Kansas State University

STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF ATOMS, IONS, MOLECULES AND SURFACES

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND-IHE/INSTITUTION

CARES ACT: HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - JONESBORO CARES INSTITUTIONAL RELIEF PACKAGE

PURPOSE: THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION HUB IS THE SECOND FACILITY OF THE AEROSPACE INNOVATION RAMP AT KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SALINA, A CLUSTER OF INDUSTRY-CONNECTED TEACHING AND RESEARCH SPACES THAT SUPPORT THE CAMPUS' VISION OF BEING THE MOST TECHNICALLY PROGRESSIVE OPERATIONAL AEROSPACE EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTION IN THE NATION.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION HUB WILL HOUSE THE APPLIED AEROSPACE RESEARCH CENTER, THE AVIATION MAINTENANCE TRAINING CENTER, AND THE ADVANCED COMPOSITES LAB. THE APPLIED AEROSPACE RESEARCH CENTER (AARC) IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF UAS RESEARCH THAT INFLUENCES AND ENHANCES UAS REGULATIONS AND INCREASES CAPABILITIES, FOUNDED ON MANNED AVIATION?S CULTURE OF SAFETY. THE AARC STAFF IS COMPRISED OF SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERTS, CONNECTING WITH INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE TRAINING, CONSULTING, COLLABORATION AND RESEARCH. THE AVIATION MAINTENANCE TRAINING CENTER PROVIDES HANDS-ON TRAINING OF THE MOST UP-TO-DATE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO PRODUCE GRADUATES PREPARED TO OBTAIN FAA LICENSURE AND BEGIN LUCRATIVE CAREERS AT THE MAJOR AIRLINES AND MRO FACILITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE ADVANCE COMPOSITES LAB NOT ONLY TRAINS STUDENTS IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF COMPOSITE REPAIR AND FABRICATION, BUT ALSO CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON FUTURE COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES. TAKEN TOGETHER, THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION HUB WILL BE THE MOST ADVANCED TRAINING AND RESEARCH FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: SUPPORT THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OUTFITTING OF THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION HUB. THE FACILITY WILL ENCOMPASS APPROXIMATELY 62,000 GSF OF CLASSROOM, OFFICE, LAB, AND HANGAR SPACE.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION HUB'S OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE A COLLABORATIVE, TECHNICALLY PROGRESSIVE HOME TO KEY DISCIPLINES FOR THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY TO FURTHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE AEROSPACE SECTOR. BY CO-LOCATING UAS, COMPOSITE, AND AVM EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, K-STATE SALINA IS POISED TO BE A LEADER IN THE FUTURE OF AVIATION, AEROSPACE, AND ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY. THE FACILITY WILL HOUSE K-STATE SALINA FACULTY AND RESEARCH STAFF IN UAS, COMPOSITES, AND AVIATION MAINTENANCE. THE INITIAL OCCUPANCY IS ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY 30 INDIVIDUALS. THE SUCCESS OF THE HUB WILL BE MEASURED BY LEARNER ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION IN RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, NUMBER AND QUALITY OF INDUSTRY COLLABORATORS, RESEARCH AND SERVICE DOLLARS GENERATED, AND OVERALL IMPACT ON THE STATE OF KANSAS' PLAN TO GROW TARGET SECTORS OF AEROSPACE AND ADVANCED NEXT 15 YEARS THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, STUDENT EDUCATION, AND BUSINESS ATTRACTION AND RETAINMENT TO THE STATE.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE

SORGHUM AND MILLET RESEARCH PROGRAM

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - JONESBORO CARES ACT APPLICATION

DESCRIPTION:PURPOSE: THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT FOR KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU) TO CONDUCT ELIGIBLE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES AS AUTHORIZED BY CERCLA 104(K)(7). THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU) TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON BROWNFIELDS-RELATED ISSUES TO COMMUNITIES EPA REGIONS 5-8 AND NATIONALLY. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU) WILL ASSIST THESE COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGE OF ASSESSING, CLEANING UP AND PREPARING BROWNFIELD SITES FOR REDEVELOPMENT. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU) WILL HELP STAKEHOLDERS UNDERSTAND COMPLEX BROWNFIELDS-RELATED ISSUES BY PROVIDING SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP AND REVITALIZATION PROCESS. THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE SIX SUBJECT AREAS: (1) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, (2) HEALTH IMPACTS OF BROWNFIELD SITES, (3) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RELATING TO BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT, REMEDIATION, AND SITE PREPARATION, (4) INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT, (5) BROWNFIELDS FINANCE, (6) STATE, TERRITORIAL TRIBAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT BROWNFIELDS PROGRAMS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY SMALL, RURAL, TRIBAL, AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF BROWNFIELD-RELATED ISSUES AND CAPACITY TO ADVANCE BROWNFIELD SITES TOWARD CLEANUP AND REUSE. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE A BROAD RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS (E.G., TRIBAL, STATE, LOCAL AND OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES), ESPECIALLY SMALL, RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES FACING BROWNFIELDS CHALLENGES. ACTIVITIES:KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU) WILL ASSIST THESE COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGE OF ASSESSING, CLEANING UP AND PREPARING BROWNFIELD SITES FOR REDEVELOPMENT. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU) WILL HELP STAKEHOLDERS UNDERSTAND COMPLEX BROWNFIELDS-RELATED ISSUES BY PROVIDING SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP AND REVITALIZATION PROCESS. THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE SIX SUBJECT AREAS: (1) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, (2) HEALTH IMPACTS OF BROWNFIELD SITES, (3) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RELATING TO BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT, REMEDIATION, AND SITE PREPARATION, (4) INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT, (5) BROWNFIELDS FINANCE, (6) STATE, TERRITORIAL TRIBAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT BROWNFIELDS PROGRAMS.SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS WILL BE MADE ON AS NEEDED BASIS TO SUPPORT FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES/TASKS IN REGIONS 5, 6, 7 AND 8, AND NATIONALLY: 1) BUILDING CAPACITY WITHIN COMMUNITIES; 2) REGIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMMING; 3) ONE-ON-ONE COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE; 4) PARTICIPATORY OUTCOMES EVALUATION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. OUTCOMES:EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY SMALL, RURAL, TRIBAL, AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF BROWNFIELD-RELATED ISSUES AND CAPACITY TO ADVANCE BROWNFIELD SITES TOWARD CLEANUP AND REUSE. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE A BROAD RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS (E.G., TRIBAL, STATE, LOCAL AND OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES), ESPECIALLY SMALL, RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES FACING BROWNFIELDS CHALLENGES.

ATOMIC PHYSICS WITH HIGHLY CHARGED IONS

COGNITIVE AND NEUROBIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO PLASTICITY (C-NAP) CENTER

4-H/ARMY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - KS

CENTER ON EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

RESEARCH AT KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY INTO THE BASIC NATURE OF MATTER, ENERGY, SPACE AND TIME

RAINFED AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS (SGP) ARE PLAGUED BY PERSISTENTLY LOW YIELDS AND WATER USE, DUE TO THE COMBINED EFFECT OF DROUGHTS, MONOCULTURE, AND SOIL HEALTH DEGRADATION. THIS ENVIRONMENT AMPLIFIES YIELD VARIABILITY POSING A RISK TO THE FOOD SUPPLY AND PRODUCER'S INCOME. NOVEL CROPLAND OBSERVATION NODES (CRONOS) WILL DELIVER REAL-TIME SOIL MOISTURE INFORMATION TO PRODUCERS AND EXTENSION AGENTS. DATA FROM FIELD EXPERIMENTS WILL CONSTRUCT DETAILED WATER AND NUTRIENT BUDGETS OF EXISTING AND IMPROVED CROPPING SYSTEMS. INTEGRATED MODELING, REMOTE SENSING, AND GROUND-BASED MONITORING WILL SIMULATE INNOVATIVE CROP-LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND GENERATE EFFECTIVE DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS. ON-FARM SITES WILL EVALUATE PRODUCTION PRACTICES FOR SUCCESSFUL ADOPTION OF INTENSIFIED/DIVERSIFIED SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED WATER AND N USE. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, WHO WILL GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE REGARDING SUSTAINABILITY OFRAINFED AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS.

