGH-ACHIEVING PROVIDER OF A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. OUR DECADES LONG RECORD OF ACCREDITATION BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND DEMONSTRATED ALIGNMENT WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND STAKEHOLDERS SHOULD PROVIDE ASSURANCE OF OUR ABILITY TO PROMPTLY AND CAPABLY DELIVER ALL CCBHC SERVICES VERY QUICKLY.

FY 2013 FEDERAL GRANT OPPORTUNITY

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION FY 2016

FY 2015 FGO EXTENSION

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) PROGRAMS PART F

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

HOUSING TRUST FUND

PROJECT PURPOSE: PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (PVAMU)'S AIR PANTHER NEXTGEN NETWORK PROJECT WILL MITIGATE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AT PVAMU AND ITS DESIGNATED ANCHOR COMMUNITIES IN TWO TIERS. THE FIRST TIER CONSISTS OF INTERNAL-FACING FOCUS ACTIVITIES THAT WILL IMPACT PVAMU'S INFRASTRUCTURE RELATING TO (A) BROADBAND, (B) TECHNOLOGY-MEDIATED CLASSROOM CONNECTIVITY, AND (C) EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES. THE SECOND TIER WILL BE COMMUNITY-CENTRIC AND WILL AIM TO PRODUCE RESPONSIBLE DIGITAL CITIZENS AND A DIVERSE TECHNOLOGY-LITERATE WORKFORCE WITH OUTCOMES THAT SUPPORT A ROBUST ECONOMY THROUGH DIGITAL EDUCATION TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION OF EQUIPMENT.ACTIVITIES:PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (PVAMU)'S AIR PANTHER NEXTGEN NETWORK (APNN) PROPOSAL CONSISTS OF A BI-LEVEL FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT SIX ACTIVITIES. THE FIRST TIER SUPPORTS AN INSTITUTIONAL FOCUS WITH ACTIVITIES THAT IMPACT PVAMU'S BROADBAND AND EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURES. RELATING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) UPGRADING THE UNIVERSITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE TO REDUCE WI-FI CONGESTION IN AREAS WITH HIGH DENSITY OF DEVICES; (2) FACILITY ENHANCEMENT THROUGH INVESTMENT OF SMART TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING FOR FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TECHNOLOGY-MEDIATED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; (3) VIRTUAL REALITY AUGMENTED CLASSROOM AND CONTENT TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION; AND (4) DEVELOP A CONTINUING EDUCATION NON-ACADEMIC PLATFORM TO FACILITATE AND SUSTAIN AN INNOVATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM TO PRODUCE PROGRAMS THAT FULFILL THE REQUISITES OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS. THE SECOND TIER SUPPORTS A COMMUNITY FOCUS AIMED AT DIGITAL LITERACY AND TRAINING. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE PROCUREMENT OF LAPTOPS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN NEED OF ACCESS TO PERSONAL DEVICE, CREATING A DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PVAMU STUDENTS AND THE CITIES OF HEMPSTEAD AND PRAIRIE RESIDENTS TO STIMULATE THE ADOPTION OF AND COMMUNITY'S RIGHT TO INNOVATIVE INTERNET CONNECTIVITY.OUTCOMES:AS A RESULT OF IMPLEMENTING THE ACTIVITIES, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE NEXT GENERATION NETWORK CAPABILITY (AIR PANTHER) TO CAMPUS FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS. CLASSROOM ENHANCEMENTS WILL INCREASE DIGITAL TOOLS TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE COURSE DELIVERY IN A TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED ENVIRONMENT. VIRTUAL REALITY WILL PROVIDE AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR USERS TO ENGAGE IN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND LOCATIONS THAT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PHYSICAL CLASSROOM SPACES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION WILL PROVIDE REMOTE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT LIFE-LONG LEARNER ENGAGEMENT, MANAGE NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT LIFECYCLE, PROVIDE A STUDENT-FIRST EXPERIENCE, AND PROVIDE PERSONALIZED DIGITAL-CENTRIC PATHWAYS FOR LIFELONG LEARNING PATHWAYS TO UPWARD MOBILITY. STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS WITHIN THE DESIGNATED ANCHOR COMMUNITIES WILL RECEIVE DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING TO STIMULATE THE ADOPTION OF AND INNOVATIVE INTERNET CONNECTIVITY.BENEFICIARIES:PVAMU'S AIR PANTHER NEXTGEN NETWORK (APNN) WILL SERVE STUDENTS, STAFF, FAULTY MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS WITHIN THE DESIGNATED ANCHOR COMMUNITIES IN PRAIRIE VIEW AND HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS ON ITS CAMPUS. THE ON-CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE WILL SUPPORT AND EXPAND BROADBAND ACCESS TO ALL STUDENTS, UNIVERSITY STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE SURROUNDING MEMBERS OF THE ANCHOR COMMUNITY. PVAMU'S STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM CLASSROOM CONNECTIVITY AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT VARIOUS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS. MEMBERS OF THE DESIGNATED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL TRAINING AND ENHANCEMENT OF DIGITAL LITERACY THROUGH THE STIMULATION AND ADOPTION OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF APPLICABLE):THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

TITLE III, PART B STRENGTHENING HISTORICALLY BLACK GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS (HBGI) PROGRAMS

FY 2011 FORMULA GRANT OPPORTUNITY (FGO) AG. RESEARCH AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY ENERGY SCIENCES: EXPERIMENTAL AND MODELING (ESEM) THIS NEW AWARD PROVIDES INCREMENTAL FUNDING TO THE RECIPIENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000,000 OF WHICH $1,000,000 FULLY FUNDS BUDGET PERIOD 1 AND $1,000,000 FULLY FUNDS BUDGET PERIOD 2.

LEADING EQUITY ACROSS DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS WITH REVOLUTIONARY SYNERGY (LEADERS): A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO TEACHER AND LEADERS RESIDENCY AND INDUCTION PROGRAM

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

FY 2011 FORMULA GRANT OPPORTUNITY - FINAL

A PROGRAM TO ADDRESS STUDENT LEARNING LOSS AND IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM)

THE ARO CENTER OF BATTLEFIELD LOS/BLOS LETHALITY RESEARCH (CBLLR0

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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** TO PROMOTE ORGANIC POULTRY PRODUCTION, WE WILL USE EDIBLE ORGANIC BUTTON MUSHROOM STEMS (MS) AS A FEED INGREDIENT. THE MUSHROOM MARKET SIZE IS ESTIMATED TO BE $50.3 BILLION AND ~300 MUSHROOM FARMS IN THE US ARE PRODUCING ABOUT 435,000 TONS OF MUSHROOMS IN 2020. CURRENTLY, ~8-10% OF THE MS AND DAMAGED MUSHROOMS ARE DISCARDED IN LANDFILLS CAUSING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. THE SPECIFIC RESEARCH OBJECTIVES ARE TO DEVELOP A PROCESS TO PRODUCE DRIED MS AS A FEED RESOURCE FOR ORGANIC POULTRY PRODUCTION; PERFORM CHICKEN FEED TRIALS TO EVALUATE HOW MUCH DRIED MS COULD REPLACE SOYBEAN MEAL (SBM) AND IMPACT PERFORMANCE, MEAT AND EGG QUALITY, AND STUDY EFFECTS ON HEALTH AND IMMUNITY BY DOING CHALLENGE STUDIES. APPROACHES: DISCARDED MS WILL BE CLEANED USING MULTISTAGE MECHANICAL PROCESSING, DEHYDRATION AND GRINDING TO PRODUCE SUSTAINABLE SHELF-STABLE HIGH VALUE PROTEIN FEED INGREDIENTS. EFFECTS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, EGG PRODUCTION, EGG AND MEAT QUALITY IN CHICKENS WILL BE DETERMINED BY FEEDING DIETS CONTAINING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF MS BY REPLACING SBM. BY CONDUCTING CHALLENGE STUDIES AGAINST PATHOGENS THAT CAUSE NECROTIC ENTERITIS IN CHICKENS, WE WILL EVALUATE THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF FEEDING MS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE THAT THE ORGANIC DRIED MS FEED INGREDIENT GENERATED WILL HELP TO MAXIMIZE POULTRY PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE THE DEPENDENCE ON SBM. THIS TRANSITION WILL HELP TO INCREASE FOOD SECURITY, INCREASE INCOME FOR FARMERS AND REDUCE FOOD WASTE THEREBY BENEFITING OUR ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH THIS INTEGRATED COLLABORATIVE PROJECT, WE WILL PROVIDE RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO MINORITIES, STUDENTS, AND POULTRY AND ORGANIC FARMERS THROUGH EXTENSION PROGRAMS.

FY 2011 FORMULA GRANT OPPORTUNITY (FGO) AG. RESEARCH AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES

EXTENSIVE STUDY OF ROTAMAK PLASMAS

TAS::89 0313::TAS DR. SAMUEL P. MASSIE CHAIRS OF EXCELLENCE PROFESSORSHIPS IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

FY 2011 FORMULA GRANT OPPORTUNITY - INITIAL

BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE IN NANOMATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION AND SOLID-STATE CHEMISTRY

TRANSFORMING THE CLASSROOM INTO AN ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO IMPROVE COMPREHENSION, RETENTION, AND GRADUATION RATES

1890 FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM L (FY2010)

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SMALL LANDOWNER CARBON COLLECTIVE

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PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY 1890 FACILITIES GRANT PROPOSAL

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY 1890 FACILITIES GRANT PROPOSAL (FY 2015)

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY 1890 FACILITIES GRANT PROPOSAL (FY 2016)

PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY WILL FOCUS ON SMALL-SCALE, UNDERSERVED, LIMITED-RESOURCE FARMERS, GROWERS, AND RANCHERS, TO BENEFIT STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE 10TH TX CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT AIMS AT ESTABLISHING A DEAP INSTITUTE (CONSORTIUM) AND BUILDING AN AI-BASED SYSTEM THAT IS ABLE TO SHARE INTERACTIVE INSTANTANEOUS AND USER RELEVANT EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION TO ALLOW NASA SCIENCE TO BE MORE DISCOVERABLE AND MORE ACCESSIBLE TO A BROAD AUDIENCE. THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO MAP WATER RELATED QUESTIONS FROM NON-SCIENTISTS INTO DATABASE QUERIES. IT CAN BE DEFINED AS A SEQUENCE-TO-SEQUENCE MAPPING PROBLEM WHERE THE SOURCE SEQUENCE INCLUDES LAYMAN'S TERMS ON THE WATER RELATED QUESTIONS WHILE THE TARGET SEQUENCE WILL BE MOST RELEVANT DATABASE QUERIES. WE PLAN TO COMPLETE THIS TASK BY DEVELOPING A NOVEL MAPPING METHOD BASED ON LOW-RESOURCE NEURAL MACHINE TRANSLATION (NMT). NMT HAS EMERGED TO SIGNIFICANTLY PROMOTE MACHINE TRANSLATION WITH END-TO-END MODELS THAT AUTOMATICALLY TRANSLATE A SOURCE LANGUAGE TO A TARGET LANGUAGE THROUGH MAPPING SOURCE SENTENCES TO TARGET SENTENCES. BECAUSE LARGE AMOUNT OF DATA LIKE PAIRS OF ANNOTATED QUESTION AND QUERIES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE LOW-RESOURCE NMT TECHNIQUES WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR THIS PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY WE PLAN TO BUILD A SEMI-SUPERVISED NMT BASED ON OUR PRELIMINARY WORKS ON SEMI-SUPERVISED LEARNING AND NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING. IT WILL ENHANCE THE MAPPING PERFORMANCE BY LEVERAGING LARGE AMOUNTS OF UNLABELED DATA. THE DELIVERABLES INCLUDE 1) DOCKER IMAGE OF SEMI-SUPERVISED NMT BASED QUESTION-QUERY MAPPING 2) ONLINE WEBSITE THAT IS INTEGRATED INTO THE ONGOING EARTH INFORMATION SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS US TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROPOSED SOLUTION TO STAKEHOLDERS AT NASA AND THE COMMUNITY. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL GREATLY IMPROVE THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL CAPACITY AT MULTIPLE HBCU/MSIS ENABLE BROAD PARTICIPATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN ADVANCED RESEARCH BUILD STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH NASA AND PROVIDE THE MUCH-NEEDED DIVERSITY IN THE NEXT-GENERATION WORKFORCE FOR THE NATION.

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EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH: LEVERAGING MACHINE LEARNING FOR FUNDAMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF ANOMALOUS TRANSPORT PHENOMENA OF NANO-FLUIDS AND MODULATED USING EXTERNAL STIMULI -FERRO-NANOFLUIDS ARE STABLE COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS OF MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES. THEY HAVE SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL TO ENHANCE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS LIKE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE, THERMAL MANAGEMENT, CORROSION PREVENTION AND SMART LUBRICATION. THESE FLUIDS DEMONSTRATE UNIQUE THERMO-PHYSICAL BEHAVIORS, PARTICULARLY WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTERNAL STIMULI LIKE MAGNETIC FIELDS. THIS PROJECT INVESTIGATES HOW THESE EXTERNAL FIELDS INFLUENCE THE FLUID PROPERTIES LIKE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, VISCOSITY, AND HEAT TRANSFER. THE RESEARCH AIMS TO UNCOVER THE UNDERLYING MECHANISMS THAT CAUSE THE ANOMALOUS TRANSPORT BEHAVIORS OBSERVED IN FERRO-NANOFLUIDS. THE STUDY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ADVANCEMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND IMPROVED PERFORMANCE ACROSS MULTIPLE ENGINEERING DOMAINS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT EDUCATION AND BROADENING PARTICIPATION BY PROVIDING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND PROMOTING INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING IN FIELDS LIKE NANOTECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTATIONAL MODELING. THIS PROJECT WILL EMPLOY A ONE-STEP IN-SITU SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUE TO PRODUCE FERRO-NANOFLUIDS, FOLLOWED BY EXPERIMENTS TO MEASURE THEIR MATERIAL PROPERTIES UNDER VARYING CONDITIONS LIKE EXPOSURE TO STATIC AND DYNAMIC MAGNETIC FIELDS. MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO MODEL THE EXPERIMENTAL DATA, ALLOWING FOR THE PREDICTION OF HOW SYNTHESIS AND OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS AFFECT FLUID PROPERTIES. THE INTEGRATION OF THEORETICAL MODELING WITH EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION WILL ENABLE THE IDENTIFICATION OF CRITICAL PARAMETERS THAT DRIVE THE ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER AND ENERGY STORAGE CAPABILITIES OF FERRO-NANOFLUIDS. BROADER IMPACTS INCLUDE ENHANCED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, FOSTERING INTERDISCIPLINARY SKILLS IN THERMAL-FLUIDS, NANOTECHNOLOGY, AND COMPUTATIONAL MODELING, WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO NEXT-GENERATION ENERGY STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY 1890 FACILITIES GRANT PROPOSAL