THIS ACTIVITY AIMS TO BUILD INSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN CAPACITY SO THAT HAITI IS ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND SEEK THE SOLUTIONS TO ITS AGRICULTURAL PROBLEMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH U.S. UNIVERSITIES. BY FOCUSING ON HAITIAN INSTITUTIONS, THIS ACTIVITY WILL PROVIDE GREATLY NEEDED ASSISTANCE TO A CONSORTIUM OF UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS TO DEVELOP A NETWORK OF MUTUAL SUPPORT AND EXCHANGE. THE LEAD U.S. UNIVERSITY, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, LEADING THE SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION FEED THE FUTURE INNOVATION LAB (SI FTF-IL), WILL WORK WITH THE HAITIAN INSTITUTIONS TO DEVELOP A SIMPLE FIVE-YEAR PLAN THROUGH IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS ON PRIORITIES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND COMMITMENTS. THIS PLAN WOULD INCLUDE A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT SUCH EFFORTS AS: 1) INCREASING INSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN CAPACITY THAT BETTER MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY, 2) DEVELOPING REVENUE-GENERATING SERVICES TO PROVIDE TO THE REGION, AND 3) IMPROVING LINKAGES BETWEEN UNIVERSITIES, EXTENSIONISTS (PUBLIC AND PRIVATE), PRIVATE SECTOR, AND FARMERS. THE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP AN EASY-TO-FOLLOW AND REALISTIC PLAN THAT FOCUSES ON BETTER CONNECTING UNIVERSITIES TO FARMERS AND FARMS AND TRAINING INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL WORK IN THE SECTOR. ALL PLANS WILL INCLUDE ACTIVITIES AND RATIONALE, TIMELINE, BUDGET, AND A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN.

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO STAND UP AN ADVANCED STEEL RESEARCH CENTER WITHIN ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY AT JONESBORO THAT WILL BE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THE LOCAL STEEL INDUSTRY IN ARKANSAS WHICH IS POISED TO BECOME THE LARGEST STEEL PRODUCING STATE IN THE US. IT WILL ALSO BENEFIT LOCAL MATERIAL HANDLING INDUSTRIES AND HELP DEVELOP A SKILLED LOCAL WORKFORCE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THESE INDUSTRIES AND PROVIDING GOOD LOCAL JOBS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PRIMARY ACTIVITY WILL BE THE SELECTION AND PURCHASE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATION EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO PERFORM STATE-OF-THE-ART STEEL RESEARCH WITHIN THE CENTER. RESEARCH WILL BE FOCUSED ON ALLOY DESIGN, ALLOY FABRICATION AND HEAT TREATMENT FACILITIES (PROCESSING) AND PROPERTY ANALYSIS. THE EQUIPMENT SELECTION WILL INVOLVE REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL STEEL INDUSTRY, WHICH INCLUDE NUCOR, US STEEL AND OTHERS, TO ENSURE THE NEW CENTER MEETS THE NEEDS OF THESE COMPANIES. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE RESEARCH CENTER, AND ASSOCIATED NEW METALLURGY DEPARTMENT WITHIN ASU, WILL PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART RESEARCH SUPPORT TO THE STEEL INDUSTRY BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY AND WILL HELP CREATE A HIGHLY EDUCATED LOCAL WORKFORCE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING LOCAL STEEL PRODUCERS AND ASSOCIATED MATERIAL HANDLING INDUSTRIES IN ARKANSAS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: LOCAL AMERICAN STEEL COMPANIES AND MATERIAL HANDLING COMPANIES WILL BENEFIT FROM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT AT THE NEW CENTER AND THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE LOCAL-EDUCATED SKILLED WORKFORCE GRADUATING FROM THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. THE RESEARCH WILL ALSO SUPPORT STEEL MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THOSE PORTIONS OF THE RESEARCH THAT ARE NON-PROPRIETARY.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** DECLINES OF THE OGALLALA-HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY SEVERE IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS (SGP) REGION WHERE THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF IRRIGATED CROPLAND HAVE BEEN LOST FROM PRODUCTION. CLIMATE-CHANGE INDUCED DROUGHTS AND HEAT STRESS ACROSS THE REGION WILL INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT 50 YEARS RAMPING UP PRESSURE ON AN ALREADY STRAINED AQUIFER SYSTEM. THE TRANSITION FROM FULLY IRRIGATED PRODUCTION TO CLIMATE-SMART SYSTEMS PRESENTS SIGNIFICANT BIOPHYSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS FOR THE REGION. TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES WE WILL APPLY AN INTEGRATED APPROACH COMPOSED OF RESEARCH CLASSROOM AND PRODUCER-LED EDUCATION AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS ACROSS THREE AIMS: 1) SOCIO-ECONOMIC 2) TECHNICAL AND 3) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. OPENET A SATELLITE-BASED EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (ET) MODELING DATA VISUALIZATION AND ACCESS TOOL CAN PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ENABLING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO IRRIGATION PLANNING AND SCHEDULING DECISIONS BY PRODUCERS AND IDENTIFYING AREAS OF DIFFERENTIAL IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY USING BOTH FIELD-SCALE AND HISTORICAL DATA. SIMILARLY THE 'Q-STABLE' APPROACH CAN PROVIDE DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS INTO PUMPING LEVELS REQUIRED FOR AQUIFER SUSTAINABILITY. BY COLLABORATING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPROVE AND USE THESE TOOLS IN NEW WAYS THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHALLENGES OF INCREASING WATER USE EFFICIENCY AND REDUCING WATER USE TO LEVELS NEEDED TO STABILIZE AQUIFER LEVELS. PRODUCERS WHO HAVE ALREADY EMBRACED CLIMATE-SMART TECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICES CAN PROVIDE VALUABLE INSIGHTS FOR IMPLEMENTING THESE SYSTEMS. WE WILL LEVERAGE THIS PRODUCER INSIGHT INTO DEVELOPMENT OF NEW EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS AIMED AT FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND RESILIENT SYSTEMS THAT CAN MITIGATE IMPACTS OF DECLINING WATER SUPPLIES AND CHANGING CLIMATE CONDITIONS.

FEED THE FUTURE INNOVATION LAB FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT WHEAT

4-H/ARMY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT-KS

EPITHELIAL FUNCTION IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

THIS INNOVATION LAB WILL FOCUS ON FIVE CEREAL CROPS (WHEAT, RICE, MAIZE, SORGHUM AND MILLETS) TO DISCOVER GENES/MARKERS CONTROLLING ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE, VALIDATE AND DEPLOY THEM IN ELITE BREEDING MATERIALS. THE AIM IS TO PROVIDE A PIPELINE OF CLIMATE ADAPTED TRAITS TO BREEDING NETWORKS IN FEED THE FUTURE COUNTRIES THAT LEADS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED VARIETIES, INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY AND FOOD SECURITY.

THE CEREALS LAB 'S GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY AND DISCOVER NOVEL GENES OR ALLELES FOR TRAITS CRITICAL TO CROP ADAPTATION UNDER DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES, ENSURING LOCALLY ADAPTED CEREAL PRODUCTION TO MEET FOOD SECURITY CHALLENGES.

4-H MILITARY PARTNERSHIPS: 4-H ARMY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

CARES ACT INSTITUTIONAL PORTION

LTER: MANIPULATING DRIVERS TO ASSESS GRASSLAND RESILIENCE

TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FOR STATE AND PARTNERSHIPS - PARTNERSHIP GRANTS

LTER: LONG-TERM RESEARCH ON GRASSLAND DYNAMICS- ASSESSING MECHANISMS OF SENSITIVITY AND RESILIENCE TO GLOBAL CHANGE

ATTOSECOND OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY BASED ON RECOLLISION AND GATING

KONZA PRAIRIE LTER VI: GRASSLAND DYNAMICS AND LONG-TERM TRAJECTORIES OF CHANGE

STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OVERVIEW K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION (KSRE) IS A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF EDUCATORS SHARING UNBIASED, RESEARCH-BASED INFORMATION AND EXPERTISE ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO KANSANS. THE KSRE NETWORK INCLUDES OFFICES IN ALL 105 COUNTIES, ALONG WITH FOUR REGIONAL EXTENSION OFFICES, FIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTERS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO ENCOMPASS VARIABILITY IN CLIMATE AND SOILS, FOUR SATELLITE UNITS, FOUR AGRONOMY EXPERIMENT FIELDS AND FOUR HORTICULTURE CENTERS AND EXPERIMENT FIELDS. IN ADDITION, KSRE FUNDS RESEARCH PROJECTS IN 20 DEPARTMENTS ACROSS FIVE COLLEGES. A UNIQUE FEATURE WITHIN THE K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ORGANIZATION IS THE CLOSE ALIGNMENT OF RESEARCH AND EXTENSION. IN 1996, K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION WAS FORMED BY ALIGNING THE KANSAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (KAES) AND THE KANSAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE. THE STRATEGIC INTENT OF THIS ALIGNMENT WAS TO ACHIEVE GREATER EFFICIENCY AND SYNERGY BETWEEN DISCOVERY AND OUTREACH EFFORTS. ONE ANCILLARY BENEFIT OF THIS ALIGNMENT IS THAT BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH WILL LEAD TO RAPID EXTENSION PROGRAMMING AND APPLICATION IN THE FIELD. THIS ALIGNMENT ALSO ALLOWS MORE FLUID COMPLIANCE WITH MULTI-STATE AND INTEGRATED COMPONENTS OF AREERA. K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IS FOCUSING ITS EFFORTS ON FIVE GRAND CHALLENGES (CRITICAL ISSUES) THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AFFECT ALL KANSANS: GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS, WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES, HEALTH, DEVELOPING TOMORROWS LEADERS, AND COMMUNITY VITALITY. THESE GRAND CHALLENGES WERE DETERMINED THROUGH A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND DEFINE AREAS OF EMPHASIS FOR AGENTS, SPECIALISTS, AND RESEARCHERS. EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS AT THE LOCAL, REGIONAL AND STATE LEVEL WORK TO DEVELOP REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE SIGNATURE PROGRAMS ALONG WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS THROUGH 11 PROGRAM FOCUS TEAMS ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; COMMUNITY VITALITY; CROP PRODUCTION; FAMILY AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; FARM MANAGEMENT; HORTICULTURE; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; NATURAL RESOURCES; NUTRITION, FOOD SAFETY AND HEALTH; AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION, TWO TRANSDISCIPLINARY TEAMS WERE CREATED TO ADDRESS COMPLEX ISSUES TO KANSANS - LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS AND STRESS AND RESILIENCY. THE WORK OF THESE TEAMS FALLS WITHIN THE OVERALL UMBRELLA OF THE FIVE GRAND CHALLENGES. K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CANNOT SOLVE THESE CHALLENGES ALONE. KSRES STATEWIDE PRESENCE LENDS ITSELF TO COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, LOCAL GROUPS, STATE AND FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND COLLEAGUES IN OTHER STATES. QUALITY FACULTY DRAW BUSINESSES AND FUNDING TO K-STATE AND TO KANSAS INCLUDING: - K-STATE IS THE ONLY UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD WITH ACCESS TO A FULL CONTINUUM OF BIOSECURITY LABORATORIES LOCATED ON OR ADJACENT TO CAMPUS. THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE WILL PROVIDE PLANT DISEASE DIAGNOSTICS, RESEARCH, SURVEILLANCE, AND TRAINING IN DISEASE VECTOR BIOLOGY. THE LABORATORIES WILL OFFER EMERGENCY RAPID TESTING AND MANUFACTURING TO PROTECT THE NATIONS ANIMAL HEALTH AND FOOD SUPPLY DURING A CRISIS. - KANSAS PRIDE IS DEDICATED TO SERVING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTEERS IN MAKING THEIR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK. THE KANSAS PRIDE PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP OF K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION, THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, KANSAS MASONS AND KANSAS PRIDE, INC. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, LOCAL COMMUNITIES IDENTIFY WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PRESERVE, CREATE, OR IMPROVE FOR THEIR FUTURE. THEN, WORKING WITH THE RESOURCES OF K-STATE RESEARCH <(>&<)> EXTENSION AND THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS PULL TOGETHER TO CREATE THEIR IDEAL COMMUNITY FUTURE. - EXTENSIONS RESEARCH CENTERS, EXPERIMENT FIELDS AND HIGHLY SKILLED SCIENTISTS AND STAFF, COMBINED WITH THE CLIMATE AND SOIL VARIABILITY ACROSS THE STATE, PROVIDE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND CORPORATE AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. - FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES IS A PARTNER OF THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE EDUCATION TO MEDICARE ELIGIBLE KANSANS. APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE CONTACTS OF THOSE SERVED ARE VULNERABLE BENEFICIARIES WITH INCOMES BELOW 150% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL. - KANSAS 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WAS AWARDED A CONTRACT BY THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR $4.2 MILLION OVER THE NEXT THREE SUMMERS TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON, PROJECT-BASED 4-H SUMMER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS COVID-19-RELATED LEARNING LOSS IN COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE. BUILDING UPON THE LONG RECORD OF SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LEVERAGING THE STATES LARGEST YOUTH DEVELOPMENT NETWORK REACHING ALL 105 COUNTIES, KANSAS 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WILL USE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF YOUTH AS A PART OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF PLAN. - K-SANGE AND DIVERSITY TO THE KSRE TEAM AND PROVIDE CULTURAL COMPETENCY AWARENESS AND SKILLS THAT THEY CAN PRACTICALLY APPLY IN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY WORK. OTHER EFFORTS INCLUDE: - THE MULTICULTURAL UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TARGETS UNDER-REPRESENTED POPULATIONS OF STUDENTS WITH THE GOAL TO ESTABLISH NETWORKING RELATIONSHIPS BACK TO THEIR RESPECTIVE HOME INSTITUTIONS, AS WELL AS K-STATE FACULTY. THIS PROGRAM HAS A SPECIFIC GOAL OF GROWING THE MINORITY POPULATIONS OF STUDENTS WITHIN GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND ACROSS OTHER PARTNER COLLEGES REPRESENTED WITHIN K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION. - LOCAL UNIT EXTENSION COUNCIL MEMBERS REVIEW PARITY STATISTICS ANNUALLY AND SPEND TIME DETERMINING STRATEGIC EFFORTS NECESSARY TO REACH UNDERSERVED AND AT-RISK AUDIENCES. - K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN AND SECURING SERVICES THROUGH LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES TO BRING GREATER ACCESS TO LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT AUDIENCES. - THIS FALL, A NEW COMMUNITY LIAISON WILL BE ON STAFF TO HELP LINK KSRE'S RESOURCES TO THE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN NORTHEAST KANSAS. GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS AS THE STATE'S LARGEST EMPLOYER, AGRICULTURE DRIVES THE KANSAS ECONOMY. IN 2020, THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTED $70.3 BILLION TO THE KANSAS ECONOMY. AGRICULTURE IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE STATE, WITH 250,058 PEOPLE ACCOUNTING FOR 13 PERCENT OF THE ENTIRE WORKFORCE. WE ARE IMPROVING FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS TO FEED THE WORLD'S GROWING POPULATION, WHICH WILL ECONOMICALLY BENEFIT KANSAS. TO FEED AND SUSTAIN A GROWING POPULATION, K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES TO HELP FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND AGRIBUSINESSES IMPROVE PROFITABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR KANSAS, OUR NATION, AND THE WORLD THROUGH CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN AREAS SUCH AS GENETICS, DISEASE PREVENTION, FOOD SECURITY AND FARM BILL EDUCATION. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WOULD INCLUDE: O DEVELOPING AND TESTING NEW CROP, VEGETABLE, AND TREE VARIETIES SUITED TO THE KANSAS CLIMATE. O IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF FEED AND WATER USE, REPRODUCTION AND ANIMAL HEALTH. O REDUCING FOOD WASTE CAUSED BY INSECTS, POOR STORAGE, AND PROCESSING TECHNIQUES. O CREATING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT INTENSIFY PRODUCTIVITY. O IDENTIFYING WAYS TO MAINTAIN CATTLE RANGELAND THREATENED BY VARIATIONS IN CLIMATE. O LEADING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TEAMS TO SOLVE GLOBAL FOOD ISSUES. O HELPING FAMILIES STRETCH THEIR FOOD DOLLARS. WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES WATER QUALITY IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS AND WATER QUANTITY IN WESTERN KANSAS ARE IMPORTANT ISSUES. CURRENT IRRIGATION TRENDS COULD DEPLETE 69 PERCENT OF THE GROUNDWATER IN THE OGALLALA AQUIFER WITHIN 50 YEARS, DRASTICALLY AFFECTING THE KANSAS ECONOMY. SEDIMENT AND SILT ARE WASHING INTO LARGE RESERVOIRS THAT SUPPLY DRINKING WATER AND RECREATION TO MANY KANSANS. TO ENSURE FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER, OUR FOCUS WILL BE TODEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS TO HELP KANSANS MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY. THESE INCLUDE PIONEERING NEW PRACTICES AND TECHNIQUES; RESEARCHING HIGH-PRIORITY WATER ISSUES; FACILITATING MEETINGS AMONG LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING RESEARCH RESULTS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WOULD INCLUDE: O BREEDING NEW DROUGHT-TOLERANT CROP VARIETIES THAT CAN BE USED FOR HUMAN AND PET FOOD, LIVESTOCK FEED, AND FUEL. O IDENTIFYING BEST-ADAPTED TURF SPECIES AND CULTIVARS FOR KANSAS. O DEVELOPING MORE EFFICIENT IRRIGATION AND WATER MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR HOME AND FARM USE. O REDUCING RUNOFF AND SEDIMENTATION INTO RESERVOIRS. O IMPROVING LIVESTOCK GENETICS TO INCREASE FEEDING EFFICIENCY, WHICH REDUCES FEED AND WATER NEEDS. O WORKING WITH THE STATE OF KANSAS AND PARTNERING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE 50- YEAR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF WATER PLAN. O BALANCING THE USE AND PROTECTION OF THE STATE'S NATURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES THAT LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL, MEDICAL, E CONOMIC AND CULTURAL BENEFITS. HEALTH THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT OF KANSAS ADULTS ARE OBESE, AND 16.7 PERCENT OF KANSAS CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY. TARGETING THE DIVERSITY OF KANSANS, OUR PROGRAMS ADDRESS QUALITY OF LIFE, HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ACROSS LIFE STAGES FOR ALL SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WOULD INCLUDE: O IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES TO HELP PREVENT ADULT AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY O PROVIDING OPTIONS TO HELP FAMILIES AND PRACTITIONERS UNDERSTAND HEALTH-CARE CHOICES FOR ELDERLY KANSANS. O EDUCATING CONSUMERS ON SAFE FOOD HANDLING WITH FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD PRESERVATION, FOOD SERVICE AND MORE. COMMUNITY VITALITY RURAL, SUBURBAN, AND URBAN COMMUNITIES THROUGH KANSAS FACE MANY CHALLENGES. WHEN CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMBINE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS TO WORK TOGETHER, EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WOULD INCLUDE: O HELPING COMMUNITIES OF ALL SIZES MAINTAIN NECESSARY SERVICES, SUCH AS GROCERY STORES, THAT HIRE LOCALLY AND GENERATE LOCAL SALES TAX. O WORKING DIRECTLY WITH FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND FAMILIES TO DEVELOP BETTER FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. O ENGAGING COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH-BASED EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MAKE COMMUNITIES BETTER PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK. O ADVANCING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS O ASSISTING COMMUNITIES, ALONG WITH NEW AND EXISTING BUSINESS, BY COORDINATING SUPPORT AND TRAINING EFFORTS, CREATING SUPPORT NETWORKS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY RESOURCES. DEVELOPING TOMORROW'S LEADERS THE COMPLEX GLOBAL SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE WILL REQUIRE LEADERS WITH EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. WE NEED TO PREPARE LEADERS OF ALL AGES, SO THEY MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A VIBRANT KANSAS ECONOMY FOR YEARS TO COME. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WOULD INCLUDE: O BUILDING OUTSTANDING LEADERS WITH MARKETABLE SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN TODAY'S GLOBAL SOCIETY AND WORKPLACE. 4-H MEMBERS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND PURSUE CAREERS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY. O MEETING THE NEEDS OF MILITARY YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AT KANSAS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FAMILIES OF DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY RESERVE O TRAINING KANSANS OF ALL AGES TO BE BETTER CITIZENS AND LEADERS.ND WORKPLACE. 4-H MEMBERS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND PURSUE CAREERS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY. • MEETING THE NEEDS OF MILITARY YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AT KANSAS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FAMILIES OF DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY RESERVE • TRAINING KANSANS OF ALL AGES TO BE BETTER CITIZENS AND LEADERS.

GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS. TO FEED AND SUSTAIN A GROWING POPULATION, K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES THROUGH CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN AREAS SUCH AS GENETICS, DISEASE PREVENTION, FOOD SECURITY AND FARM BILL EDUCATION. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: DEVELOPING AND TESTING NEW CROP, VEGETABLE, AND TREE VARIETIES SUITED TO THE KANSAS CLIMATE; IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF FEED AND WATER USE, REPRODUCTION AND ANIMAL HEALTH; REDUCING FOOD WASTE CAUSED BY INSECTS, POOR STORAGE, AND PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; CREATING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT INTENSIFY PRODUCTIVITY; IDENTIFYING WAYS TO MAINTAIN CATTLE RANGELAND THREATENED BY VARIATIONS IN CLIMATE AND WOODY SPECIES ENCROACHMENT; LEADING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TEAMS TO SOLVE GLOBAL FOOD ISSUES; HELPING FAMILIES STRETCH THEIR FOOD DOLLARS. WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES. TO ENSURE FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER, OUR FOCUS WILL BE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS TO HELP KANSANS MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: BREEDING NEW DROUGHT-TOLERANT CROP VARIETIES FOR HUMAN AND PET FOOD, LIVESTOCK FEED, AND FUEL; IDENTIFYING BEST-ADAPTED TURF SPECIES AND CULTIVARS FOR KANSAS; DEVELOPING MORE EFFICIENT IRRIGATION AND WATER MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR HOME AND FARM USE; REDUCING RUNOFF AND SEDIMENTATION INTO RESERVOIRS; IMPROVING LIVESTOCK GENETICS TO INCREASE FEEDING EFFICIENCY, WHICH REDUCES FEED AND WATER NEEDS; WORKING WITH THE STATE OF KANSAS AND PARTNERING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE 50- YEAR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF WATER PLAN; BALANCING THE USE AND PROTECTION OF THE STATE'S NATURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES THAT LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL, MEDICAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BENEFITS. HEALTH. TARGETING THE DIVERSITY OF KANSANS, OUR PROGRAMS ADDRESS QUALITY OF LIFE, HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ACROSS LIFE STAGES FOR ALL SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES TO HELP PREVENT ADULT AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY. PROVIDING OPTIONS TO HELP FAMILIES AND PRACTITIONERS UNDERSTAND HEALTH-CARE CHOICES FOR ELDERLY KANSANS. EDUCATING CONSUMERS ON SAFE FOOD HANDLING WITH FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD PRESERVATION, FOOD SERVICE AND MORE. EDUCATING KANSANS ON STRATEGIES FOR PRACTICING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. COMMUNITY VITALITY. RURAL, SUBURBAN, AND URBAN COMMUNITIES THROUGH KANSAS FACE MANY CHALLENGES. WHEN CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMBINE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS TO WORK TOGETHER, EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: HELPING COMMUNITIES OF ALL SIZES MAINTAIN NECESSARY SERVICES, SUCH AS GROCERY STORES, THAT HIRE LOCALLY AND GENERATE LOCAL SALES TAX; WORKING DIRECTLY WITH FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND FAMILIES TO DEVELOP BETTER FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ENGAGING COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH-BASED EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MAKE COMMUNITIES BETTER PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK; ADVANCING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS; ASSISTING COMMUNITIES, ALONG WITH NEW AND EXISTING BUSINESS, BY COORDINATING SUPPORT AND TRAINING EFFORTS, CREATING SUPPORT NETWORKS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY RESOURCES. DEVELOPING TOMORROW'S LEADERS THE COMPLEX GLOBAL SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE WILL REQUIRE LEADERS WITH EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. WE NEED TO PREPARE LEADERS OF ALL AGES, SO THEY MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A VIBRANT KANSAS ECONOMY FOR YEARS TO COME. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: BUILDING OUTSTANDING LEADERS WITH MARKETABLE SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN TODAY'S GLOBAL SOCIETY AND WORKPLACE (EG. 4-H MEMBERS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND PURSUE CAREERS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY); MEETING THE NEEDS OF MILITARY YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AT KANSAS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FAMILIES OF DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY RESERVE; TRAINING KANSANS OF ALL AGES TO BE BETTER CITIZENS AND LEADERS.

GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS. TO FEED AND SUSTAIN A GROWING POPULATION, K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES THROUGH CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN AREAS SUCH AS GENETICS, DISEASE PREVENTION, FOOD SECURITY AND FARM BILL EDUCATION. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: DEVELOPING AND TESTING NEW CROP, VEGETABLE, AND TREE VARIETIES SUITED TO THE KANSAS CLIMATE; IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF FEED AND WATER USE, REPRODUCTION AND ANIMAL HEALTH; REDUCING FOOD WASTE CAUSED BY INSECTS, POOR STORAGE, AND PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; CREATING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT INTENSIFY PRODUCTIVITY; IDENTIFYING WAYS TO MAINTAIN CATTLE RANGELAND THREATENED BY VARIATIONS IN CLIMATE AND WOODY SPECIES ENCROACHMENT; LEADING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TEAMS TO SOLVE GLOBAL FOOD ISSUES; HELPING FAMILIES STRETCH THEIR FOOD DOLLARS. WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES. TO ENSURE FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER, OUR FOCUS WILL BE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS TO HELP KANSANS MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: BREEDING NEW DROUGHT-TOLERANT CROP VARIETIES FOR HUMAN AND PET FOOD, LIVESTOCK FEED, AND FUEL; IDENTIFYING BEST-ADAPTED TURF SPECIES AND CULTIVARS FOR KANSAS; DEVELOPING MORE EFFICIENT IRRIGATION AND WATER MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR HOME AND FARM USE; REDUCING RUNOFF AND SEDIMENTATION INTO RESERVOIRS; IMPROVING LIVESTOCK GENETICS TO INCREASE FEEDING EFFICIENCY, WHICH REDUCES FEED AND WATER NEEDS; WORKING WITH THE STATE OF KANSAS AND PARTNERING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE 50- YEAR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF WATER PLAN; BALANCING THE USE AND PROTECTION OF THE STATE'S NATURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES THAT LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL, MEDICAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BENEFITS. HEALTH. TARGETING THE DIVERSITY OF KANSANS, OUR PROGRAMS ADDRESS QUALITY OF LIFE, HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ACROSS LIFE STAGES FOR ALL SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES TO HELP PREVENT ADULT AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY. PROVIDING OPTIONS TO HELP FAMILIES AND PRACTITIONERS UNDERSTAND HEALTH-CARE CHOICES FOR ELDERLY KANSANS. EDUCATING CONSUMERS ON SAFE FOOD HANDLING WITH FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD PRESERVATION, FOOD SERVICE AND MORE. EDUCATING KANSANS ON STRATEGIES FOR PRACTICING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. COMMUNITY VITALITY. RURAL, SUBURBAN, AND URBAN COMMUNITIES THROUGH KANSAS FACE MANY CHALLENGES. WHEN CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMBINE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS TO WORK TOGETHER, EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: HELPING COMMUNITIES OF ALL SIZES MAINTAIN NECESSARY SERVICES, SUCH AS GROCERY STORES, THAT HIRE LOCALLY AND GENERATE LOCAL SALES TAX; WORKING DIRECTLY WITH FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND FAMILIES TO DEVELOP BETTER FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ENGAGING COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH-BASED EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MAKE COMMUNITIES BETTER PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK; ADVANCING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS; ASSISTING COMMUNITIES, ALONG WITH NEW AND EXISTING BUSINESS, BY COORDINATING SUPPORT AND TRAINING EFFORTS, CREATING SUPPORT NETWORKS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY RESOURCES. DEVELOPING TOMORROW'S LEADERS THE COMPLEX GLOBAL SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE WILL REQUIRE LEADERS WITH EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. WE NEED TO PREPARE LEADERS OF ALL AGES, SO THEY MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A VIBRANT KANSAS ECONOMY FOR YEARS TO COME. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: BUILDING OUTSTANDING LEADERS WITH MARKETABLE SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN TODAY'S GLOBAL SOCIETY AND WORKPLACE (EG. 4-H MEMBERS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND PURSUE CAREERS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY); MEETING THE NEEDS OF MILITARY YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AT KANSAS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FAMILIES OF DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY RESERVE; TRAINING KANSANS OF ALL AGES TO BE BETTER CITIZENS AND LEADERS.

GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS. TO FEED AND SUSTAIN A GROWING POPULATION, K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES THROUGH CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN AREAS SUCH AS GENETICS, DISEASE PREVENTION, FOOD SECURITY AND FARM BILL EDUCATION. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: DEVELOPING AND TESTING NEW CROP, VEGETABLE, AND TREE VARIETIES SUITED TO THE KANSAS GROWING CONDITIONS; IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF FEED AND WATER USE, REPRODUCTION AND ANIMAL HEALTH; REDUCING FOOD WASTE CAUSED BY INSECTS, POOR STORAGE, AND PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; CREATING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT INTENSIFY PRODUCTIVITY; IDENTIFYING WAYS TO MAINTAIN CATTLE RANGELAND THREATENED BY VARIATIONS IN WEATHER AND WOODY SPECIES ENCROACHMENT; LEADING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TEAMS TO SOLVE GLOBAL FOOD ISSUES; HELPING FAMILIES STRETCH THEIR FOOD DOLLARS. WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES. TO ENSURE FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER, OUR FOCUS WILL BE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS TO HELP KANSANS MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: BREEDING NEW DROUGHT-TOLERANT CROP VARIETIES FOR HUMAN AND PET FOOD, LIVESTOCK FEED, AND FUEL; IDENTIFYING BEST-ADAPTED TURF SPECIES AND CULTIVARS FOR KANSAS; DEVELOPING MORE EFFICIENT IRRIGATION AND WATER MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR HOME AND FARM USE; REDUCING RUNOFF AND SEDIMENTATION INTO RESERVOIRS; IMPROVING LIVESTOCK GENETICS TO INCREASE FEEDING EFFICIENCY, WHICH REDUCES FEED AND WATER NEEDS; WORKING WITH THE STATE OF KANSAS AND PARTNERING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE 50- YEAR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF WATER PLAN; BALANCING THE USE AND PROTECTION OF THE STATE'S NATURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES THAT LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL, MEDICAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BENEFITS. HEALTH. TARGETING ALL KANSANS, OUR PROGRAMS ADDRESS QUALITY OF LIFE, HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ACROSS LIFE STAGES FOR ALL SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES TO HELP PREVENT ADULT AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY. PROVIDING OPTIONS TO HELP FAMILIES AND PRACTITIONERS UNDERSTAND HEALTH-CARE CHOICES FOR ELDERLY KANSANS. EDUCATING CONSUMERS ON SAFE FOOD HANDLING WITH FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD PRESERVATION, FOOD SERVICE AND MORE. EDUCATING KANSANS ON STRATEGIES FOR PRACTICING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. COMMUNITY VITALITY. RURAL, SUBURBAN, AND URBAN COMMUNITIES THROUGH KANSAS FACE MANY CHALLENGES. WHEN CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMBINE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS TO WORK TOGETHER, EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: HELPING COMMUNITIES OF ALL SIZES MAINTAIN NECESSARY SERVICES, SUCH AS GROCERY STORES, THAT HIRE LOCALLY AND GENERATE LOCAL SALES TAX; WORKING DIRECTLY WITH FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND FAMILIES TO DEVELOP BETTER FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ENGAGING COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH-BASED EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MAKE COMMUNITIES BETTER PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK; ADVANCING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS; ASSISTING COMMUNITIES, ALONG WITH NEW AND EXISTING BUSINESS, BY COORDINATING SUPPORT AND TRAINING EFFORTS, CREATING SUPPORT NETWORKS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY RESOURCES. DEVELOPING TOMORROW'S LEADERS THE COMPLEX GLOBAL SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE WILL REQUIRE LEADERS WITH EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. WE NEED TO PREPARE LEADERS OF ALL AGES, SO THEY MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A VIBRANT KANSAS ECONOMY FOR YEARS TO COME. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: BUILDING OUTSTANDING LEADERS WITH MARKETABLE SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN TODAY'S GLOBAL SOCIETY AND WORKPLACE (EG. 4-H MEMBERS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND PURSUE CAREERS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY); MEETING THE NEEDS OF MILITARY YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AT KANSAS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FAMILIES OF DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY RESERVE; TRAINING KANSANS OF ALL AGES TO BE BETTER CITIZENS AND LEADERS.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