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INCREASING AND DIVERSIFYING FUTURE AI-PRECISION NUTRITION RESEARCH WORKFORCE TO PROMOTE NUTRITION HEALTH EQUITY AMONG UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS - PROJECT SUMMARY (30 LINES) CURRENTLY, THERE IS A CRITICAL SHORTAGE AND LACK OF DIVERSITY OF INDIVIDUALS, PARTICULARLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS TRAINED AT THE INTERFACE OF COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES OR INTEGRATED DATA SCIENCE SKILLS AND PRECISION NUTRITION TO ANALYZE AND INTERPRET LARGE AND COMPLEX DATABASES OF INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS TO RESOLVE NUTRITION HEALTH DISPARITIES. THIS APPLICATION, ALIGNING WITH THE NIH AI-PRECISION NUTRITION (AIPRN) PROGRAM GOAL, PROPOSES A NEW PREDOCTORAL AND POSTDOCTORAL AIPRN RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (PVAMU), A HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY (HBCU), DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRAINING IN COMPUTATIONAL DATA SKILLS AND PRECISION NUTRITION TO ADDRESS THE NUTRITION HEALTH DISPARITIES BASED ON SIMULATIONS AND REAL-WORLD RESEARCH PROJECTS COVERING OBESITY, TYPE 2 DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, AND CANCER AMONG UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE AIMS OF THIS PROPOSAL ARE TO 1) RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORT UNDERREPRESENTED PREDOCTORAL STUDENTS AND POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS IN AI/ML OR NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE TO THE AI-PRECISION NUTRITION RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM AS A MECHANISM TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EFFECTIVE AND DIVERSE SCIENTISTS INTEGRATING AI AND PRECISION NUTRITION TO ADDRESS NUTRITION HEALTH DISPARITIES; 2) DEVELOP AND ENHANCE RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCH TRAINEES TO PREPARE, BUILD CAPACITY, AND ADVANCE THE FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE AND COLLABORATIVE AND INTEGRATED RESEARCH IN AI-PRECISION NUTRITION APPROACHES TO TACKLE NUTRITION HEALTH DISPARITIES; AND 3) PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOSTER LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN AI-PRECISION NUTRITION FOR OUR TRAINEES WHO ARE POSITIONED TO APPLY FOR FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND AS A WAY TO FACILITATE EXPOSURE TO CAREERS IN AI- PRECISION NUTRITION RESEARCH AND TRANSITION TO RESEARCH-INTENSIVE CAREERS IN ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, THE NIH, AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. THESE OBJECTIVES WILL BE MET THROUGH RIGOROUS DIDACTIC TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, ENGAGEMENT IN LABORATORY ROTATIONS FOR SAMPLE RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT WITH A TEAM OF 12 FACULTY MENTORS THAT SPAN ACROSS THE CHRONIC DISEASES MENTIONED IN INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSITY-FRIENDLY INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTS AT PVAMU AND THE USDA/ARS CHILDREN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (CNRC). THREE PREDOCTORAL STUDENTS AND 1 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW WILL BE RECRUITED EACH YEAR OVER THE 5- YEAR GRANT CYCLE FROM THE HIGHLY UNDERREPRESENTED POOL OF APPLICANTS TO PVAMU. DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR RESEARCH TRAINING, PREDOCTORAL STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS WILL ATTEND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS IN GRANT WRITING, MANUSCRIPT DEVELOPMENT, CAREER DEVELOPMENT ADVISING WITH THE CAREER SERVICES, AND THE NIH MANDATORY ANNUAL CROSS-SITE BSSR DATA ANALYTICS T32 PROGRAM GRANTEE MEETINGS. PVAMU, AN HBCU WITH RELEVANT PROGRAMS IN AI/MACHINE LEARNING AND PRECISION, AND THE CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AT CNRC, POSITIONS THE TWO INSTITUTIONS TO PROPEL THE GOAL TO INCREASE AND DIVERSIFY QUALIFIED SCIENTISTS AND PRACTITIONERS IN THIS FIELD TO ADDRESS NUTRITION HEALTH DISPARITIES.

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY 1890S FACILITES GRANT

GREAT: COLLABORATIVE GENOMIC INITIATIVE BETWEEN PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AND TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITIES - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THIS GREAT PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP GENOMICS OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (PVAMU) THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (TAMU) TAMU IS ONE OF THE LARGEST HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH OVER 4000 STUDENTS MAJORING IN BIOMEDICAL OR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, AND PVAMU IS AN HBCU COMPRISED OF 86% BLACK STUDENTS AND >50% FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS. WHILE THESE INSTITUTIONS ARE SEPARATED BY 40 MILES, THERE HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN FEW COLLABORATIONS IN THE AREA OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE. THIS PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP A COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (CURE) FOCUSING ON USING GENOMIC AND BIOINFORMATIC APPROACHES TO PREDICT THE FUNCTION OF UNANNOTATED GENES. THE CURE WILL BE CO- TAUGHT BY PVAMU AND TAMU FACULTY. OVER THE SUMMER STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH IN A TAMU GENOMICS LAB. THESE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE COMPLEMENTED BY WORKSHOPS, NETWORKING EVENTS, AND OTHER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. TOGETHER, THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL FOSTER CRITICAL THINKING, SELF-EMPOWERMENT, AND PROVIDES STUDENTS THE SKILLS AND TRAINING NECESSARY TO ENTER PHD PROGRAMS IN GENOMICS, OR TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE IN A GENOMICS-RELATED AREA. TAKEN TOGETHER, THIS PROGRAM WILL STRENGTHEN GENOMICS PROGRAMMING AT PVAMU, DEVELOP TIES BETWEEN THE TWO UNIVERSITIES, AND PROMOTE DIVERSITY IN GENOMIC SCIENCES.

LSAMP BD: PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY BTD COHORT XIV (2023-2025) PROGRAM, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION (TAMUS LSAMP) -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCES FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION (LSAMP) THIS BRIDGE TO DOCTORATE (BD) ACTIVITY WILL OFFER 12 TALENTED STUDENTS FROM MULTIPLE LSAMP ALLIANCES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE A DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (OR IN A STEM-RELATED FIELD) AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (PVAMU), A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY (HBCU). THE TAMUS LSAMP BD PROGRAM AIMS TO INCREASE THE POOL OF PHDS FROM GROUPS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) DISCIPLINES AND CREATE A COHESIVE COMMUNITY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS ACROSS STEM DISCIPLINES WITHIN PVAMU. THROUGH COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN THE MARVIN D. AND JUNE SAMUEL BRAILSFORD COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (BCAS) AND THE ROY G. PERRY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (RGPCOE) AT PVAMU, TWELVE FIRST-TIME GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THREE RGPCOE DEPARTMENTS AND ONE BCAS DEPARTMENT WILL BE NURTURED FOR TWO YEARS AS A COHORT COMMUNITY. THE FELLOWS WILL BENEFIT FROM A PROGRAM OF ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL SUPPORT, TO SUSTAIN THEIR COMMITMENT AND SUCCESS IN THEIR DEGREE PROGRAMS AND ADVANCEMENT TOWARD DOCTORAL PROGRAMS BY AUGUST 2025. THE TAMUS LSAMP BD PROGRAM WILL INCREASE THE POOL OF STEM PHDS FROM LSAMP POPULATIONS. CURRENTLY, THE PVAMU PHD PROGRAMS LACK DIVERSITY. EVENTUALLY, THIS PROJECT MAY HELP DIVERSIFY THE LARGER STEM GRADUATE STUDENT POPULATIONS AT PVAMU AND BEYOND. . THE GOAL OF THE TAMUS LSAMP BD IS TO FOSTER ACADEMIC SUCCESS BY DEVELOPING FELLOWS? READINESS, MOTIVATION, AND FORTITUDE TO COMPLETE STEM DOCTORAL DEGREES AND BY PREPARING THEM FOR POTENTIAL ACADEMIC, RESEARCH, INDUSTRY, OR GOVERNMENT STEM CAREERS UPON COMPLETION OF DOCTORAL PROGRAMS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, THE TAMUS LSAMP BD PROGRAM?S OBJECTIVES INCLUDE (1) BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER LSAMP UNDERGRADUATE STEM PROGRAMS ACROSS THE U.S. FOR RECRUITMENT, (2) TRANSLATING BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS TAMUS LSAMP BTD COHORTS TO FOSTER THE SUCCESS OF BD PVAMU, (3) PREPARING FELLOWS TO GAIN ADMISSION INTO AND MEET THE CHALLENGES OF COMPLETING DOCTORAL PROGRAMS OF STUDY AT PVAMU AND OTHER UNIVERSITIES, (4) DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO PLACE PVAMU BD FELLOWS IN STEM DOCTORAL PROGRAMS WITH MULTI-YEAR FUNDING, (5) EQUIPPING FELLOWS WITH LEADERSHIP AND TRANSFERABLE SKILLS FOR FUTURE STEM CAREERS, AND (6) DISSEMINATING AND ADVANCING THE DISCOVERY OF SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES TO INCREASE URM GRADUATE STUDENT RETENTION AND PROGRESSION TO DOCTORAL DEGREES. THE PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT A RIGOROUS TRAINING PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES INFORMED BY EVIDENCE-BASED THEORY AND BEST PRACTICES IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE RESULT WILL BE AN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INCREASED RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES OF STUDENTS FROM GROUPS UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM, CONTRIBUTIONS TO BEST-PRACTICE STRATEGIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENT SUCCESS AT HBCUS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT LEAD TO EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER ENHANCEMENTS OF GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM. AS THE RECRUITMENT POOL OF LSAMP BACCALAUREATE RECIPIENTS INCLUDES A HIGH PROPORTION OF INDIVIDUALS FROM LSAMP POPULATIONS, THE PROJECT ANTICIPATES THAT LSAMP BRIDGE TO DOCTORATE FELLOWS WILL BE STUDENTS FROM THESE GROUPS. THEREFORE, THE PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN ACADEME AND SCIENCE RESEARCH. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

EVANS-ALLEN

WATER / SEWER

EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH: IMPLEMENTING URBAN DIGITAL TWINS WITH RESPONSIBLE FOUNDATION AI FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE -RAPID URBANIZATION STANDS AS A SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL TREND IN POPULATION PROJECTIONS. HOWEVER, URBAN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR OFTEN CONFRONT HEIGHTENED POVERTY RATES, LIMITED ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE, INADEQUATE HOUSING, AND DIMINISHED RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF NATURAL DISASTERS, ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS, SOCIAL UPHEAVALS, OR PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES. URBAN DIGITAL TWINS (UDTS) EMERGE AS PIVOTAL TOOLS IN ENHANCING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE BY CONSTRUCTING VIRTUAL REPLICAS OF CITIES, ENABLING A HOLISTIC GRASP OF THE URBAN LANDSCAPE AND ITS INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS. A COLLABORATIVE TEAM COMPRISING RESEARCHERS FROM PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (PVAMU), UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (UTSA), AND TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (TAMU) IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS IN IMPLEMENTING UDTS THROUGH DEVELOPING RESPONSIBLE FOUNDATION AI TECHNIQUES TO BOLSTER COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. THE SUCCESS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ADVANCES VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS AI, URBAN PLANNING, AND DATA MINING. IT ALSO FOSTERS COLLABORATION AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE ACROSS MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS, AND HELPS TRAIN STUDENTS TO BECOME FUTURE WORKFORCE FOR THE NATION. THIS PROJECT UNFOLDS THROUGH THREE RESEARCH THRUSTS: 1) DATA CURATION: RESPONSIBLE AUTOML-GPT BASED DATA COLLECTION AND REPRESENTATION; 2) ANALYTICAL VISUALIZATION: EXPLAINABLE FOUNDATION AI BASED 3D MODELING FOR UDTS CONSTRUCTION; AND 3) SOCIAL-PHYSICAL SYSTEM INTEGRATION: ENHANCING UDTS WITH SOCIAL SYSTEM INFORMATION THROUGH INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS WITH MULTIMODAL FOUNDATION MODELS. ALIGNED SEAMLESSLY WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS, THIS PROJECT ENRICHES THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNIQUES. MOREOVER, IT FOSTERS COLLABORATION AMONG THESE THREE INSTITUTIONS, IMPROVES THE INVOLVEMENT OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENT COHORTS IN RESEARCH ENDEAVORS, AND GROOMS THE FUTURE WORKFORCE IN PIVOTAL AREAS FOR THE NATION. BY ACTIVELY ENGAGING MINORITY STUDENTS IN FOREFRONT RESEARCH, IT CULTIVATES BROADER PARTICIPATION AND DIVERSITY IN EMERGING DOMAINS. ULTIMATELY, THIS ENDEAVOR CONTRIBUTES TO NURTURING A SKILLED CADRE OF FUTURE PROFESSIONALS ADEPT AT ADDRESSING THE NATION'S CHALLENGES IN RESPONSIBLE AI AND URBAN PLANNING. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH: RESEARCH CAPACITY AND PARTNERSHIPS BUILDING IN NEXT-GENERATION COMMUNICATION ECOSYSTEMS WITH VERTICAL INTELLIGENCE -THE EVOLUTION OF NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS KNOWN AS THE SIXTH GENERATION (6G) WILL ENABLE NOT ONLY SUPER-FAST AND ULTRA-RELIABLE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, BUT ALSO NEW USE CASES AND INTELLIGENCE TO BENEFIT SOCIETY AND REDEFINE HOW WE LIVE AND WORK. IN THIS PROJECT, A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS AND EDUCATORS FROM TWO HBCUS, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY AND TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, COLLABORATING WITH THE TEAM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, PROPOSE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ENHANCE RESEARCH CAPACITY IN THE NEXT-GENERATION COMMUNICATIONS ECOSYSTEM WITH VERTICAL INTELLIGENCE AND TO BUILD STRONG PARTNERSHIP. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE THE RESEARCH CAPABILITIES AND EXISTING COLLABORATIONS AMONG THE THREE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS, AND GREATLY ENHANCE THE RESEARCH CAPACITY AND EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AT ALL INSTITUTIONS. PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT WILL ENGAGE HBCUS IN FUTURE CRITICAL 6G AND BEYOND INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAINTAIN DIVERSITY IN THE WORKFORCE. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL EXPLORE THEORETICAL ADVANCEMENT AS WELL AS EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN. IF SUCCESSFUL, THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL HELP ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF PROMISING TECHNOLOGIES FOR 6G AND ENSURE CONTINUED U.S. LEADERSHIP IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY. THE EDUCATION GOALS INCLUDE ENABLING BROAD PARTICIPATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, BUILDING A PIPELINE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THEM TO PURSUE CAREERS IN STEM, AND TRAINING FUTURE WORKFORCE IN CRITICAL AREAS ESPECIALLY 6G FOR THE NATION. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL TARGET INTEGRATION OF 6G TERRESTRIAL CELLULAR NETWORKS WITH AERIAL ACCESS NETWORKS (AANS) WITH MANY SATELLITES, HIGH ALTITUDE PLATFORMS (HAPS), AND UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES (UAVS) THROUGH INTEGRATED SENSING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTING TO GAIN VERTICAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE NEXT-GENERATION COMMUNICATIONS ECOSYSTEM. THREE RESEARCH THRUSTS ARE PROPOSED: 1) NOVEL DYNAMIC, STOCHASTIC AND DISTRIBUTED OPTIMIZATION METHODS WILL BE INVESTIGATED FOR ROBUST RESOURCE PLANNING AND ALLOCATION AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT; 2) A HIERARCHICAL SENSING ARCHITECTURE WILL BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MUTUAL BENEFITS BETWEEN COMMUNICATIONS AND SENSING; 3) EFFICIENT PRIVACY-PRESERVING EDGE COMPUTING AND COMPUTATION OFFLOADING STRATEGIES WILL BE STUDIED TO JOINTLY OPTIMIZE COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTING. THE PROPOSED FRAMEWORK AND STRATEGIES WILL NOT ONLY OPTIMIZE RESOURCE USAGE BUT ALSO INTEGRATE SENSING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTING SEAMLESSLY, WHILE PROTECTING USER PRIVACY AND DATA SECURITY. THE PROPOSED METHODS WILL BE VALIDATED THROUGH EXTENSIVE SIMULATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS USING USRPS AND THE NSF POWDER, COSMOS AND AERPAW TESTBEDS. THIS PROJECT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH IN ALL PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS AND ENABLE BROAD PARTICIPATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN ADVANCED RESEARCH, AND PROVIDE THE MUCH NEEDED DIVERSITY OF THE NEXT-GENERATION WORKFORCE IN 6G AND BEYOND. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

HBCU-RISE: ENHANCING CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CENTERS OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CREST) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (RISE) PROGRAM, THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP A NEW PARADIGM TO SECURING CONNECTED SMART SYSTEMS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLED CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS. WHILE THE WORLD IS GETTING MORE INTERCONNECTED THAN EVER BEFORE WITH THE RECENT ADVANCES IN INFORMATION AND SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES, THE NEW EMERGING ?SMART? NETWORKED SOCIETY ALSO EXPOSES THE NATION?S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES TO AN ELEVATED RISK OF CYBERTERRORISM. THIS PROJECT AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (PVAMU) SEEKS TO HELP ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF SKILLED CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS. TO ADDRESS THE SECURITY THREATS FACING MODERN CONNECTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS, THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP A STRONG GRADUATE PROGRAM THAT WILL COMPLEMENT CURRENT CAPACITY BUILDING EFFORTS IN CYBERSECURITY AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY BY: (1) DEVELOPING NOVEL SECURITY ARCHITECTURES FOR COMPUTING SYSTEMS THAT WILL ADDRESS SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE-LEVEL VULNERABILITIES IN TANDEM; (2) TRAINING A NEW COHORT OF EXPERTS WITH VERTICAL KNOWLEDGE ACROSS THE WHOLE SYSTEM DESIGN STACK, INCLUDING HARDWARE, OPERATING SYSTEM, FIRMWARE AND SOFTWARE; (3) INCREASING THE PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED DOCTORAL GRADUATES FROM GROUPS UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM IN A RAPIDLY GROWING FIELD; (4) ESTABLISHING A SUSTAINABLE PATHWAY TO DOCTORAL PROGRAMS AT PVAMU THROUGH AN OUTREACH PLAN TO INCLUSIVE ENGINEERING CONSORTIUM MEMBER INSTITUTIONS; AND (5) DEVELOPING A TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD APPROVED GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN CYBERSECURITY. THE PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS IN CRITICAL APPLICATIONS SUCH AS ENERGY, FINANCIAL, HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION, AND DEFENSE SECTORS. THE CREST HBCU-RISE AWARDS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH CAPABILITY AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT OFFER DOCTORAL DEGREES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