RII TRACK-2 FEC: BIOWRAP (BIOPLASTICS WITH REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PROPERTIES): SPRAY-ON BIOPLASTICS WITH GROWTH SYNCHRONOUS DECOMPOSITION AND WATER, NUTRIENT, AND AGROCHEMICAL M -MODERN FARMERS FACE AN EVER-GROWING LIST OF CHALLENGES. MANY OF THESE ISSUES, SUCH AS MORE SEVERE WEATHER, WILL REQUIRE THEM TO CHANGE HOW THEY FARM. CREATING A PROTECTIVE LAYER OVER SOIL WHEN GROWING FIELD CROPS COULD HELP FARMERS BETTER MANAGE MANY ISSUES AT ONCE. COVERING SOIL WITH SHEET PLASTIC PREVENTS WEED GROWTH, EROSION, AND MOISTURE LOSS. BUT, USING LARGE AMOUNTS PLASTIC CREATES WASTE, IS NOT ECO-FRIENDLY, AND TOO COSTLY FOR FIELD CROPS. NEW LOCALLY SOURCED TYPES OF BIOPLASTICS THAT FULLY BREAK DOWN INTO TO SAFE BY-PRODUCTS CAN BE MADE. THESE NEW MATERIALS COULD PROVIDE FARMERS WITH A GREEN WAY TO CONTROL WEEDS, FERTILIZE CROPS, PROTECT SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES, AND WORK WITH NATURE TO BETTER MANAGE THEIR FIELDS. THIS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT TRACK-2 FOCUSED EPSCOR COLLABORATIONS (NSF RII TRACK-2 FEC) AWARD WILL BE A NEW PARTNERSHIP CALLED BIOWRAP BETWEEN KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY, AND UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. THIS PROJECT WILL BE FOCUSED ON ADVANCING FARM USE OF BIOPLASTICS. TEAMS WILL DO THIS BY LINKING NATURAL AND MAN-MADE SYSTEMS, STOPPING HARMFUL WEED-CROP-TILL CYCLES, AND HELPING BUILD GREEN RURAL INDUSTRIES. THE TEAM WILL USE LAB AND FIELD TRIALS, NOVEL ANALYTICS AND PRODUCTS, AND THE LINKS BETWEEN PEOPLE, FARMS, INDUSTRIES, AND NATURAL SYSTEMS TO HELP CHANGE HOW WE GROW FIELD CROPS FOR THE BETTER. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE AN ALL-IN-ONE SYSTEM THAT CAN BETTER MANAGE WEEDS, NUTRIENTS, SOILS, AND WATER RESOURCES. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FIVE EARLY CAREER FACULTY AND THREE POST-DOCS. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE LEARNING RESOURCES TO STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND PEOPLE ON FARMS AND IN RURAL AREAS. THIS RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT TRACK-2 FOCUSED EPSCOR COLLABORATIONS (RII TRACK-2 FEC) AWARD WILL BE A NEW PARTNERSHIP FOCUSED ON A PROJECT CALLED BIOWRAP (BIOPLASTICS WITH REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PROPERTIES) BETWEEN KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY, AND UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REDUCE THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL PLASTICS, HERBICIDES, AND THEIR ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. THIS GOAL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING INTEGRATED THRUST AREAS: (I) CREATE A SET OF BIO-BASED POLYMERS THAT CAN BE USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; (II) MEASURE THE AGRICULTURAL EFFECTIVENESS AND ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE TECHNOLOGY; AND (III) ESTIMATE THE POTENTIAL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON COMMUNITIES AND THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY OF THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY ALONG WITH ESTABLISHING A CONSORTIUM FOR SUSTAINED COLLABORATIONS AMONG UNIVERSITY PARTNERS IN KANSAS, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND NEBRASKA IN THE FIELD OF SPRAY-ON BIOPOLYMER BASED FILMS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. THE RESEARCH WILL INCLUDE: ENGINEERING BIOPOLYMERS INCLUDED FUNCTIONALIZED PHA-BASED BIOPOLYMERS, PROTEIN BASED SPRAYABLE BIOPOLYMERS, AND HYBRID POLYMER SYSTEMS; STUDYING THE IMPACT OF THIS TECHNOLOGY ON STRENGTHENING OF AGROECOSYSTEMS BY EVALUATION OF BIOPOLYMER WITH RESPECT TO WEED SUPPRESSION AND CROP PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY, NUTRIENT CYCLING, SOIL MOISTURE RETENTION AND LIFE CYCLE IMPACTS ALONG WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING; AND ASSESSING THE BROADER IMPACTS OF THE NEW BIOWRAP TECHNOLOGY USING SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRODUCT ADOPTION AND RURAL SUSTAINABILITY ALONG WITH VALUING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROVIDED BY BIOWRAP, ECOSYSTEM SERVICE MARKET DESIGN AND PARTICIPATION AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIO-ECONOMICS OF PARTICIPATING EPSCOR STATES AS WELL AS OVERALL SUSTAINABLE DATA PROVISION OF THE PROJECT. THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES DESIGNED FOR THE PROJECT ENABLE INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT AND POTENTIAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN INDUSTRIES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES MENTORING OF FIVE JUNIOR FACULTY AND THREE POST DOCS BY SENIOR FACULTY IN ADVANCING THROUGH THEIR CAREERS AND GUIDING STUDENTS AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF EDUCATION (GRADUATE, UNDERGRADUATE, AND HIGH AND MIDDLE SCHOOL) AND ENGAGING WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH FIELD DAYS, SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. 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.