FOSTERING STUDENT SUCCESS AND DIVERSITY IN STEM BY COMBINING SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT WITH MENTORING AND RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT

HBCU-RISE: BRIDGING QUANTITATIVE SCIENCE WITH BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH: JUMPSTARTING COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS BIOLOGY RESEARCH AT PVAMU

ENGINEERING SCHOLARS PROGRAM: FOSTERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEM LEADERS

SECTION 1444

FY 2015 FGO RESEARCH

EVANS-ALLEN

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: IMPROVING ACCESS TO CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TALENTED, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS THROUGH THE FLEXIBLE INTERNSHIPS-RESEARCH-EDUCATION MODEL

EVANS ALLEN AG. RESEARCH FY 2016

EVANS-ALLEN

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV/AIDS PREVENTION: THE KAPOW! PROJECT

SECTION 1444

EVANS-ALLEN

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REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT

FY 2015 FGO EXTENSION

SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP AWARDS FOR MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS (MSI)

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION FY 2016

NEW REP GRANT "DATA DRIVEN RADIO FREQUENCY LEARNING AND SPECTRUM SHARING IN CONGESTED AND CONTESTED WIRELESS ENVIRONMENT"

EXPANDQISE: TRACK 1: PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY - VIRGINIA TECH PARTNERSHIP IN QUANTUM SCIENCE & ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION -NON-TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: THE EMERGING FIELD OF QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING (QISE) WILL HARNESS THE POWER OF QUANTUM PHYSICS AND ADVANCES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE FUTURE INFORMATION LANDSCAPE THROUGH INNOVATIONS IN QUANTUM COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTING, SENSING, SIMULATION, AND MATERIALS WHICH ARE CRITICAL TO ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND NATIONAL SECURITY. WITH THE RAPIDLY GROWING INTEREST AND INVESTMENT IN QISE, THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL TALENT GAP FOR A DIVERSE, SKILLED WORKFORCE IN THIS NEW AND STRONGLY TECHNOLOGY-ORIENTED FIELD THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A QISE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (PVAMU) WHILE LEVERAGING EXISTING SIGNIFICANT QISE EXPERTISE AT VIRGINIA TECH (VT) THROUGH RESEARCH MENTORING AND COLLABORATIONS. THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: (1) CONDUCTING CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN QUANTUM COMMUNICATIONS AND CRYPTOGRAPHY; (2) QISE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AT BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVELS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE HANDS-ON AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING MODULES; AND (3) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES THROUGH FACULTY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND SUMMER INTERNSHIPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN QISE. TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: ONE OF THE GREATEST THREATS TO THE CONNECTED WORLD IS THE SECURITY VULNERABILITY OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATION. THE ADVENT OF QUANTUM COMPUTERS AND ITS ABILITY TO QUICKLY FACTOR LARGE NUMBERS WILL BE DISRUPTIVE TO CURRENT CRYPTOGRAPHY STANDARDS WHICH IN TURN WARRANTS THE SEARCH FOR NEW APPROACHES FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION. QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION (QKD) UTILIZES PROPERTIES FOUND IN QUANTUM PHYSICS TO EXCHANGE CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEYS BETWEEN SHARED PARTIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT GUARANTEES PERFECT SECRECY. THIS PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH QUANTUM OPTICS (QUED) AND QKD TESTBEDS AT PVAMU TO FACILITATE RESEARCH MENTORING AND COLLABORATION COMMUNITY BETWEEN PVAMU AND VT IN THE FIELDS OF QUANTUM COMMUNICATIONS AND CRYPTOGRAPHY. THE COLLABORATIVE TEAM?S RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON: (1) PERFORMING FEASIBILITY STUDIES OF DIFFERENT QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROTOCOLS FOR SATELLITE-BASED QKD BY COUPLING NETWORK EMULATION ENVIRONMENT WITH LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS BASED ON PHOTON ENTANGLEMENT DEMONSTRATORS; (2) UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF NOISE ON QUANTUM ALGORITHMS; AND (3) EXPLORING NON-ENTANGLEMENT BASED QKD APPROACHES OVER FIBER. THE PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS IN CRITICAL APPLICATIONS SUCH AS FINANCIAL, ENERGY, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND DEFENSE SECTORS. THE COLLABORATIVE PROJECT WILL ALSO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY AND A MAJORITY INSTITUTION TO EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY THE QISE WORKFORCE THROUGH THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, STUDENT/FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND CONNECTION TO INDUSTRY PARTNERS. THE COMBINATION OF RESEARCH IN COLLABORATION WITH LEADING EXPERTS IN THE NATION, HIGH-QUALITY TEACHING CONTENT, AND EXPERIENTIAL AND PROJECT BASED LEARNING PARADIGMS WILL ENSURE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT. THIS PROJECT IS JOINTLY FUNDED BY THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES - UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM (HBCU-UP), THE OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACTIVITIES (MPS/OMA), THE DIRECTORATE OF ENGINEERING (ENG), AND THE TECHNOLOGY FRONTIERS PROGRAM (TIP/TF). THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

RURAL DISASTER JOB PRGRM

NEW START GRANT

EVANS-ALLEN

EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH: SECURITY-AWARE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR SERVERLESS PLATFORMS -THE NEW ERA OF COMPUTING BROUGHT RENOVATIONS OF FACILITIES TO SUPPORT THE GROWING NEEDS. NOWADAYS, DESKTOPS OR LAPTOPS ARE GRADUALLY REPLACED BY MOBILE AND EMBEDDED DEVICES. BEHIND THESE PORTABLE, LOW COST, LOW LATENCY DEVICES, ARE THE INTERNET AND CLOUD COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH SHIFT COMPUTATIONALLY INTENSIVE TASKS TO REMOTE DATA CENTERS. THIS MODEL WILL BE MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT IN A LONG RUN. RECENTLY, SERVERLESS COMPUTING HAS EMERGED IN THE MARKET AND EVOLVED INTO AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL SERVER-BASED COMPUTING BECAUSE THE USERS WILL BE ONLY BILLED THE TIME THEIR FUNCTIONS RUN ON THE CLOUD. ACCOMPANYING THE ENERGY GAIN AND NEW BILLING FLEXIBILITY, ARE SECURITY CONCERNS THROUGHOUT ALL LAYERS OF THIS ARCHITECTURE. SPECIFICALLY, THE CO-RESIDENCY OF TENANTS? WORKLOADS SCHEDULED IN SERVERLESS PLATFORMS CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ATTACKERS TO INVADE OTHER WORKLOADS OR STEAL SENSITIVE INFORMATION. HOWEVER, EXISTING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ALGORITHMS FAIL TO TAKE SECURITY INTO CONSIDERATION SINCE MOST SCHEDULER DESIGNS FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY OF SERVICE. TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY COLLABORATES WITH TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP A SECURITY-CENTRIC, ATTACK-FACING, INTELLIGENT, HUMAN-CENTERED APPROACH TO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR SERVERLESS PLATFORMS UNDER INTERNET AND CLOUD-BASED THREATS. THIS PROJECT AIMS AT ENHANCING CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, CONTRIBUTING RESEARCH RESULTS, DATASETS, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL THROUGH PUBLICATION AND OPEN SOURCING. THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE STRUCTURED INTO THREE THRUSTS. THE FIRST THRUST PRESENTS A NOVEL REINFORCEMENT-BASED FORMULATION FOR A MULTI-PLATFORM DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION SCHEME TO BALANCE PERFORMANCE AND SECURITY. THE SECOND THRUST ENVISIONS A DATA-DRIVEN SOLUTION TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ATTACK FACTORS IN SERVERLESS COMPUTING. FINALLY, THE THIRD THRUST LAYS OUT APPROACHES TO INCORPORATE THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INTO EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ESTABLISH A SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EXPLORATIONS OF HOW SECURITY-CENTRIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CAN IMPROVE THE SECURITY OF SERVERLESS COMPUTING. FURTHERMORE, THIS PROJECT INVESTIGATES THE BEST PRACTICES AND PATHWAYS FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION BETWEEN A MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION AND A FIRST-TIER RESEARCH INSTITUTION AND ENCOURAGES AWARENESS AND INTEREST IN SECURITY AMONG STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

LI-ION BATTERY CRITICAL METAL RECYCLING USING SUGARS

UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS

CAHS PASSPORT TO CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM

SOUTHEAST TEXAS URBAN IFL: EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS FOR COMMUNITIES CAUGHT BETWEEN FLOODS AND AIR POLLUTION

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** DEVELOPMENTS IN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) APPROACHES CONTRIBUTED TO UNPRECEDENTED INTEREST IN DEVELOPING AI-BASED UAS APPLICATIONS (AI-UAS-AG) TO BENEFIT THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR. HOWEVER, MINORITY FARMERS DID NOT BENEFIT FROM PRECISION AGRICULTURE (PA) TECHNOLOGIES BECAUSE VERY FEW PA TECHNOLOGIES MIGHT BE COST-EFFECTIVE AND ADEQUATE TO THEIR NEEDS. THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BUILD PVMAU&#39;S CAPACITY IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND TRAINING FUTURE MINORITY PROFESSIONALS AND FARMERS IN THE AREA OF PA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, TWO USDA-ARS-LABORATORIES, AND THE NEWLY FUNDED UC-DAVIS AIFS CENTER. THE TEAM WILL USE AN INTEGRATED AI-UAS-AG APPROACH THAT HARNESSES THE POWER OF AI, UAS, AND SENSOR-BASED METHODS TO DETECT, IDENTIFY AND QUANTIFY VARIOUS TYPES OF CROP AND ECOSYSTEM STRESSES. THE AI-UAS-AG APPROACH IS BASED ON A: I) NEED TO DEVELOP AI-BASED ANALYTICS FOR COMPLEX DATA REQUIREMENTS IN AGRICULTURE, II) MANDATE TO ASCERTAIN AND DEVELOP PROCEDURES AND BEST PRACTICES THAT ARE SITE, CROP, AND ENVIRONMENT-SPECIFIC, AND III) IMPROVE CAPABILITIES RELATED TO THE DETECTION OF CROP STRESSES WITH REMOTE SENSING. THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES, WHO HAVE YET TO PROFIT FROM THESE TECHNOLOGIES. WE ARE FOCUSING ON PLANT STRESSES. FIELD EXPERIMENTS WILL BE CONDUCTED TO DEVELOP SITE-SPECIFIC CROP RESPONSES USING AI-UAS-AG TOOLS AND APPROACHES, INCLUDING SMART APPS INTRODUCED TO FARMERS TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THEM AND BENEFIT FROM THEM IN THEIR OPERATIONS. STUDENTS WILL BE TRAINED, AND OUR EXTERNAL PARTNERS WILL ENRICH TEACHING CURRICULA IN COLLABORATION.

INSTITUTIONAL INTEGRATION OF APPLIED THERMAL AND COMBUSTION SCIENCES INTO ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE CURRICULA BY ENGAGING EXPERIMENTS AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

INVESTIGATING AND CHARACTERIZING CATALYTIC ACTIVITY IN NOVEL MATERIALS AND PROCESSES USING EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES

NURSE EDUCATION PRACTICE AND RETENTION

SPACE RADIATION AND MICROGRAVITY ARE TWO MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS FOR HUMAN IN SPACE TRAVEL. ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS IN SPACE BIOLOGY RESEARCH IS WHETHER THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF MICROGRAVITY AND EXPOSURE TO COSMIC RADIATION ARE SYNERGISTIC. WHILE STUDIES ADDRESSING THIS QUESTION HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT FOR HALF A CENTURY IN SPACE OR USING SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY ON THE GROUND THE REPORTED RESULTS ARE CONFLICTING. ALTHOUGH THE REASON FOR THE VARIATION IN RESULTS IS NOT KNOWN IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IT MAY BE DUE TO THE DIVERSITY OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS USED BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY TO THE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS AND HARDWARE USED IN THESE STUDIES. FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN HEALTH RISKS IN FUTURE MOON AND MARS MISSIONS IT IS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN MORE BASIC DATA ON THE MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR RESPONSES TO COMBINED EFFECTS OF RADIATION AND MICROGRAVITY. TO ESTABLISH A FIRM BASELINE DATABASE WE PROPOSE TO UNDERTAKE A SYSTEMATIC STUDY ON CULTURED MAMMALIAN CELLS' RESPONSES TO THE SIMULTANEOUS INSULT OF RADIATION AND MICROGRAVITY (BOTH IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM) TO ELUCIDATE THE MOLECULAR SIGNALING PATHWAYS THAT LEAD TO THESE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS. THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY WILL PROVIDE CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL BASES FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN HEALTH RISKS IN SPACE. RECENTLY DR. TAKAHASHI CO-I OF THIS PROPOSAL HAS DEVELOPED MICROGRAVITY-IRRADIATION SYSTEMS CONSISTING OF A 3D CLINOSTAT SYNCHRONIZED TO THE CARBON-ION OR X-RAY IRRADIATION SYSTEMS. OUR NEW EXPERIMENTAL SETUP ALLOWS US TO AVOID STOPPING CLINOSTAT ROTATION DURING IRRADIATION WHICH WAS REQUIRED IN ALL OTHER PREVIOUS EXPERIMENTS. GUNMA UNIVERSITY HEAVY ION MEDICAL CENTER IS THE ONLY FACILITY IN THE WORLD WHERE WE CAN EXPOSE SAMPLES TO HIGH-LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER (LET) IRRADIATION AS WELL AS LOW-LET IRRADIATION UNDER THE SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY CONDITION (I.E. WITHOUT INTERRUPTING CLINOSTAT ROTATION). OUR PRELIMINARY DATA OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THIS NEW DEVICE ON GENE EXPRESSION IN HUMAN FIBROBLASTS SHOW THAT SPLICING CYCLERELATED GENES AND CELL CYCLE RELATED GENES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UP-REGULATED AND S-PHASE DNA REPLICATION AND DNA REPAIR-RELATED GENES WERE DOWN-REGULATED WITH C-ION IRRADIATION UNDER SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY. IN THIS PROPOSAL WE WILL INVESTIGATE 3 DIFFERENT ENDPOINTS FROM EARLY TO LATE RESPONSES IN 2 HUMAN CELL LINES USING OUR NEW DEVISES TO STUDY COMBINED EFFECTS OF MICROGRAVITY AND SPACE RADIATION. HUMAN FIBROBLASTS AND EPITHELIAL CELLS WILL BE EXPOSED TO X-RAYS AND C-IONS UNDER THE SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY CONDITION (ROTATED WITH 3-D CLINOSTAT). CONTROL CELLS WILL BE IRRADIATED IN 1G ENVIRONMENT (WITH THE STATIC STAGE). WE WILL INVESTIGATE THE EXTENT OF EXPRESSION OF SPECIFIC PROTEINS AND OF THE POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION STATES OF SIGNALING PROTEINS (AIM 1) GENE EXPRESSIONS AND THE PATHWAYS INVOLVED (AIM 2) AND THE EXTENT OF CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS (AIM 3) CAUSED BY THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY AND RADIATION. TO INVESTIGATE FROM THE EARLY TO LATE ENDPOINTS IN THE SAME CELL TYPES WILL PROVIDE CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL DATA THAT ARE NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF COMBINED EFFECTS OF SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY AND SPACE RADIATION ON HUMAN HEALTH. ONE OF THE SELECTED ENDPOINTS IS CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS WHICH IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED BIOMARKER FOR CANCER RISK AND HAS BEEN USED BY NASA FOR THE RISK ASSESSMENT OF ASTRONAUTS. STUDYING THIS ENDPOINT ALLOWS US TO COMPARE OUR RESULTS TO THE ASTRONAUTS' DATA AFTER THEIR ISS MISSIONS. COMPLETION OF THIS PROPOSAL WILL ALLOW US TO DETERMINE HOW THE COMBINATION OF MICROGRAVITY AND RADIATION WILL AFFECT THE TRANSCRIPTOMIC METABOLOMIC AND PROTEOMIC STATES OF CELLS AS WELL AS HERITABLE CHANGES IN DNA. THESE FINDING WILL ALLOW US TO HELP DEVELOP THE COUNTERMEASURES FOR THE FUTURE SPACE MISSIONS.

EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH: MIXED REALITY IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION -PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (PVAMU) IS AN HBCU THAT GRADUATES ONE OF THE HIGHEST NUMBERS OF BLACK ENGINEERS IN THE NATION. THIS PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH AT PVAMU USING MIXED REALITY (MR) AS AN ACTIVE LEARNING TOOL. IN MR EXPERIENCES, DIGITAL ELEMENTS ARE SUPERIMPOSED ONTO PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS AND REAL-WORLD OBJECTS AND USERS INTERACT WITH 3D DIGITAL ELEMENTS THROUGH HEADSETS RATHER THAN VIA A SCREEN, THUS PROVIDING A TRULY IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE. MIXED REALITY IS AN INNOVATIVE AND TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE LEARNING, BOTH IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE LABORATORY, AND OFFER STUDENTS DIGITAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT THEY FIND ENGAGING AND VALUABLE WHETHER THEY ARE IN THE SAME SETTING AS THEIR LAB COLLEAGUES OR PARTICIPATING REMOTELY. MR TECHNOLOGY IS GROWING IN IMPORTANCE AND IS ALREADY BEING USED IN A PLETHORA OF APPLICATIONS: BUSINESS, MEDICINE, AND ARCHITECTURE TO NAME A FEW. WE WILL EXTEND THE USE OF MR BY CREATING MR-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL ENVIRONMENTS TO PROVIDE FIRST-PERSON, IMMERSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES UNAVAILABLE IN TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM FORMATS AND TO MEASURE THEIR IMPACT ON INSTRUCTION AND STUDENTS. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE BETTER LEARNING OUTCOMES IF THEIR LEARNING ENCOMPASSES A STRONG EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENT. THIS PROJECT IS ACTIVELY SEEKING METHODS TO IMPLEMENT A PRACTICAL COMPLEMENT TO CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. MIXED REALITY TECHNOLOGY A FIRST-PERSON, IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO THE LEARNER WHICH CAN BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE WITHOUT INVOLVING RISK AND EXPENSIVE EXPENDABLES WHILE ELIMINATING PRACTICAL LIMITATIONS (E.G., ACCESSING THE INNER WORKINGS OF AN ACTIVE PROCESS OR STRUCTURE). THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE MR ENVIRONMENTS TO ADVANCE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING COURSES FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE PREDOMINANTLY FIRST GENERATION AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES. THE RESEARCH PLANNED WILL ADDRESS FIVE QUESTIONS USING DESCRIPTIVE, QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL, AND QUALITATIVE METHODS. DESCRIPTIVE ELEMENTS INCLUDE THE DEGREE TO WHICH SPECIFIC FORMS OF LEARNING ARE ACHIEVED AND WHAT ARE DESIRED APPLICATIONS FOR MR. APPLICATION OF MR IN ENGINEERING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY FOR STUDENTS BY MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE, THUS ADDRESSING EQUITY INITIATIVES WHILE INCREASING OPPORTUNITY FOR ENGAGEMENT AND INDIVIDUALIZATION OF LEARNING. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

DEVELOPMENT OF CLASSIFIERS FOR NOVEL BLADDER CANCER SUBTYPES

NEW START REP GRANT

EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH: IMPROVING THE EMPIRICAL, ANALYTICAL, AND DATA ARCHIVING SKILLS OF EARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE ALLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES -RESEARCHERS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS) OFTEN FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES CONCERNING RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AND GRANTSMANSHIP. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES BY PROVIDING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND MENTORING IN THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF ARCHIVED DATA SOURCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN?S INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH (ICPSR). THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A SUMMER INSTITUTE FOCUSING ON DEVELOPING SKILLS TO ANALYZE AND INTEGRATE SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS INTO RESEARCH AGENDAS. THE INSTITUTE WILL PARTNER WITH ICPSR ON STATISTICAL TRAINING AND GUIDANCE USING SPECIFIC DATASETS. A VITAL FEATURE OF THE INSTITUTE IS THAT PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO MENTORS PREPARED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICIPANTS' INTELLECTUAL PRODUCTS AT MULTIPLE POINTS DURING THE RESEARCH PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, INSTITUTE PARTICIPANTS ALSO WILL LEARN BEST PRACTICES TO INTEGRATE SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS INTO TEACHING TO FURTHER THE ANALYTICAL SKILLS OF STUDENTS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICIPANTS' RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS HAS POTENTIAL TO TRANSLATE RESEARCH CAPACITY INTO SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES. EACH YEAR OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE RESEARCH TRAINING WITH A PARTICULAR THEME (E.G., CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CYBER SECURITY, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC HEALTH). AT VARIOUS STAGES DURING THE TRAINING LIFE CYCLE, AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR WILL GAUGE THE PROJECT'S IMPACT AND ASSESS ENHANCED SKILLS IN RESEARCH DESIGN AND DATA ANALYSIS; THE COMPETENCE OF WORKING WITH SECONDARY DATA SETS; THE KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER ACROSS SUBJECTS; AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES TO INCORPORATE SECONDARY DATA IN CLASSROOM LEARNING AND OTHER DATA-DRIVEN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. AFTER COMPLETING THE SUMMER INSTITUTE, PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL STATISTICAL WORKSHOPS AND MENTORSHIP BY THE PROJECT STAFF TO SUPPORT MOVING A CONCEPT PROPOSAL TO A PEER-REVIEWED PUBLISHED PRODUCT. GAINING ACCESS TO AND LEARNING TO USE HIGH-QUALITY SECONDARY DATASETS, SUCH AS THOSE ARCHIVED AT ICPSR, CAN HELP EARLY-CAREER FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL FOR PUBLICATION AND IMPROVE THEIR MENTORSHIP OF STUDENTS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM: ENHANCING EVIDENCE-BASED PEDAGOGIES WITH MAKER CULTURE IN STEM EDUCATION

SMART AGRICULTURE (SMARTAG) SEEKS TO INCREASEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION WITHOUT DEGRADING NATURAL RESOURCE QUALITY AND BUILDS RESILIENCY OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS TO CHANGING CLIMATE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO TRAIN AND EQUIP THE CURRENT AND FUTURE AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR EMERGING JOBS IN SMARTAG TECHNOLOGIES.THE PROJECT&#39;S MAIN GOAL IS TO DEVELOP CAPACITY FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF YOUTH GRADES 6-12,STUDENTS, AND ACTIVE PROFESSIONALS IN SMARTAG TECHNOLOGIES, SO THEY GETAGSMART. THIS GOAL ISSUPPORTED BY DEVELOPING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND FOSTERING A MULTIGENERATIONAL LEARNINGCOMMUNITY. THIS PROJECT WILL ENHANCE THE TRAINING OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURALDISCIPLINES BY DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL MODULES IN SMARTAG TECHNOLOGY. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE TRAININGFOR AGRICULTURE PROFESSIONALS ON ADVANCED AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH INFORMAL LEARNINGOBJECTS DEVELOPED BY YOUTH PARTICIPANTS. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES THE USDA NEEDS IN THE SMARTAGRICULTURE SYSTEM AND FOOD SAFETY. THIS PROJECT IS LED BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF EXPERTS THAT WILL SERVE TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMARTAG TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS THAT CAN BEUSED FOR IN-PERSON, ONLINE/VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS, LECTURING, LABORATORY, AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. PUBLICLYACCESSIBLE PLATFORMS WILL BE USED TO ENGAGE YOUTH, UNDERREPRESENTED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, ANDAGRICULTURAL PROFESSIONALS ON THE USE OF SMARTAG TECHNOLOGIES. TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOTLIMITED TO, INNOVATIVE DATA COLLECTION TECHNOLOGIES (E.G., DRONES, GEO-SPATIAL AND WIRELESS SENSINGTECHNOLOGIES, AND ANIMAL FEEDING PATTERN AND HEALTH MONITORING SENSORS) AND THEIR APPLICATIONS FORAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. THE PROJECT WILL ENGAGE THE TARGETEDAUDIENCES IN LEARNING SMARTAG TECHNOLOGIES AND PREPARE THEM FOR FUTURE ROLES IN AGRICULTURE.

NEW REP GRANT

THIS PROPOSAL SUPPORTS THE CYFAR NATIONAL OUTCOME RELATED TO TEENS DEMONSTRATING THE KNOWLEDGE,SKILLS, ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS NECESSARY FOR FULFILLING AND CONTRIBUTING LIVES. OUR SECOND PROGRAMPRIORITY INCLUDES INTEGRATING CYFAR PROGRAMMING INTO ONGOING EXTENSION PROGRAMS SUCH AS CLUBS,VOLUNTEER AND ADVISORY OPPORTUNITIES, EXTENSION AGENT INVOLVEMENT AND INTEGRATING STEM/AGEDUCATION AS THEY EXPLORE MAJORS AND CAREERS. THIS WILL ENSURE THAT AT-RISK, LOW-INCOME CHILDREN,YOUTH, AND FAMILIES CONTINUE TO BE PART OF EXTENSION AND HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITIES. THE PROPOSAL ADDRESSES SCHOOL DROPOUT AND COLLEGE ACCESS IN TEXAS VIA IMPLEMENTINGTHE JUNTOS - OPERATION COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM (JUNTOS MEANS TOGETHER IN SPANISH). THE JUNTOS -OPERATION COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES INTENSIVE LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR LATINO YOUTH VIA FIVEWRAP-AROUND COMPONENTS: 1) 5-WEEK OR 6-WEEK FAMILY ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP SERIES FOLLOWED BYFAMILY NIGHTS EVERY OTHER MONTH TO INCREASE PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND SCHOOL COMMUNICATION; 2)MONTHLY INDIVIDUALIZED SUCCESS COACHING BY A LOCAL VOLUNTEER TO HELP EACH STUDENT WITH THEIRACADEMIC PROGRESS; 3) JUNTOS 4-H CLUB MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FIELD TRIPS AND COLLEGE VISITSTWICE A MONTH THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR; 4) A 3 DAY SUMMER COLLEGE EXPERIENCE AND 5) ONLINECOLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ASSESSMENTS AND CURRICULUM AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND. THIS PROPOSAL WILLSERVE 225 LATINO YOUTH AND THEIR PARENTS FOR MULTIPLE YEARS USING THESE FIVE COMPONENTS.COLLABORATION BETWEEN PRAIRIE VIEW A&AMP;M UNIVERSITY (AN 1890 UNIVERSITY) AND TEXAS STATEUNIVERSITY (AN HSI) WILL HELP BRING SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO EACH YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILY.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF SOCIAL COGNITIVE CAREER THEORY -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL NEED FOR PREPARING HIGHLY EFFECTIVE SECONDARY MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS WHO IDENTIFY AS MEMBERS OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC POPULATIONS THAT ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM DISCIPLINES RELATIVE TO THEIR NUMBERS IN THE GENERAL POPULATION. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE STUDENTS DO BETTER ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY WITH TEACHERS WHO ARE SIMILARLY DIVERSE. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF SUCH TEACHERS. THE PROJECT WILL OFFER A BRIDGE-TO-TEACHING PROGRAM DURING THE RECRUITMENT PHASE, LEARNING COMMUNITIES DURING THE PREPARATION PHASE, AND A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE DURING THE INDUCTION/SUPPORT PHASE. LED BY A TEAM OF INVESTIGATORS AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (PVU) THIS PROJECT FEATURES PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (ISD), ROYAL ISD, SHELDON ISD, AND SPRING ISD. THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT GOAL IS TO PREPARE 24 RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE STUDENTS TO BE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS. THESE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WILL EARN THEIR TEACHER CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE PVU TEACH PROGRAM WHILE COMPLETING AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN THEIR STEM DISCIPLINE. PROJECT ACTIVITIES ARE MOTIVATED BY SOCIAL COGNITIVE CAREER THEORY AND WILL FOCUS ON BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS AS NOYCE SCHOLARS. THREE OBJECTIVES WILL GUIDE THE EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT. FIRST IS TO RECRUIT STUDENTS FROM EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS AND FROM WITHIN THE PVU MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A BRIDGE-TO-TEACHING PROGRAM. SECOND IS PREPARE THESE PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS THROUGH THE UTEACH MODEL IN LEARNING COMMUNITIES. THIRD, AND FINALLY, IS TO SUPPORT THE NEWLY CERTIFIED TEACHERS DURING THEIR FIRST YEAR OF TEACHING THROUGH A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE. THE PROJECT RESULTS WILL POTENTIALLY ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF RESEARCH- AND EVIDENCE-BASED STEM TEACHER RECRUITMENT, PREPARATION, AND RETENTION STRATEGIES FOCUSED ON BUILDING COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF STUDENTS? SELF-EFFICACY, STEM IDENTITY, AND INTEREST IN STEM TEACHING. THE PROJECT ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO POSITIVELY IMPACT SOCIETY BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE SECONDARY MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS WHO POSSESS THE CULTURAL COMPETENCE, PEDAGOGICAL KNOWLEDGE, AND DISPOSITION TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. PROJECT EVALUATION WILL FOCUS ON DESCRIBING AND ASSESSING THE OVERALL QUALITY OF IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTCOMES FROM A CASE STUDY PERSPECTIVE. THE DISSEMINATION PLAN USING TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL OUTLETS WILL COMMUNICATE AND AMPLIFY THE PROJECT?S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS. THIS TRACK 1: SCHOLARSHIPS AND STIPENDS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (NOYCE). THE NOYCE PROGRAM SUPPORTS TALENTED STEM UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND PROFESSIONALS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE K-12 STEM TEACHERS AND EXPERIENCED, EXEMPLARY K-12 TEACHERS TO BECOME STEM MASTER TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT ALSO SUPPORTS RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTIVENESS AND RETENTION OF K-12 STEM TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

THIS WORK ADDRESSES THE NEED TO DEVELOP AND UTILIZE MIXED FIELD IRRADIATION PROTOCOLS THAT APPROXIMATELY REPRESENT THE SHIELDED TISSUE ENVIRONMENT IN

IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT: PATHWAY READY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH, RESEARCH, AND EXCELLENCE IN STEM SKILLS (PROGRESS) PROJECT -IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS IN THE HBCU-UP PROGRAM PROVIDE SUPPORT TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, STUDY AND ASSESS COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTIONAL EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS AND THE QUALITY OF THEIR PREPARATION BY STRENGTHENING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. THE PATHWAY READY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH, RESEARCH, AND EXCELLENCE IN STEM SKILLS (PROGRESS) PROJECT AT PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY SEEKS TO SUPPORT THE REPRESENTATION OF STUDENTS FROM MINORITIZED GROUPS IN THE STEM WORKFORCE BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STEM GRADUATES FROM PVAMU. THE PROJECT AIMS TO PRODUCE GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE CANDIDATES, BRING TALENT TO DIFFERENT SECTORS IN STEM, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL STEM WORKFORCE. THE PROJECT'S THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK STATES THAT SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES IN STEM EDUCATION OCCUR BY BLENDING PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL-ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS WITH STEM CAPITAL-BUILDING. THE PROGRESS PROJECT WILL CULTIVATE STEM KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY IN STUDENTS THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY STEM EDUCATIONAL DESIGN APPROACH. THE SPECIFIC GOAL OF THE PROGRESS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STEM GRADUATES AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY THROUGH FOCUSING ON PERSISTENCE IN STEM MAJORS. THE POTENTIAL SOCIETAL IMPACT INVOLVES ACQUIRING ASSETS THAT WILL HELP ACHIEVE THE GOAL, INCLUDING STEM CULTURAL CAPITAL AND STEM SOCIAL CAPITAL. BY DEVELOPING 21ST-CENTURY LEARNING, LITERACY, AND LIFE SKILLS, SCHOLARS WILL COLLECT THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO BUILD THEIR STEM CAPITAL. STEM MAJORS IN THE DISCIPLINES OF BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, AND MATHEMATICS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES, EMPHASIZING THE INTERDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF SCIENCE AND CAREER OPTIONS. THE PROGRESS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON THREE OBJECTIVES TO BUILD THESE SKILLS AND HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP STEM CAPITAL, INCLUDING DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING A) A PANTHER PROGRESS NETWORK FOR STEM STUDENTS TO ACCESS ACADEMIC, CAREER, AND RESEARCH MENTORING, B) INTERDISCIPLINARY STEM COURSES, AND C) COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES (CURES). THE PROJECT AIMS TO USE RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF STEM EDUCATION AND ACHIEVE THESE GOALS. AN EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT?S OBJECTIVES IS UNDERPINNED BY FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE METHODS FOR DOCUMENTING OUTCOMES AND TRACKING BENCHMARK PROGRESS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