SMITH LEVER 3(B) AND 3(C) CAPACITY - KANSAS

SMALL MOLECULE PROTEASE INHIBITORS AGAINST MERS-COV

SMITH LEVER 3(B) AND 3(C) CAPACITY - KANSAS

SMITH-LEVER 3(B) AND 3(C) CAPACITY - KANSAS

SMITH LEVER 3(B) AND 3(C) CAPACITY - KANSAS

DEVELOPING AN INFRASTRUCTURE AND PRODUCT TEST PIPELINE TO DELIVER NOVEL THERAPIES FOR CITRUS GREENING DISEASE

SMITH LEVER 3(B) AND 3(C) CAPACITY - KANSAS

SMITH-LEVER SPECIAL NEEDS CAPACITY - KANSAS

SMITH-LEVER 3(B) AND 3 (C) FORMULA- KANSAS

EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION - CARES ACT INSTITUTIONAL PORTION

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM AT 1862 LAND GRANT INSTITUTION (SMITHLEVER 3B&C)

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARP AND CERCLA 104 (K)(7) STAG FUNDED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU) TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON BROWNFIELDS-RELATED ISSUES TO COMMUNITIES IN EPA REGIONS 5-8 AND NATIONALLY. KSU WILL ASSIST THESE COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGE OF ASSESSING, CLEANING UP AND PREPARING BROWNFIELD SITES FOR REDEVELOPMENT. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: KSU WILL HELP STAKEHOLDERS UNDERSTAND COMPLEX BROWNFIELDS-RELATED ISSUES BY PROVIDING SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP AND REVITALIZATION PROCESS. THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE SIX SUBJECT AREAS: (1) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, (2) HEALTH IMPACTS OF BROWNFIELD SITES, (3) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RELATING TO BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT, REMEDIATION, AND SITE PREPARATION, (4) INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT, (5) BROWNFIELDS FINANCE, (6) STATE, TERRITORIAL TRIBAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT BROWNFIELDS PROGRAMS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY SMALL, RURAL, TRIBAL, AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF BROWNFIELD-RELATED ISSUES AND CAPACITY TO ADVANCE BROWNFIELD SITES TOWARD CLEANUP AND REUSE. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE A BROAD RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS (E.G., TRIBAL, STATE, LOCAL AND OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES), ESPECIALLY SMALL, RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES FACING BROWNFIELDS CHALLENGES. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT INTENDS TO ISSUE SUBAWARD AGREEMENTS TO ITS PARTNERS IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPENDIX A OF EPA&RSQUOANDS SUBAWARD POLICY.

ENHANCING ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF CAMELINA AS BIOFEEDSTOCK: OPTIMIZATION AND DEMONSTRATION OF THE PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND BIOPRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

SMITH-LEVER 3(B) AND 3(C) FORMULA FUNDS - KANSAS

THE EDA INVESTMENT IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 24,000 SQUARE FOOT ALLIED HEALTH COMPLEX. THE FACILITY WILL CONSIST OF A 200-SEAT AUDITORIUM, WITH MEDIUM AND LARGE CLASSROOM SPACES, CLINICAL LABS, TESTING ROOMS, SIMULATED OPERATING SUITES FOR THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER PROGRAM, SIMULATED PATIENT ROOMS, AND FACULTY OFFICES.

THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES IN REGIONS 5, 6, 7, 8, AND THE NATION ON BROWNFIELD ISSUES WITH THE GOAL

: A10 - HUMAN FACTORS CONSIDERARTION OF UAS PROCEDURES & CONTROL STATIONS.

DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL THERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR NOROVIRUS INFECTION

PURPOSE - KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SALINA WILL CONSTRUCT A NEW BUILDING FOR SPACE TO CREATE THE KANSAS IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT (KITE) PROJECT. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED - THE KITE PROJECT WILL BUILD A HANGAR SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE HIGH-DEFINITION LARGE FORMAT DISPLAYS, MULTI-PURPOSE RECONFIGURABLE LED SETS, MOTION PLATFORMS SUITES, AN AUGMENTED REALITY/VIRTUAL REALITY DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY, A HAPTICS LABORATORY, A HOLOGRAPHIC AUDITORIUM, 3-D MODEL AND RENDERING STATIONS, MOTION CAPTURE CAPABILITIES, AND A LASER PROJECTION CAVE. STUDENT CLASSROOMS, COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH SPACES, AND A K-12 STEM RECRUITMENT ATTRACTION ARE ALSO TO BE INCLUDED IN THE HANGAR. THE CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ALLOCATED THROUGH NIST PROVIDES INITIAL FUNDING TOWARDS THE DESIGN FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FACILITY. CONSTRUCTION COST OF THE FACILITY IS ESTIMATED TO TOTAL $15,203,837. K-STATE SALINA HAS SECURED $10 MILLION FROM CORPORATE SPONSOR GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS. THESE FUNDS WILL HELP TO FINALIZE THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS.EXPECTED OUTCOMES - THE KITE HANGAR WILL EXPAND THE QUALITY AND FIDELITY OF SIMULATION CAPABILITIES.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES - THE PUBLIC, STAFF, AND STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE FACILITY. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY IS A PUBLIC ACADEMIC INSTITUTION.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES - NO SUBRECIPIENTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED OR PROPOSED.

PIRE: HIGH TEMPERATURE CERAMIC FIBERS: POLYMER-BASED MANUFACTURING, NANOSTRUCTURE, AND PERFORMANCE

SMITH LEVER 3(B) AND 3(C) CAPACITY - KANSAS

SMITH-LEVER 3(B) AND 3(C) CAPACITY - KANSAS

HEAVY QUARK AND NEUTRINO PHYSICS

DOD-USDA PARTNERSHIP: CHILD YOUTH DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT PROJECT

KSU/USAF 2017 FAP RESEARCH PROJECT

MILITARY CONNECTED YOUTH AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. FACTORS SUCH AS FREQUENT RELOCATION,REPEATED AND LENGTHY DEPLOYMENT, ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH REUNION AND REINTEGRATION, SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS, LOWER INCOME,AND FAMILY MEMBERS RETURNING HOME WOUNDED OR NOT AT ALL PUT THESE YOUTH AND FAMILIES AT RISK. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUTH TO HAVEOPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE, BUILD RESILIENCY, AND EXPERIENCE PERSONAL GROWTH SUPPORTED BY PEOPLE AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT. 4-H SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SKILLS THAT HELP YOUTH AND FAMILIES TACKLE THESE ISSUES WITH MEANING AND PURPOSE. THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE QUALITY, EXPERIENTIALLY DELIVERED, AGE APPROPRIATE, POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF MILITARY YOUTH AND FAMILIES. SUB-AWARDS TO STATES/TERRITORIES WILL SUPPORT 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR MILITARY CONNECTED YOUTH THAT INCLUDE 4-H CLUBS, CAMPS, SPECIAL PROJECTS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND OTHER 4-HOPPORTUNITIES. 4-H YOUTH CAMPS WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARMY AND AIR FORCE YOUTH TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION AND TEAMWORK SKILLS. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS, IMPACT STATEMENTS, AND REPORT DATA FROM THE CONSORTIUM OF LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES WILL BE SUMMARIZED IN AN ANNUAL REPORT. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTS AND OFFER EXPERIENCES THAT PROMOTE POSITIVE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR MILITARY CONNECTED CHILDREN ANDYOUTH. THIS PARTNERSHIP ALLOWS MILITARY PROGRAMS ACCESS TO EXTENSION SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THE MILITARY GOAL OF CONSISTENT, PREDICTABLE SERVICES FOR YOUTH ACROSS ALL INSTALLATIONS.

THE GOAL OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO CREATE REGIONAL INNOVATION HUBS IN THE FEED THE FUTURE TARGET AND RESILIENCE FOCUS COUNTRIES THAT WILL FOSTER PRIVATE SECTOR INNOVATION, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION, EXTENSION AND TRAINING, AND PUBLIC-SECTOR CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH IMPROVED COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING ON ASPECTS RELATED TO CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE (CSA) AND FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY IN THE VARIOUS REGIONS.

MECHANISMS UNDERLYING MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT IN DROSOPHILA

COMMUNITY BASED JOB TRAINING

THIS PROJECT WILL BE USED TO COVER ANY COST ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS.