DOE CHAIR OF EXCELLENCE PROFESSORSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL DISCIPLINES

MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (MSEIP)

EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THERE IS HEAVY RELIANCE ON NITROGEN FERTILIZERS IN CROP PRODUCTION TO SUPPLY NITROGEN TO INCREASE YIELD. THROUGH NITRIFICATION, FERTILIZER-DERIVED AMMONIUMIS CONVERTED TO NITRITEAND NITRATEAND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST THROUGH DENITRIFICATION. NITROGEN LOSS FROM THE CROPPING SYSTEM CAN AMOUNT TO MORE THAN HALF OF THE QUANTITY APPLIED. SOME PLANT SPECIES SECRETE COMPOUNDS THAT INHIBIT NITRIFICATION IN THE ROOT ZONE THROUGH BIOLOGICAL NITRIFICATION INHIBITION (BNI), WHICH MITIGATES NITROGEN LOSS AND INCREASES ITS AVAILABILITY. HOWEVER, EXPLORING THIS BNI TRAIT TO ENHANCE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF CROP PRODUCTION HAS BEEN LARGELY IGNORED SIMPLY BECAUSE ADDING MORE NITROGEN FERTILIZER TO COMPENSATE FOR LOSSES HAS BEEN EASIER. BUT THIS HAS LED TO EUTROPHICATION OF WATER BODIES AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. HENCE THE CENTRAL HYPOTHESIS OF THIS INTEGRATED AND COLLABORATIVE PROPOSAL INVOLVING PVAMU AND TEXAS A&AMP;M AGRILIFE RESEARCH (TAMAR) IS THAT NITROGEN LOSS AND ASSOCIATED NITROGEN POLLUTION CAN BE REDUCED BY ENHANCING THE BNI TRAIT IN CROPS. USING THE VAST SORGHUM GERMPLASM IN THE WORLD-RENOWNED TAMU SORGHUM BREEDING PROGRAM (TAMU SBP) AND FAST PHENOTYPING METHODS, WE PROPOSE TO (1) DETERMINE THE BEST SORGOLEONE SECRETING CULTIVARS FROM EXISTING SORGHUM HYBRIDS AND PARENTS AVAILABLE IN THE TAMU SBP, (2) USE THE INFORMATION GENERATED TO IDENTIFY GENOMIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH SORGOLEONE SECRETION AND DEVELOP GENOMIC MODELS WHICH CAN PREDICT SORGOLEONE SECRETION, (3) CONDUCT GREENHOUSE AND FIELD PLOT SCALE STUDIES TO CONFIRM NITROGEN LOSS REDUCTION AND (4) PROVIDE EXPERIENTIAL RESEARCH TRAINING FOR STUDENTS. THE RESULTS WILL BE DIRECTLY APPLICABLE TO PRODUCING NITROGEN-EFFICIENT SORGHUM HYBRIDS AND WILL MAKE SORGHUM AGRICULTURE MORE SUSTAINABLE.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** WITH THE WORLD POPULATION INCREASING AND CLIMATE CHANGES BECOMING MORE PREVALENT, THE FOOD SUPPLIES ARE LEADING TO POTENTIAL PERIL TO GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES. ALTHOUGH STAPLE CROPS OFFER THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF DAILY NUTRITION FOR BILLIONS OF PEOPLE, THESE CROPS, IN CONTRAST, ARE DEFICIENT IN MICRONUTRIENTS AND SEVERAL VITAMINS, CONTRIBUTING TO WHAT IS KNOWN AS HIDDEN HUNGER THAT RESULTS IN MALNUTRITION. TO GUARANTEE A HEALTHY AND BALANCED DIET, PLANTS, LIKE MUSTARDS AND AMARANTH, HAVE LONG BEEN STUDIED FOR ESSENTIAL PLANT METABOLITES CRITICAL FOR MAINTAINING GOOD HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITIONAL GAINS. HOWEVER, INSIGHT FOR THE APPLICATION FOR NANOPARTICLES TO ENHANCE METABOLITES AND MECHANISM BEHIND THEIR ENHANCEMENT IS NOT WELL STUDIED. THE CENTRAL HYPOTHESIS IS THAT ELICITORS LIKE METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES MAY ENHANCE THE SECONDARY METABOLITES THROUGH OXIDATIVE STRESS INDUCTION AND MODIFICATION OF GENE EXPRESSION OR ENZYME ACTIVITY. THEREFORE, WE PROPOSE AN INTEGRATED, COLLABORATIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT WITH THE GOAL TO ENHANCE SECONDARY METABOLITES IN EDIBLE LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES NECESSARY TO OVERCOME &#39;HIDDEN HUNGER&#39;. THE RESEARCH GOAL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY: A) DETERMINING THE IMPACT OF METALLIC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES OF DIFFERENT SIZES, SHAPES AND CONCENTRATIONS ON THE PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY METABOLITES IN MUSTARDS AND AMARANTH USING METABOLOMIC APPROACHES; B) ELUCIDATING THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF ENHANCED PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY METABOLITES BY NPS USING TRANSCRIPTOMIC ANALYSES; C) APPLYING MACHINE LEARNING TO DEVELOP PREDICTIVE MODELS TO ESTABLISH CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NP EXPOSURE WITH THE PRODUCTION OF BENEFICIAL SECONDARY METABOLITES. THE EDUCATION GOAL IS TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES TO PVAMU STUDENTS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT IN INTERDISCIPLINARY HIGH IMPACT PRACTICES CENTERED ON HYPOTHESES DRIVEN RESEARCH.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** TO ENHANCE FOOD SECURITY, IN A SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE WAY, THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON BLACK SOLDIER FLY (BSF) (HERMETIA ILLUCENS) INSECT TO CONVERT ORGANIC WASTES INTO A HIGH-QUALITY PROTEIN SOURCE AND AS AN ORGANIC FERTILIZER. THE SPECIFIC RESEARCH OBJECTIVES ARE TO USE BSF LARVAE (BSFL) TO DEGRADE THE WASTE GENERATED FROM ANIMAL AND FOOD INDUSTRY; TO CONVERT VOLUMINOUS POULTRY LITTER AND EXCRETA INTO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCT LIKE FERTILIZER; PROMOTE BSFL AS A GREENER, HIGH VALUE FEED PROTEIN ALTERNATIVE TO HUMAN EDIBLE SOYBEAN, AND USE FRASS FROM BSFL GROWN ON DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES/WASTE AS AN ORGANIC FERTILIZER IN SWEETPOTATO SLIP PRODUCTION. GENERAL APPROACHES ARE TO REAR BSFL IN VARIOUS ORGANIC WASTES, UTILIZE THE LARVAE AS AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF PROTEIN IN POULTRY FEED AND USE THE BYPRODUCT (FRASS) AS AN ORGANIC FERTILIZER IN SWEETPOTATO SLIP PRODUCTION. WE EXPECT THAT, THE FRASS FERTILIZER GENERATED WILL INCREASE INCOME THROUGH SELLING ORGANIC FERTILIZER OR SAVE THE FARMERS FROM INCURRING DAILY INORGANIC FERTILIZER COSTS. REPLACING THE SOYBEAN MEAL WITH BSFL WILL ALSO HELP REDUCE POULTRY PRODUCTION COSTS. AS AN OUTCOME, THESE SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES WILL MAXIMIZE POULTRY PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY AND ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** INDUSTRIAL HEMP IS A MULTIFACETED CROP THAT IS LONG ASSOCIATED WITH HUMANS. RECENTLY, HEMP HAS GENERATED A SIGNIFICANT MARKET IN THE USA MAINLY IN FIBER, SEED GRAIN, AND PHYTOCHEMICALS. OUT OF THEM, GRAIN-TYPE HEMP HAS EXPANDED THE CONSUMER DEMAND IN TERMS OF MANY PRODUCTS SUCH AS PROCESSED FOOD (E.G., SALAD DRESSING, NON-DAIRY MILK, BREAD, NUT BUTTER, BEVERAGE, ETC.), DE-HULLED RAW SEEDS, NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS (E.G., GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID SUPPLEMENTS, PROTEIN POWDER), COSMECEUTICALS, AND ANIMAL FEED (E.G., PRESSED SEED CAKES FOR MAMMALIAN LIVESTOCK).HEMP GERMPLASM HAS SPECIAL NEEDS COMPARED TO THE OTHER CROPS BECAUSE IT SHOULD MEET LEGAL CRITERIA, DIVERSE END-UTILITY, AND HIGH PRODUCTION PARAMETERS. THE MAIN REQUIREMENT OF THE GRAIN TYPE HEMP INDUSTRY IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-YIELDING CULTIVARS TO INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF HEMP SEEDS COMPARED TO THE OTHER OIL SEEDS. WHILE THE FOCUS OF THE FIBER TYPE IS TO INCREASE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF FIBER PRODUCTION IN THE PLANTS THE FOCUS OF GRAIN-TYPE HEMP IS TO INCREASE SEED SIZE, NUTRIENT CONTENT AND SHATTERING ISSUES.THE PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT AIMS TO IDENTIFY ELITE INDUSTRIAL HEMP CULTIVARS THROUGH PHENOTYPING AND MULTI-OMICS APPROACH AND DEVELOP NEW BREEDS THROUGH LESS TIME-CONSUMING SPEED BREEDING METHODS FOR VARIOUS END USAGES (CBD, FIBER, OR SEED GRAIN) OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO: 1) SELECT AND PHENOTYPE/GENOTYPE THE BEST HEMP CULTIVARS FOR FIBER AND SEED GRAIN, 2) STUDY THE GENETICS OF INHERITANCE FOR FIBER AND SEED PRODUCTION, 3) TRAIN UNDERGRADUATES AND RESEARCHERS IN PHENOTYPING AND BREEDING STRATEGIES, AND 4) COMMUNICATE RESEARCH OUTCOMES TO BREEDERS, FARMERS, AND INDUSTRIES. WITH THIS PROJECT, WE EXPECT TO: ADVANCE THE BASIC SCIENCE OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP THROUGH BUILDING CAPACITY THROUGH RESEARCH, TRAINING OF PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE AS WELL AS STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS; STRENGTHENING PVAMU&#39;S RELATIONSHIP AS AN 1890 INSTITUTION WITH THE TEXAS HEMP INDUSTRY AS WELL AS THE USDA COTTON STRUCTURE AND QUALITY RESEARCH UNIT, NEW ORLEANS IN SEVERAL AREAS OF MUTUAL INTEREST; ENHANCE AND STRENGTHEN THE QUALITY OF TEACHING, RESEARCH AND EXTENSION SERVICES FOR THE FIBER AND SEED GRAIN HEMP INDUSTRY IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM AND ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN TEXAS; AND ATTRACT, INSPIRE AND RETAIN ENGAGED AND MOTIVATED RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS TO JOIN THE AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE IN TEXAS.

THIS PROJECT IS PROPOSED TO INTEGRATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH COMPONENTS. IN THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING FIELDS OF FOOD AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (FANR) IT IS CRUCIAL TO CULTIVATE A SKILLED WORKFORCE. IN FANR COMPLEX GLOBAL CHALLENGES SUCH AS TRADE, FOOD SECURITY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT REQUIRE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IS ESSENTIAL FOR DEVELOPING SKILLS THAT ARE PARTICULARLY RELEVANT IN OPENING US EXPORTS TO GLOBAL MARKETS.THESE EXPERIENCES EXPOSE STUDENTS TO DIFFERENT RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES AND AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, WHICH ARE PARTICULARLY RELEVANT WHEN OPENING NEW MARKETS FOR US COMMODITIES AND ADDRESSING TRADE DEFICITS. THE MAJOR OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT WOULD BE AN INCREASED NUMBER OF SKILLED WORKFORCES AND ENHANCED ENROLLMENT AND RECRUITMENT IN FANR. THIS WOULD ADDRESS THE AMERICAN FIRST GOAL OF THE ADMINISTRATION, BY PROVIDING STUDENTS INSIGHTS INTO GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AND PRODUCTION. THIS PROGRAM ALIGNED WITH THE EO 14283, TITLED WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO BOLSTER HBCUS BY ENHANCING THEIR CAPACITY FOR HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION AND IMPROVING WORKFORCE PREPARATION IN KEY INDUSTRIES.

DEVELOPING NEW AND BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS USING THE MODEL FARM CONCEPT

CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT, AND AGRICULTURE. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CLIMATE ASSESSMENT (NCA), CLIMATE CHANGE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND THE ENVIRONMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DECADES AND BEYOND. THE LATEST PREDICTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE FOR THE US WAS SUMMARIZED IN THE 3RD NCA REPORT IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING KEY ISSUES FOR THE GREAT PLAINS: (I) RISING TEMPERATURES ARE LEADING TO INCREASED DEMAND FOR WATER AND ENERGY WHICH WILL CONSTRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND STRESS NATURAL RESOURCES, (II) CHANGES TO CROP GROWTH CYCLES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE HAVE ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED; AS THE TRENDS CONTINUE, THEY WILL REQUIRE NEW AGRICULTURE/LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, (III) COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE EXTREMES WILL BE STRESSED EVEN FURTHER BY MORE FREQUENT EXTREME EVENTS OCCURRING WITHIN AN ALREADY HIGHLY VARIABLE CLIMATE SYSTEM, AND (IV) EXISTING ADAPTATION AND PLANNING EFFORTS ARE INADEQUATE TO RESPOND TO THESE PROJECTED IMPACTS. THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION POSE A GREAT CHALLENGE TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS AND SOIL AND WATER QUALITY. CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO HELP FARMERS AND RANCHERS ADAPT TO THEM AND ALSO TAKE THE NECESSARY MEASURES TO MITIGATE THEIR EFFECTS. HOWEVER, LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE SUSTAINABILITY OF TEXAS AGRICULTURE. THESE RELATIONSHIPS AND INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CLIMATE, CROP PRODUCTION AND WATER QUALITY ARE COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING. IN ADDITION, CLIMATE CHANGE HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON PLANT HARDINESS ZONE (PHZ), WHICH WILL FURTHER IMPACT PLANT/CROPPING SYSTEMS, CROP YIELDS, AND SOIL AND WATER QUALITY. RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND PHZ ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE AS CLIMATE ZONES SHIFT NORTHWARD IN THE COMING CENTURY. THESE POTENTIAL CLIMATE CHANGES CAN ALTER AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, E.G., LOCATIONS OF FARMS OR CROPS, IRRIGATION METHODS AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT OR EXPECT LOWER CROP YIELD. THEREFORE, THESE ISSUES NEED STUDY USING INTEGRATED FIELD RESEARCH AND NUMERICAL MODELING APPROACHES.THIS INTEGRATED PROJECT IS AIMED TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CROP WATER REQUIREMENT, CROP YIELD AND SOIL AND WATER QUALITY. THIS PROJECT PRESENTS A CREATIVE APPROACH TO SOLVING SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS AND ADDRESSES SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: (I) GENERATE PROJECTED DAILY CLIMATE FORCING DATA USING COMBINED GLOBAL CIRCULATION MODELS (GCMS) &AMP; DOWNSCALING MODEL FOR THREE TIME PERIODS; 2030S, 2055S &AMP; 2090S AND DEVELOP PLANT HARDINESS ZONE MAP (PHZM) FOR THOSE THREE TIME PERIODS; (II) DEVELOP A WELL-EQUIPPED FARM TESTBED AT THE COLLEGE&#39;S DEMONSTRATION FARM TO ENHANCE EXTENSION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND STRENGTHEN RESEARCH CAPACITY IN NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (NRES); (III) QUANTIFY THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CROP WATER REQUIREMENT, CROP NUTRIENT AND SOIL AND WATER QUALITY FOR THREE MAJOR CROPS OF TEXAS (COTTON, CORN AND SORGHUM) AT BRAZOS RIVER BASIN (BRB); (IV) EVALUATE DIFFERENT ADAPTATION MEASURES AND RELATIVE CHANGE IN CROP WATER REQUIREMENT, CROP YIELD AND SOIL AND WATER QUALITY WITH AND WITHOUT ADAPTATION APPROACH AND EDUCATE AND TRAIN LIMITED RESOURCE, SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS, RANCHERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ON OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT.THIS PROJECT DEALS WITH ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL SCIENCE ISSUES AND ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCES WHICH ARE CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER, RESPECTIVELY. THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON SOIL AND WATER QUALITY AND AGRICULTURE, ESPECIALLY FOR LIMITED RESOURCE FARMERS/RANCHERS AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** SMALL FARMS ACCOUNT FOR OVER 8% OF U.S. PRODUCTION OF HIGH-VALUE CROPS SUCH AS VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. THE USE OF RAW OR IMPROPERLY COMPOSTED MANURE BASED BIOLOGICAL SOIL AMENDMENTS (MBBSA) BY SMALL FARMS IS A COMMON PRACTICE THAT MAY RESULT IN CONTAMINATION OF PRODUCE WITH FOODBORNE PATHOGENS (FBP) ORIGININGLIVESTOCK INTESTINAL RESERVOIRS. THE RISK FOR THE ACQUISITION OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS IS HIGHER WITH FRESH PRODUCE TYPICALLY CONSUMED RAW. THE NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM CRITERIA FOR PREVENTION OF CONTAMINATION OF CROPS WITH FBP IS BASED ON A MINIMUM OF 90-120 DAY TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN THE MBBSA APPLICATION AND HARVEST. HOWEVER RECENT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT FBP CAN PERSIST AT HARMFUL LEVELS BEYOND THOSE TIMES. THEREFORE, THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR FURTHER RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE SURVIVAL AND PERSISTENCE OF FBP IN MBBSA AMENDED SOILS AND CONTAMINATION OF PRODUCE GROWN IN SUCH SOILS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS LIMITED DATA AVAILABLE FROM SMALL-SCALE PRODUCE GROWERS ON THE CURRENT PRACTICES AND KNOWLEDGE OF BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO MBBSA. THE PRESENT PROPOSAL WILL EXAMINE THE SURVIVAL AND PERSISTENCE OF FBP IN SOILS AMENDED BY MBBSA AND CONTAMINATION OF PRODUCE GROWN IN SUCH SOILS USING CURRENT PRACTICES THAT ARE TYPICAL OF SMALL-SCALE GROWERS OF FRESH PRODUCE IN TEXAS. WE WILL ALSO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE OF THESMALL-SCALE GROWERS, AND DEVELOP AND DELIVER TARGETED EXTENSION AND TRAININGTO EFFECTIVELY REDUCE THE RISK OF CONTAMINATION OF FRESH PRODUCE WITH FBP ORIGINING FROM MBBSA.

INCREASING STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN SCIENCES

SOLUTION-BASED SYNTHESIS OF STRUCTURALLY WELL-DEFINED CARBON NANOBUDS AND THEIR ENERGY APPLICATIONS

IN THIS 21ST CENTURY, MOST COLLEGE GRADUATES LACK PERTINENT LIFE SKILLS AND EMPLOYABLE SKILLS. HENCE, THERE IS A NEED FOR AN EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT CAN BETTER PREPARE THE STUDENTS TO FACE THE CHALLENGES IN LIFE, WORK PLACE AND THE SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, WE PROPOSE A PROJECT WITH THE OVERALL GOAL OF DEVELOPING A TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING STRATEGY TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL PREPARATION OF OUR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS MAJORING IN AGRICULTURE. THIS GOAL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY TWO MAIN OBJECTIVES; 1) INCREASING AGRICULTURE STUDENT EXPOSURE TO VARIOUS INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES BY PROVIDING LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES; AND 2) ENHANCING AGRICULTURE MAJORS LEARNING THROUGH TRADITIONAL RESEARCH-BASED APPROACHES. THE FIRST OBJECTIVE WILL BE ACHIEVED BY INCORPORATING COURSE BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES (CURES) INTO TARGETED CORE COURSES AND UPPER LEVEL AGRICULTURAL COURSES. IN ADDITION, SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE OFFERED TO SELECTED STUDENTS TO GAIN GLOBAL EXPERIENCES. TO ACCOMPLISH THE SECOND GOAL, SELECTED STUDENTS WILL BE ENGAGED IN TRADITIONAL HYPOTHESIS DRIVEN RESEARCH DURING FALL AND SPRING. DURING THE SUMMER, STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO GO ON INTERNSHIPS, TO WORK AT COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER OR TO CONDUCT RESEARCH WITH SCIENTISTS. IN ADDITION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WILL BE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THESE STUDENTS. THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE ALIGNED WITH USDA RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS ACTION PLAN PROGRESS REPORT 2016 GOAL 6 AND AIMED TO BUILD PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE FOR AGRICULTURE RELATED CAREERS.

CC* NETWORK DESIGN: IMPROVE NETWORK ON CAMPUS FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY

NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTATION OF THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF EXCESS GLUCOSE TRANSGLYCOSYLATION AND OPTIMIZATION IN THE PROXIMAL SMALL INTESTINE. - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) SYSTEM ENGAGES THE COORDINATED FUNCTION OF DIGESTIVE ORGANS, OXYGENATED BLOOD SUPPLY, NUTRIENT PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION, DETOXIFICATION OF NOXIOUS SPECIES, AND SEQUESTRATION OF EXCESS BIOACTIVE NUTRIENTS TO MAINTAIN HOMEOSTASIS AND RESPOND TO THE BODY'S NUTRIENT BIOAVAILABILITY. EXCESS GASTROINTESTINAL-PRODUCED BIOACTIVE NUTRIENTS SUCH AS GLUCOSE OR FRUCTOSE, PRECURSORS TO MANY GASTROINTESTINAL-RELATED DISEASES, POSE A MAJOR BURDEN AND RISK TO THE LIVER DUE TO INCREASED HEPATIC METABOLISM PHYSIOLOGICALLY DESIGNED TO PROCESS AND SEQUESTER EXCESS BIOACTIVE NUTRIENTS WITHIN DESIGNATED TISSUES OF THE BODY. EXCESS GLUCOSE AND FRUCTOSE DUE TO DYSREGULATION AND HIGH SUGAR CONTENT DIETS ARE AMONG THE MANY CONTRIBUTORS TO NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY ACID (NAFLD) PATHOGENESIS WITH FRUCTOSE HAVING MORE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE ETIOLOGY OF THIS DISEASE THAN GLUCOSE SINCE IT IS ONLY METABOLIZED IN THE LIVER. IN ADDITION, FRUCTOSE METABOLISM TO FATTY ACID IN THE LIVER IS FAR LESS REGULATED THAN ITS GLUCOSE COUNTERPART. HOWEVER, GLUCOSE BEING AN ISOMER OF FRUCTOSE, WILL BE USED AS THE MODEL COMPOUND FOR THE PROPOSED APPROACH OF REMEDIATING AND OPTIMIZING EXCESSES OF THESE TWO HEXOSE MOLECULES (GLUCOSE AND FRUCTOSE) IN THE PROXIMAL SMALL INTESTINE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL DYNAMICS FOR EXCESS GLUCOSE REMEDIATION VIA FIBRATION IN THE PROXIMAL SMALL INTESTINE (SI) LUMEN. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY IDENTIFYING AND QUANTIFYING MECHANISMS OF SPECIES TRANSPORT AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION AT THE PROXIMAL SMALL INTESTINE WITH A FOCUS ON GLUCOSE BIOAVAILABILITY OPTIMIZATION AND EXCESS REGULATION. DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL RATES OF GLUCOSE FIBRATION RELATIVE TO OTHER TRANSPORT AND METABOLIC REACTION RATES AT THE PROXIMAL SMALL INTESTINE. GI SYSTEMS USE BIOPHYSICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS IN COORDINATING SPECIES TRANSPORT AND TRANSFORMATION COUPLED WITH INTERACTIONS WITH THE WALL OF THE GI LUMEN. A SYSTEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF THESE MECHANISMS WILL SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NUMERICAL MODEL THAT CAN ASSIST IN GLUCOSE TRANSPORT AND TRANSFORMATION RATE QUANTIFICATION IN THE PROXIMAL SI. WHILE ALSO ASSESSING THE OPTIMAL RATE OF GLUCOSE CONDENSATION TO DIETARY FIBER (NDO) INVOLVING THE TRANSGLYCOSYLASE ENZYME IN THE PROXIMAL SI. THE PROCESSES GUIDING THE OPTIMAL RATE DETERMINATION ENCOMPASS BOTH THE SPECIES TRANSPORT IN AND OUT OF THE PROXIMAL SI AND THE SERIES OF SPECIES TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE SAME. A COMPARTMENTAL METABOLIC RATE MODEL FOR THE PROXIMAL SI AND OTHER SUPPORTING ORGANS SERVING AS PERIPHERAL COMPARTMENTS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO MODEL GLUCOSE FORMATION, CONSUMPTION THROUGH TRANSGLYCOSYLATION, ABSORPTION, AND REGULATION RATES WITH THE FOCUS OF OPTIMIZING ITS BIOAVAILABILITY AND REGULATING ITS EXCESS THROUGH TRANSGLYCOSYLATION (NDO FORMATION). THE NUMERICAL MODEL FOR THE QUANTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED METABOLISM MECHANISMS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND SOLVED IN MATLAB (AND COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS AS AN ALTERNATIVE). THIS EFFORT WILL CREATE A SYSTEMATIC GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT VIRTUAL LABORATORY PLATFORM WHERE DETAILED SPECIES TRANSPORT AND TRANSFORMATION MECHANISMS CAN BE READILY ASSESSED AND QUANTIFIED. THIS MODELING APPROACH CAN LEVERAGE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF MANY GASTROINTESTINAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS CONNECTED TO EXCESS GLUCOSE IN THE BODY AND PROVIDE A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO DEVELOPING DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES AND THERAPEUTIC PRESCRIPTIONS PER DISEASE OF INTEREST.

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** AS A RESULT OF THE PREDICTED SHORTAGE OF HUMAN CAPITAL TRAINED WITH DEGREES TO FILL AGRICULTURERELATED VACANCIES IN THE FUTURE, PARTICULARLY INDIVIDUALS OF COLOR, THIS PROJECT WILL UTILIZE AMULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO ENHANCE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS HIGHLY PREPARED FOR SUCCESS IN FOODAND AGRICULTURAL RELATED CAREERS. PVAMU PARTICULARLY TARGETS UNDERSERVED ANDUNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS AND LIMITED RESOURCE CLIENTELE AND PREPARES THIS POPULATION TOPARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN TEACHING, RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES RELATED TOAGRICULTURALSCIENCES. BY TARGETING AND PREPARING SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CAREERS, THECOLLEGE WILL PROMOTE A REPUTATION OF BEING A STUDENT MAGNET PROVIDING A GATEWAY TO OPPORTUNITIESAND ASSIST IN MEETING THE USDA NIFA GOAL OF DIVERSIFYING THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ANDRELATED FIELDS WITH HIGHLY SKILLED INDIVIDUALS. PROJECT SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED BASED ON STUDENTSELF-ASSESSMENT SURVEYS, STUDENT EVALUATION BY PROJECT LEADERSAND BASED ON UNIVERSITY RECORDS OF ENROLLMENT, RETENTION AND GRADUATION.

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARYTO PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF LIMITED RESOURCE FARMERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE USDA STRIKE FORCE MISSION IN SELECTED COUNTIES IN TEXAS, WE PROPOSE TO ESTABLISH A RESEARCH/EXTENSION PROGRAM ON HIGH VALUE SPECIALTY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR PROMOTING THEIR CULTIVATION IN AREAS CLOSE TO THE FOUR MAJOR CITIES IN THE STATE. THESE CITIES HAVE VERY LARGE DIVERSE POPULATIONS OF PEOPLE WHO CONSUME THESE SPECIALTY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. AS RESULT, PRODUCING THESE CROPS IS PROJECTED TO BE VERY PROFITABLE IN TEXAS HOWEVER THERE IS VERY LITTLE PRODUCTION OF THESE CROPS CURRENTLY. THEREFORE THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO: (1) CONDUCT VARIETY TRIALS ON THREE HIGH VALUE FRUITS, FIVE VEGETABLES, ONE ROOT CROP AND ONE HERB TO DETERMINE SUITABLE VARIETIES FOR TEXAS AND DEVELOP BEST CULTIVATION PRACTICES INCLUDING PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; (2) COLLABORATE WITH EXTENSION AND USDA AGENCIES TO DEVELOP SUITABLE HANDS-ON TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR LIMITED RESOURCE FARMERS AND (3) PROMOTE PRODUCTION OF SUITABLECROPS IN USDA STRIKE FORCE COUNTIES NEAR THE BIG URBAN AREAS IN TEXAS USING THE RESEARCH INFORMATION GENERATED. EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE TRAINING AND SUPPORTING 30 LIMITED RESOURCE FARMERS TO START PRODUCTION, WHICH HAS A POTENTIAL FOR SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING THEIR EARNINGS; AND ESTABLISHING AN ORCHARD AND HIGH TUNNEL FACILITIES AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&AMP;M UNIVERSITY FOR CONTINUED RESEARCH AND EXTENSION WORK TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF SPECIALTY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN THE REGION. SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT WILL MAKE THE UNIVERSITY A CENTER OR HARBOR FOR SUPPORTING SPECIALTY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PRODUCTION BY LIMITED RESOURCE FARMERS.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECTED SHORTAGE OF HUMAN CAPITAL TRAINED WITH DEGREES IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTUAL RELATED SCIENCES, PARTICULARLY AMONG BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES, THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE AS A MAGNET TO DRAW SOME OF THOSE INTO THIS FIELD OF STUDY. PVAMU WILL PARTICULARLY TARGET UNDERSERVED AND UNDEREEPRESENTED POPULATIONS AND LIMITED RESOURCE CLIENTELEAND PREPARE THIS POPULATION TO PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN TEACHING, RESEARCH AND EXTENSION. BY TARGETING AND PREPARING SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CAREERS, THE COLLEGE WILL PROMOTE A REPUTATION OF BEING A STUDENT MAGNET BY PROVIDING A GATEWAY TO OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSIST IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF USDA/NIFA IN ACHIEVEING ITS GOAL OF A HIGHLY SKILLED AND DIVERSIFIED WORKFORCE.

MAGNETIC AND ELECTRICAL STUDIES OF CECOIN5 AND RELATED COMPOUNDS USING THE EXTREME CONDITIONS OF TEMPERATURE AND MAGNETIC FIELD

EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH: IMPROVING THE INTEGRITY AND SECURITY OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS THROUGH EFFECTIVE DETECTION OF MALICIOUS ALTERATIONS -IN TODAY?S INFORMATION AGE EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES DEPENDS ON TECHNOLOGY. IN THE CORE OF THE HARDWARE THAT RUNS THIS TECHNOLOGY IS THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC). WHILE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (ICS) ARE UBIQUITOUSLY DEPLOYED IN MODERN ELECTRONIC/INFORMATION SYSTEMS THAT PROCESS CRITICAL DATA IN OUR DAILY LIVES, THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF THESE ICS HOWEVER ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY VULNERABLE TO MALICIOUS ACTIVITIES AND ALTERATIONS DUE TO THE GLOBALIZATION OF ELECTRONIC DESIGN SUPPLY CHAIN (I.E., MOST OF THE ICS USED IN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ARE NOW FABRICATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES). AN ADVERSARY (UNTRUSTED FOUNDRY) COULD POTENTIALLY SUBVERT THE FABRICATION PROCESS ITSELF BY IMPLANTING A HARDWARE TROJAN INTO THE IC MASK TO DISABLE AND/OR DESTROY A SYSTEM AT SOME FUTURE TIME OR THE TROJAN MAY SERVE TO LEAK CONFIDENTIAL/SENSITIVE INFORMATION COVERTLY TO THE ADVERSARY. TODAY, TROJANS CAN BE CLEVERLY HIDDEN BY THE ADVERSARY TO MAKE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR CHIP TEST/VALIDATION PROCESSES (SINCE THE ADVERSARY HAS COMPLETE ACCESS TO TEST INFORMATION AS MANUFACTURING TESTS ARE TYPICALLY PERFORMED AT THE CHIP FABRICATION SITE). THESE VULNERABILITIES HAVE RAISED SERIOUS CONCERNS REGARDING POSSIBLE THREATS TO MANY CRITICAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING MILITARY, FINANCIAL, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ENERGY, AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURES. THE FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEFINE A POST-MANUFACTURING TEST STEP (PRIOR TO ELECTRONICS SYSTEM INTEGRATION) TO INCREASE TRUSTWORTHINESS OF THE ICS FABRICATED AT OFFSHORE FACILITIES TO VALIDATE THE CONFORMANCE OF THE CHIP WITH ITS ORIGINAL FUNCTIONALITY AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL ANALYZE CIRCUIT DELAYS AS A METHOD TO DETECT AND LOCATE HARDWARE TROJANS AND DEVELOP NOVEL METHODS SUCH AS CLOCK FREQUENCY SWEEPING FOR TARGETING TROJANS IN PRESENCE OF PROCESS VARIATIONS. TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY, THE PLANNED RESEARCH ACTIVITY WILL BE TO DEVELOP AN ON-CHIP MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE TO TARGET PATHS MISSED OR SHORT PATHS NOT TESTABLE BY THE CLOCK SWEEPING METHOD TO DETECT TROJANS. THIS PROPOSED TWO COMPLEMENTARY APPROACHES WILL EFFECTIVELY DETECT AND LOCALIZE ALL TYPES OF HARDWARE TROJANS. OTHER PLANNED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF HARDWARE TROJANS ON FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS (FPGAS) AND DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICAL ANALYSIS METHODS FOR THE COLLECTED SILICON DATA. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

RECENT REPORTS HAVE PROJECTED A SHORTAGE OF HUMAN CAPITAL TRAINED WITH DEGREES IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTUAL RELATED SCIENCES. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE AS A MAGNET TO DRAW POTENTIAL STUDENTS INTO THIS FIELD OF STUDY. PVAMU WILL SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON STUDENTS AND EQUIP THEM TO PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND EXTENSION.BY TARGETING AND PREPARING SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CAREERS, THE COLLEGE WILL PROMOTE A REPUTATION OF BEING A STUDENT MAGNET BY PROVIDING A GATEWAY TO OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSIST IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF USDA/NIFA IN ACHIEVEING ITS GOAL OF A HIGHLY SKILLEDWORKFORCE.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECTED SHORTAGE OF HUMAN CAPITAL TRAINED WITH DEGREES IN THE FOOD, AGRICULTURAL AND RELATED SCIENCES, PARTICULARLY AMONG BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES, THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE AS A MAGNET TO DRAW SOME OF THOSE INTO THIS FIELD OF STUDY. PVAMU WILL PARTICULARLY TARGET UNDERSERVED AND UNDER REPRESENTED POPULATIONS AND LIMITED RESOURCE CLIENTELE AND PREPARE THIS POPULATION TO PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN TEACHING, RESEARCH AND EXTENSION. BY TARGETING AND PREPARING SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CAREERS, THE COLLEGE WILL PROMOTE A REPUTATION OF BEING A STUDENT MAGNET BY PROVIDING A GATEWAY TO OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSIST IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF USDA/NIFA IN ACHIEVING ITS GOAL OF A HIGHLY SKILLED AND DIVERSIFIED WORKFORCE.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECTED SHORTAGE OF HUMAN CAPITAL TRAINED WITH DEGREES IN THE FOOD, AGRICULTURAL AND RELATED SCIENCES,PARTICULARLY AMONG BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES, THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE AS A MAGNET TO DRAW SOME OF THOSE INTO THIS FIELD OF STUDY.PVAMU WILL PARTICULARLY TARGET UNDERSERVED AND UNDER REPRESENTED POPULATIONS AND LIMITED RESOURCE CLIENTELE AND PREPARE THISPOPULATION TO PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN TEACHING, RESEARCH AND EXTENSION. BY TARGETING AND PREPARING SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS IN THEFOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CAREERS, THE COLLEGE WILL PROMOTE A REPUTATION OF BEING A STUDENT MAGNET BY PROVIDING A GATEWAY TOOPPORTUNITIES AND ASSIST IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF USDA/NIFA IN ACHIEVING ITS GOAL OF A HIGHLY SKILLED AND DIVERSIFIED WORKFORCE.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECTED SHORTAGE OF HUMAN CAPITAL TRAINED WITH DEGREES IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTUAL RELATED SCIENCES,PARTICULARLY AMONG BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES, THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE AS A MAGNET TO DRAW SOME OF THOSE INTO THIS FIELD OF STUDY.PVAMU WILL PARTICULARLY TARGET UNDERSERVED AND UNDEREEPRESENTED POPULATIONS AND LIMITED RESOURCE CLIENTELEAND PREPARE THISPOPULATION TO PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN TEACHING, RESEARCH AND EXTENSION. BY TARGETING AND PREPARING SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS IN THEFOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CAREERS, THE COLLEGE WILL PROMOTE A REPUTATION OF BEING A STUDENT MAGNET BY PROVIDING A GATEWAY TOOPPORTUNITIES AND ASSIST IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF USDA/NIFA IN ACHIEVEING ITS GOAL OF A HIGHLY SKILLED AND DIVERSIFIED WORKFORCE.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** CAHS PASSPORT TO CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM

INTEGRATED RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR ROTC STUDENTS AT PVAMU

PROVIDES EDUCATION TO URBAN COMMUNITIES ON URBAN AGRICULTURE FARMING ANDWILL INCREASE THE OUTREACH AND KNOWLEDGE OF URBAN FARMERSAND SMALL FARM AGRICULTURE.

EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH: HYBRID CERAMIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR AND REVERSE OSMOSIS PROCESSES FOR THE REMOVAL OF MICRO AND NANO PLASTICS FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER -MICROPLASTICS (MPS) AND NANOPLASTICS (NPS) HAVE BECOME UBIQUITOUS AND PERVASIVE POLLUTANTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THEY CAN BE EASILY INGESTED BY LIVING ORGANISMS AND POSE NEW RISKS TO HUMAN AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AS THEY ACCUMULATE IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENTER THE FOOD CHAIN. MPS AND NPS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN ALL ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA INCLUDING AIR, WATER, SOILS, AND SEDIMENTS. IN ADDITION, MPS/NPS ARE INCREASINGLY BEING DETECTED IN THE EFFLUENTS OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS WHICH HAVE BECOME MAJOR SOURCES OF PLASTIC POLLUTANTS FOR SURFACE WATER SYSTEMS INCLUDING LAKES, RIVERS, ESTUARIES, AND OCEANS. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EXPLORE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND RECLAMATION PROCESS THAT COULD REMOVE MPS (0.1-5 MICRON) AND NPS (1-100 NANOMETER) WHILE PRODUCING CLEAN WATER FOR POTABLE AND NON-POTABLE USAGES. TO ADVANCE THIS GOAL, THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS (PIS) PROPOSE TO DESIGN, BUILD, AND EVALUATE AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM CONSISTING OF AN ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR WITH FLAT-SHEET CERAMIC MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES, AN AEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR WITH TUBULAR CERAMIC ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES, AND A REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANE MODULE WITH FLAT SHEET MEMBRANES. THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT SOCIETY THROUGH THE GENERATION OF FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE EFFICIENT AND COST EFFECTIVE PROCESSES FOR THE TREATMENT AND RECLAMATION OF WASTEWATER CONTAMINATED BY PLASTIC PARTICLES. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS TO SOCIETY WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE MENTORING OF THREE GRADUATE STUDENTS AND SIX UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY. MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS (MBRS) HAVE EMERGED AS PROMISING SYSTEMS FOR THE TREATMENT AND RECLAMATION OF WASTEWATER CONTAMINATED BY MPS AND NPS. HOWEVER, MOST COMMERCIAL MBRS UTILIZE POLYMERIC MICROFILTRATION (MF) OR ULTRAFILTRATION (UF) MEMBRANES, WHICH ARE PRONE TO LOSS OF PERFORMANCE DUE TO FOULING. IN ADDITION, POLYMERIC MF/UF MEMBRANES CAN ALSO RELEASE MPS AND NPS DURING OPERATION DUE TO MEMBRANE ABRASION AND DAMAGE. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT MBRS WITH CERAMIC MF/UF MEMBRANES CAN EFFICIENTLY REMOVE MPS AND NPS FROM WASTEWATER WITHOUT THE PERFORMANCE LIMITATIONS OF MBRS WITH POLYMERIC MEMBRANES. TO TEST THIS HYPOTHESIS, THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS (PIS) PROPOSE TO CARRY OUT AN INTEGRATED EXPERIMENTAL AND MODELING RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT COMBINES BENCH SCALE LAB EXPERIMENTS WITH COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) MODELING AND ATOMISTIC MOLECULAR DYNAMICS (MD) SIMULATIONS. THE BENCH SCALE EXPERIMENTS WILL CONSIST OF FILTRATION STUDIES DESIGNED TO INVESTIGATE THE REMOVAL OF MPS AND NPS FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER USING CERAMIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS (CMBRS) FOLLOWED BY REVERSE OSMOSIS (RO) WITH THE GOAL OF PRODUCING A CLEAN WATER PERMEATE FOR POTABLE AND NON-POTABLE USAGES. FOR THE FILTRATION EXPERIMENTS, THE PIS PROPOSE TO TEST BOTH AN ANAEROBIC CMBR WITH FLAT-SHEET MF MEMBRANES AND AN AEROBIC CMBR WITH TUBULAR UF MEMBRANES. IN ADDITION TO THE FILTRATION EXPERIMENTS, THE PIS PROPOSE TO CARRY OUT CFD SIMULATIONS TO GUIDE/OPTIMIZE CMBR SYSTEM DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZE THE MECHANISMS OF CERAMIC MEMBRANE FOULING IN WASTEWATER CONTAINING NPS AND MPS. FINALLY, THE PIS PROPOSE TO CONDUCT ATOMISTIC MD SIMULATIONS TO PROBE AND UNRAVEL THE MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MODEL PLASTICS AND CERAMIC MEMBRANES THAT CONTROL THE REMOVAL OF MPS/NPS FROM WASTEWATER IN CMBR SYSTEMS. THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT THROUGH THE GENERATION OF FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND DATA TO ADVANCE THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MORE EFFICIENT AND COST EFFECTIVE PROCESSES TO TREAT AND RECLAIM WASTEWATER CONTAMINATED BY MPS AND NPS. TO IMPLEMENT THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT, THE PIS PLAN TO INTEGRATE THE FINDINGS FROM THIS RESEARCH INTO EXISTING UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE COURSES AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH NEW PROJECT-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING WITH A FOCUS ON MEMBRANE FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES AND WATER QUALITY. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE MAJOR GRAIN CROPS PROVIDE MOST OF THE GLOBAL CALORIC NEEDS. THE DEMAND FOR THESE CROPS WILL INCREASE IN THE COMING DECADES TO FEED THE GROWING WORLD POPULATION. HOWEVER, THE RELATIVE YIELD GAINS OF THESE CROPS HAVE DECLINED IN RECENT DECADES, AND GROWING THESE CROPS IS BECOMING LESS PROFITABLE FOR US FARMERS. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE YIELD OF THESE CROPS THROUGH OPTIMIZING SHOOT BRANCHING, WHICH IS A MAJOR TRAIT THAT SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCE RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY AND YIELD. THE MAJOR CROPS DEVELOP MANY BRANCHES DURING THE VEGETATIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE STAGE. MOST OF THE BRANCHES ARE NOT PRODUCTIVE BECAUSE THEY SENESCE BEFORE FLOWERING AND PRODUCING GRAINS. THE UNPRODUCTIVE BRANCHES COMPETE FOR LIGHT AND NUTRIENTS WITH THE PRODUCTIVE BRANCHES. THE COMPETITION FOR RESOURCES REDUCES THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF THE PRODUCTIVE BRANCHES. DEVELOPING NEW CROP TYPES WITH FEWER UNPRODUCTIVE BRANCHES COULD IMPROVE THE GROWTH OF THE PRODUCTIVE BRANCHES AND INCREASE YIELD. HOWEVER, MORE KNOWLEDGE OF GENES THAT REGULATE SHOOT BRANCHING IS NEEDED TO DEVELOP THE NEW CROP TYPES. BRANCHES DEVELOP FROM BUDS IN THE AXIL OF LEAVES. THE BUDS EITHER GROW INTO BRANCHES OR REMAIN DORMANT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IDENTIFY CANDIDATE GENES THAT CONTROL AXILLARY BUD DORMANCY AND OUTGROWTH USING SORGHUM AND MAIZE AS MODELS. THE GENES WILL BE IDENTIFIED USING TWO APPROACHES, MOLECULAR AND GENETIC. THE GENES WILL ENABLE TO IMPROVING SHOOT BRANCHING AND INCREASING CROP YIELD, AND ENSURE SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE CROP PRODUCTION IN THE US, AND SATISFY THE GLOBAL DEMAND FOR FOOD.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** AS A RESULT OF THE PREDICTED SHORTAGE OF HUMAN CAPITAL TRAINED WITH DEGREES TO FILL AGRICULTURE RELATED VACANCIES IN THE FUTURE,PARTICULARLY INDIVIDUALS OF COLOR, THIS PROJECT WILL UTILIZE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO ENHANCE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS HIGHLYPREPARED FOR SUCCESS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL RELATED CAREERS. PVAMU PARTICULARLY TARGETS UNDERSERVEDANDUNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS AND LIMITED RESOURCE CLIENTELE AND PREPARES THIS POPULATION TO PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN TEACHING,RESEARCH AND EXTENSIONACTIVITIESRELATEDTOAGRICULTURALSCIENCES. BY TARGETING AND PREPARING SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS IN FOOD ANDAGRICULTURAL CAREERS, THE COLLEGE WILL PROMOTE A REPUTATION OF BEING A STUDENT MAGNET PROVIDING A GATEWAY TO OPPORTUNITIES ANDASSIST IN MEETING THE USDA NIFA GOAL OF DIVERSIFYING THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND RELATED FIELDS WITH HIGHLY SKILLEDINDIVIDUALS. PROJECT SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED BASED ON STUDENT SELF-ASSESSMENT SURVEYS, STUDENT EVALUATION BY PROJECT LEADERSAND BASED ON UNIVERSITY RECORDS OF ENROLLMENT, RETENTION AND GRADUATION.

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** AS A RESULT OF THE PREDICTED SHORTAGE OF HUMAN CAPITAL TRAINED WITH DEGREES TO FILL AGRICULTURERELATED VACANCIES IN THE FUTURE, PARTICULARLY INDIVIDUALS OF COLOR, THIS PROJECT WILL UTILIZE AMULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO ENHANCE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS HIGHLY PREPARED FOR SUCCESS IN FOODAND AGRICULTURAL RELATED CAREERS. PVAMU PARTICULARLY TARGETS UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTEDPOPULATIONS AND LIMITED RESOURCE CLIENTELE AND PREPARES THIS POPULATION TO PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELYIN TEACHING, RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES. BY TARGETING ANDPREPARING SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CAREERS, THE COLLEGE WILL PROMOTE AREPUTATION OF BEING A STUDENT MAGNET PROVIDING A GATEWAY TO OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSIST IN MEETING THEUSDA NIFA GOAL OF DIVERSIFYING THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND RELATED FIELDS WITH HIGHLYSKILLED INDIVIDUALS.PROJECT SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED BASED ON STUDENT SELF-ASSESSMENT SURVEYS, STUDENT EVALUATION BYPROJECT LEADERS AND BASEDON UNIVERSITY RECORDS OF ENROLLMENT, RETENTION AND GRADUATION.

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** CELLULOSE IS THE MOST ABUNDANT BIOPOLYMER ON EARTH AND THE RESOURCEFUL UTILIZATION OF THIS RENEWABLE CARBON SOURCE IS A PARAMOUNT FACTOR IN ACHIEVING A SUSTAINABLE CARBON BASED FUTURE. HOWEVER CERTAIN DEFICIENCIES SUCH AS PRE-TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS AND ENZYME COSTS IN CURRENT ENZYMATIC CELLULOSE HYDROLYSIS TECHNOLOGIES HAVE ENCOURAGED THE RESEARCH INTO MORE EFFICIENT RECYCLABLE CATALYTIC METHODS FOR HARVESTING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THIS POLYSACCHARIDE.IN A PRELIMINARY STUDY WE HAVE RECENTLY FOUND THAT A COMBINATION OF CERTAIN TRANSITION METAL SALTS AND ACIDIC IONIC LIQUIDS CAN ACT AS CATALYSTS IN THE HYDROLYSIS OF CELLULOSE IN WATER MIMICKING CELLULASE ENZYMES. NEVERTHELESS, THE MECHANISM OF THIS EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF THE NEW COMBINED ACIDIC IONIC LIQUID - METAL ION SYSTEM IS NOT KNOWN. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO INVESTIGATE THE MECHANISM OF THE NEW CATALYST SYSTEM BY SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS, STUDYING KINETIC, THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS AND DEVELOP A NEW CLASS OF ARTIFICIAL CELLULASE TYPE CATALYSTS BASED ON THIS VERY ENCOURAGING PRELIMINARY RESULT. THE FINAL OBJECTIVE IS TO ENGINEER A RECYCLABLE NEW CELLULASE MIMIC TYPE CHEMOCATALYTIC SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS FORMS SUCH AS ENERGY- CROPS AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES TO FUELS/FEEDSTOCK CHEMICALS WITHOUT AN ENERGY INTENSIVE PRETREATMENT.

EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH: A NOVEL HIGH THROUGHPUT FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANE FOR PRODUCED WATER TREATMENT

THE STRENGTHENING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC CAMPUS APPROACHES TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING INITIATIVE (CSC INITIATIVE) SUPPORTS HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS), HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSIS), AND TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (TCUS) TO STRENGTHEN THEIR INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUS. THE CSC INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THESE INSTITUTIONS TO ESTABLISH CULTURALLY RELEVANT STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE RESPONSE PROTOCOLS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMMING. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY IS A PUBLIC, HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY (HBCU) LOCATED IN PRAIRIE VIEW, TX. WITH THIS NEW AWARD, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY, IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS CAMPUS PARTNERS, WILL CREATE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TAILORED TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS AND WORK WITH THE DESIGNATED CAMPUS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER TO: 1) BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE INSTITUTION TO DEVELOP A CULTURALLY SPECIFIC, COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING BY SECURING RELEVANT PARTNERSHIPS, CONDUCTING TRAININGS, AND DEVELOPING RESOURCES TAILORED TO THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY; 2) DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN TO OUTLINE KEY STRATEGIES NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE; AND 3) ESTABLISH A COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM THAT WILL OVERSEE AND IMPLEMENT PROJECT ACTIVITIES.

STEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

THE ARO CENTER OF BATTLEFIELD LOS/BLOS LETHALITY RESEARCH(CBLLR)

HYDROLOGIC INFLUENCES ON SOIL ORGANIC CARBON LOSS MONITORING USING STABLE ISOTOPES

EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: STRENGTHEN THE FOUNDATION OF BIG DATA ANALYTICS VIA INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AMONG HBCUS

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE PROPOSED COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT AIMS TO INVESTIGATE THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIALS OF ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL SORGHUM CULTIVARS USING FIELD EXPERIMENTS AND MODELING. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO (I) QUANTIFY SOIL, PLANT, AND ATMOSPHERIC CARBON EMISSIONS AND SOC ACROSS SORGHUM INBRED AND HYBRIDS, (II) QUANTIFY BIOMASS (ROOT, RHIZOME, LEAF, STEM, GRAIN) OF SORGHUM INBRED AND HYBRIDS, AND (III) DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED APPROACH USING THE MODEL AND IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS TO QUANTIFY THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL OF SELECT SORGHUM CULTIVARS. WEHYPOTHESIZE THAT RHIZOMES IN SORGHUM AND OTHER MAJOR CEREAL CROPS ARE UNIQUELY SUITED TO INCREASE CARBON SEQUESTRATION BECAUSE THEY PERENNIATE, ARE NOT TARGETED FOR APICAL MERISTEM REGULATED PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH AND AS SUCH DECOMPOSE MORE SLOWLY. FOR EXAMPLE, RHIZOMES IN THE GRASSES SUCH AS MISCANTHUS X GIGANTEUS CAN STORE UP TO 8 MT/C/HA, AND SURVIVE UNDERGROUND FOR UP TO NINEYEARS. BREEDING PROGRAMS DEVELOPING GRAIN SORGHUM PLANTS THAT GROW FROM RHIZOMES HAVE TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL TO SEQUESTER CARBON. AN EFFICIENT METHOD FOR DETERMINING CARBON SEQUESTRATION BY RHIZOMES SHOULD BE DEVELOPED TO FACILITATE BREEDING OF HIGH GRAIN YIELD AND HIGH RHIZOME BIOMASS SORGHUM CULTIVARS. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP THE CAPACITY TO QUANTIFY CARBON SEQUESTRATION BY RHIZOMATOUS AND NON-RHIZOMATOUS PLANTS BY CONTINUOUSLY MONITORING CO2 EMISSIONS AND UPTAKES AT EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS TO IDENTIFY LINES MORE EFFICIENT IN CO2 SEQUESTRATION. THIS APPROACH CAN ALSO BE USED FOR BREEDING OTHER ROOT AND TUBER CROPS SUCH AS POTATO AND CASSAVA TO INCREASE CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE.

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** LOW FERTILIZER UTILIZATION RATE AND FREQUENT DROUGHT ARE TWO MAJOR CHALLENGES IN THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. HYDROGELS WITH HIGH WATER ABSORPTION CAPACITY HAVE BEEN EXPLORED AS NOVEL MATERIALS FOR SOIL WATER RETENTION TO ALLEVIATE THE IMPACT OF DROUGHT. HOWEVER, HYDROGELS HAVE LOW MECHANICAL STRENGTH, AND THEIR SWELLING IS DRAMATICALLY SUPPRESSED IN SOIL MATRIX, SIGNIFICANTLY INHIBITING THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN WATER RETENTION IN SOIL. THIS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH WILL EMBED CROSSLINKED CARBON NANOTUBES (XCNT) AS NANO-SKELETONS IN HYDROGELS TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THEIR MECHANICAL STRENGTH AND MAXIMIZE THEIR SWELLING SPACES IN THE SOIL IN MULTIPLE WETTING-DRYING CYCLES. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE XCNT-HYDROGEL NANOCOMPOSITE WILL FUNCTION AS A SLOW-RELEASING FERTILIZER. UREA WILL BE USED AS A MODEL FERTILIZER TO INVESTIGATE THE FERTILIZER LOADING CAPACITY AND RELEASING KINETICS OF THE HYDROGEL NANOCOMPOSITE. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE (1): TO SYNTHESIZE AND CHARACTERIZE XCNT-EMBEDDED HYDROGEL NANOCOMPOSITE; (2) TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROPOSED HYDROGEL NANOCOMPOSITE FOR ENHANCED SOIL MOISTURE RETAINMENT AND FERTILIZER UTILIZATION IN GREENHOUSE STUDIES; AND (3) TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFICACY OF HYDROGEL NANOCOMPOSITES IN FIELD CONDITIONS IN TEXAS. OVERALL, THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES MULTIPLE CRITICAL NEEDS IN THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY BY DEVELOPING A NOVEL MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOCOMPOSITE THAT CAN SIMULTANEOUSLY MAXIMIZE WATER RETENTION, SUSTAIN FERTILIZER RELEASE, AND MINIMIZE NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES FROM AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. THE PROPOSAL WILL STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY BUILDING IN DIFFERENT AREAS AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&AMP;M UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS SCIENCE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS PROJECT SEEKS FUNDING FOR THE BIOCHAR PROCESSING UNIT TO IMPROVE RESEARCH, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&AMP;M UNIVERSITY (PVAMU) AND PARTNER INSTITUTIONS. IT IS NECESSARY TO USE CROP RESIDUE AS BIOMASS FOR BIOCHAR PRODUCTION AND APPLY IT TO THE FARM TO IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH AND INCREASE SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION. WHILE CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN CHALLENGING, THIS BPU WILL HELP USE CROP RESIDUE TO PRODUCE BIOCHAR AND APPLY IT TO THE CROPLAND. OUR PROJECT BUILDS ON FOUR EXISTING PROJECTS. THE MAJOR GOAL OF USDA-NRCS PROJECT IS TO IMPLEMENT EXISTING AND NEW INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS (GHG) AND INCREASE SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION. THE CBG PROJECT AIMS TO EVALUATE CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL OF SORGHUM CULTIVARS. SHELL&#39;S PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE BIOCHAR THAT CAN INCREASE SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION. THE EPA PROJECT AIMS TO USE BIOMASS TO PRODUCE BIOCHAR AND USE IT AS A SOIL AMENDMENT TO INCREASE CARBON SEQUESTRATION. ALSO, USDA-NRCS PROJECT&#39;S GOAL IS TO EDUCATE LIMITED RESOURCE PRODUCERS AND HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF CLIMATE-SMART FARMING. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE EQUIPMENT ARE TO USE CROP RESIDUE TO PRODUCE BIOCHAR WHICH HAS A HIGH POTENTIAL TO INCREASE CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND SOIL HEALTH AND IMPROVE RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION CAPACITIES OF THE PVAMU IN NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS. ALSO, IT WILL STRENGTHEN THE RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION CAPACITY OF THE PVAMU AND PARTNER INSTITUTIONS.

POULTRY PROCESSING REQUIRES LARGE QUANTITIES (98 BILLION GALLONS/YEAR) OF FRESHWATER FOR SANITIZING THE EQUIPMENT AND CLEANING THE MEAT, RESULTING IN POULTRY PROCESSING WASTEWATER (PPW) CONTAMINATED WITH BIOSOLIDS SUCH AS BLOOD, LIPIDS, PROTEIN, AND FECES. THE CONTINUOUSLY INCREASING PRODUCTION OF POULTRY MEAT IN THE U.S., INFLICTS SEVERE STRAIN ON DEPLETING FRESHWATER RESOURCES AND BURDEN ON MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (WWTP). MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS DON&#39;T HAVE THE ABILITY TO REMOVE TRACE LEVELS OF EMERGING CONTAMINANTS SUCH AS PATHOGENS, E. COLI, AND COLIFORMS IN WASTEWATER. IN OUR RESEARCH, WE ADDRESS THE DUAL CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND FOOD SAFETY OF POULTRY PROCESSING WITH A NOVEL ZERO-WASTE APPROACH FOR TREATING PPW AND BIOSOLIDS SEPARATED FROM PROCESSING WATER. FIRSTLY, PPW IS TREATED WITH AN INNOVATIVE SEQUENTIAL ULTRAFILTRATION, FORWARD &AMP; REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM. ULTRAFILTRATION IS A PRESSURE-DRIVEN MEMBRANE SEPARATION PROCESS TO REMOVE MACRO-/MICRO-PARTICLES FROM WATER, AND REVERSE OSMOSIS IS ANOTHER PRESSURE-DRIVEN MEMBRANE SEPARATION PROCESS TO REMOVE ULTRA FINE PARTICLES AND SALT FROM WATER. FORWARD OSMOSIS IS AN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TO PURIFY WATER USING NATURALLY OSMOTIC PRESSURE. FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES WILL BE MODIFIED TO ENHANCE ITS ANTIFOULING PROPERTIES. HYDROPHILIC MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES ARE USED AS DRAW SOLUTE IN FORWARD OSMOSIS. THE BIOSOLID WASTE SEPARATED FROM PPW PRETREATMENT UNDERGOES 2-STAGE SOLID STATE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION TO PRODUCE RENEWABLE ENERGY METHANE AND FERTILIZER AS BY-PRODUCT. THE CLEAN WATER PRODUCED FROM THE SEQUENTIAL MEMBRANE PROCESSES COULD BE PUT BACK TO THE POULTRY PROCESSING STAGE, AND THE RENEWABLE METHANE GENERATED FROM SS-AD CAN PARTIALLY COVER ENERGY REQUIREMENT OF THE MEMBRANE PROCESS. LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS AND ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT METHODS ARE USED TO EVALUATE THE OVERALL AND BROADER IMPACTS OF THE ZERO-WASTE PPW TREATMENT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND COSTS. THE RESEARCH GOAL OF ATTAINING ZERO-WASTE POULTRY PROCESSING ADDRESSES CRITICAL AREAS OF ECOLOGICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS SUCH AS: (1) DEPLETING FRESHWATER RESOURCES, (2) SPREAD OF FOODBORNE CONTAMINANTS VIA INEFFICIENTLY TREATED WASTEWATER, (3) RISING OPERATING COSTS OF POULTRY PROCESSING PLANTS AND (4) GROWING NUTRIENT POLLUTION IN WATERSHEDS.

DEVELOPMENT OF GENOMIC RESOURCES AND TOOLS FOR ADVANCING SWEETPOTATO (IPOMOEA BATATAS (L.) LAM) GENOMICS

ACQUISITION OF BIG DATA ANALYTICS INSTRUMENTS FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN BIG MILITARY DATA INTELLIGENCE AT PVAMU

INTEGRATING NOVEL BIOPOLYMERS INTO MICROBIAL ENTEROPATHOGEN-REDUCTION STUDIES (CHITOBIOMES)

INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOR HIERARCHICAL HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS NETWORKS

PANTHER TEACHER EDUCATION RESIDENCY MODEL (PANTHERTERM): A PARTNERSHIPAMONG HARD-TO-STAFF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY

EQUIPMENT: ADVANCING GENERATIVE AI RESEARCH AND EDUCATION: ACQUISITION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING EQUIPMENT AT THE ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF PVAMU -THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM (HBCU-UP) SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT HBCUS, AS MEANS TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN THE NATION'S STEM WORKFORCE. GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN MANY FIELDS, SUCH AS BIG DATA ANALYSIS, CYBERSECURITY, AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS, OWING TO ITS CAPACITY TO PRODUCE NOVEL AND REALISTIC DATA PATTERNS. IT EMPOWERS ADVANCEMENTS IN THESE CRITICAL FIELDS, ULTIMATELY FOSTERING INNOVATION AND ENHANCING HUMAN WELFARE. THIS HBCU-UP EQUIPMENT AWARD PROVIDES PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (PVAMU) WITH FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF A NVIDIA DGX H100 GPU SERVER AND THREE DELL AI-READY WORKSTATIONS. THE TEAM WILL LEVERAGE THEIR EXISTING RESEARCH CAPACITIES AND UTILIZE THE NEW SYSTEM FOR MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT BIG DATA PROCESSING AND PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED EQUIPMENT FOR RESEARCH IN THE EMERGING FIELD OF GENERATIVE AI AND BOOST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE AREAS SUCH AS BIG DATA SCIENCE, MACHINE LEARNING, CYBERSECURITY, AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY. THIS PROJECT ADVANCES THE RESEARCH IN BIG DATA ANALYTICS FOR MISSION-CRITICAL APPLICATIONS, ROBUST CYBER DEFENSE, AND SMART HEALTH MODERNIZATION. ADDITIONALLY, IT WILL HELP VALIDATE THEORETICAL RESULTS IN CURRENT FUNDED PROJECTS, GREATLY STRENGTHENING AND BROADENING BIG DATA AND AI RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AT PVAMU AND ACROSS DISCIPLINES. THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO OTHER RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS AT PVAMU, HELPING TO TRAIN STUDENTS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH UNIQUE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN THE EMERGING AI AND BIG DATA PROCESSING TECHNIQUES. THIS EQUIPMENT AND THE RESEARCH IT WILL SUPPORT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN EXPANDING STUDENT AND FACULTY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND RESEARCH ACROSS THREE RESEARCH CENTERS AT PVAMU, THUS EXPANDING THE RESEARCH CAPACITY AT AN HBCU IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE GOALS OUTLINED IN THE CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT OF 2022. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

INCREASING TEACHING, RESEARCH AND OUTREACH CAPABILITIES WITH COMBINED RAMAN-AFM SYSTEM

REAP RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (RES) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT

ACQUISITION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND LARGE STORAGE INSTRUMENTS TO ENHANCE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN BIG DATA SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AT PVAMU