NEW; SISGR - MOLECULAR-LEVEL INVESTIGATION OF DIFFUSION BEHAVIORS WITHIN CYLINDRICAL NANOSCALE PORES; PI: TAKASHI ITO

PURCHASE OF AVIATION EQUIPMENT FOR K-STATE SALINA

RURAL EDUCATION CENTER (REC) KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU): APPLIED RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SCHOLARSHIP FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN ADVANCED AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES, AI, AND CYBERSECURITY (ARISE)

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - TO MEET THE WORKFORCE NEEDS OF BIOMANUFACTURING FIRMS IN KANSAS, INCLUDING THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED DECISION BY SCORPIUS BIOMANUFACTURING TO LOCATE ITS COMMERCIAL-SCALE BIOMANUFACTURING FACILITY IN MANHATTAN, K-STATE PROPOSES TO CREATE A BIOMANUFACTURING TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER (BTEC). THE CENTER WILL INCLUDE BIOMANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT THAT SUPPORTS TRAINING FOR ALL PHASES OF MODERN BIOMANUFACTURING PROCESSES. THE BTEC WILL BE CONFIGURED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE THAT PREPARES STUDENTS TO TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY TO JOBS ACROSS THE BIOMANUFACTURING AND BIOPROCESSING SECTORS. THIS INCLUDES UPSTREAM PROCESSING, THE FIRST STAGE OF BIOMANUFACTURING THAT FOCUSES ON CELL LINE DEVELOPMENT AND CULTIVATION, AS WELL AS DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING, WHERE THE HIGHLY VALUABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS THAT RESULT ARE PRODUCED AT SCALE. MULTIPLE LEVELS OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION ARE NEEDED FOR AVAILABLE AND FUTURE JOBS IN BIOMANUFACTURING. K-STATE IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH SCORPIUS AND OTHER COMPANIES TO UNDERSTAND THOSE NEEDS AND IS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MANHATTAN AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO DELIVER TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT SPAN PRE-COLLEGE, ASSOCIATE'S LEVEL, BACHELOR'S LEVEL, AND GRADUATE LEVEL PROGRAMS AS WELL AS NON-DEGREE, CERTIFICATE, AND SKILLS-BASED TRAINING. NOT ONLY WILL THE CREATION OF A DEDICATED BIOMANUFACTURING TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER (FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS) SUPPORT THE RAPIDLY GROWING NEEDS OF BIOMANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN KANSAS, BUT IT WILL ALSO ESTABLISH A PATHWAY AND A MEANS TO RETAIN STUDENTS IN THE STATE BY PREPARING THEM FOR WELL-PAYING JOBS. K-STATE PLANS TO RENOVATE AN EXISTING STRUCTURE, BUILT IN 1949, TO UPFIT IT INTO A BIOMANUFACTURING TRAINING FACILITY AND WORKING BIOMANUFACTURING FACILITY THAT CAN PRODUCE VACCINES AND OTHER BIOLOGICS FOR INDUSTRY. THE NEW FACILITY WILL MEET NIH REQUIREMENTS FOR BSL-2 CONTAINMENT AND BE DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL RELEVANT CODES, STANDARDS, AND GUI DES TO MEET USDA CLEAN ROOM PRODUCTION STANDARDS. THE FACILITY WILL BE MADE ADA ACCESSIBLE AND HAVE DEDICATED SPACE FOR PRODUCTION AND TRAINING. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PRINCIPLES WILL BE FOLLOWED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.

DESCRIPTION:THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE NATIONWIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VIA E-TOOL AND WEB RESOURCES; TRAININGS, OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING; AND ONE-ON-ONE DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF TRIBAL NATIONS AND ENTITIES IN BROWNFIELD IMPACTED COMMUNITIES TO EQUITABLY TRANSFORM BROWNFIELD PARCELS INTO COMMUNITY ASSETS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES IN THIS PROJECT WILL BE TARGETED TOWARDS TRIBAL NATIONS AND ENTITIES, WITH THE AIM OF BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT FOR BROWNFIELDS REVITALIZATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU) TO CONDUCT ELIGIBLE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES AS AUTHORIZED BY CERCLA 104(K)(7). ACTIVITIES:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU) TO IMPLEMENT ITS OWN PROJECT TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO TRIBAL NATIONS AND ENTITIES IN BROWNFIELDS COMMUNITIES BY DEVELOPING RESOURCES AND OFFERING DIRECT ASSISTANCE. KSU'S PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A FOUR-PRONGED APPROACH: FIRST, THEY WILL HELP TRIBAL COMMUNITIES BUILD CAPACITY THROUGH FREE E-TOOLS, WEB RESOURCES, EVENTS, AND SERVICES. TOOLS AND INITIATIVES WILL SUPPORT TRIBAL RESPONSE PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS, INCORPORATING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURAL RESILIENCE, AND WILL BE PROVIDED ON A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS. SECOND, THEY WILL EXECUTE A SERIES OF TRAININGS, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN-PERSON, LIVE, AND ASYNCHRONOUSLY TO MAXIMIZE ACCESS TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES. THIRD, THEY WILL CONDUCT ONE-ON-ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR MORE INVOLVED SUPPORT ON CAPACITY BUILDING TASKS AND FOR COMMUNITY-LEVEL ASSISTANCE. FINALLY, KSU WILL EVALUATE ITS PERFORMANCE AND PROGRESS, AS WELL AS DEVELOP AN OUTREACH STRATEGY TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF SERVICES AND REACH COMMUNITIES WITH THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF BURDEN. SUBRECIPIENT:THERE WILL BE SUBAWARDS AWARDED TO UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER PARTNERS, INCLUDING NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS (ITEP) AND ALASKAN NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM (ANTHC). KSU WILL SELECT AND ISSUE SUBAWARDS FOR UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER PARTNERS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN COLLABORATING AND WILL INVOLVE SUBAWARDS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS FOLLOWING PROPER FEDERAL EPA SUBAWARD POLICY. THESE SUBAWARDEES WILL ACT AS A CLOSE PARTNER IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE TRAINING AND DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE SUBAWARD WILL TOTAL $1,025,000 OVER THE FIVE YEARS. OUTCOMES:THE FIRST DELIVERABLE CATEGORY INVOLVES HELPING BUILD CAPACITY THROUGH FREE E-TOOLS, WEB RESOURCES, EVENTS AND SERVICES. KSU PLANS TO INITIATE FOUR GATHERINGS PER YEAR WITH THE NTBWG/TBIC PARTNERSHIP, AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF E-TOOLS AND VIRTUAL RESOURCES PROVIDED THROUGH THIS TASK. TOOLS AND INITIATIVES WILL SUPPORT TRIBAL RESPONSE PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS, INCORPORATING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, AND CULTURAL RESILIENCE. RESOURCES MAY INCLUDE GRANT-WRITING ASSISTANCE TOOLS, ONLINE DATABASE MAPPING TOOLS, COMMUNITY BENEFITS CALCULATOR, PODCASTS AND SUBJECT-MATTER VIDEOS, AND AN INTERACTIVE QANDA FORUM. THE SECOND DELIVERABLE CATEGORY, REGIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMMING, WILL EXECUTE A SERIES OF TRAININGS, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS (IN-PERSON, LIVE, AND ASYNCHRONOUSLY) TO MAXIMIZE ACCESS TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES. KSU PLANS TO HOLD 12-24 PROGRAMMING EVENTS PER YEAR TO SUPPORT PEER-TO-PEER MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES AND SPECIALIZED TRAININGS. THEY WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH TRIBAL PARTNERS TO DELIVER DIVERSE TRAINING MATERIAL, INCLUDING TOPICS SUCH AS BROWNFIELDS BASICS, TRIBAL RESILIENCE AND INDIGENOUS PLANNING, COMMUNITY STORYTELLING, IDENTIFYING/MITIGATING HEALTH RISKS, AND COMMUNITY MAPPING. THIRD, KSU WILL CONDUCT ONE-ON-ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR MORE INVOLVED SUPPORT ON CAPACITY BUILDING TASKS AND FOR COMMUNITY-LEVEL ASSISTANCE. KSU WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT F

THIS PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND PLANNING PROCESSES TO DELIVER IMPORTANT CONSERVATION PRACTICE ASSISTANCE TO KANSAS LANDOWNERS THROUGH A STREAMLINED, STATE-MANAGED FORESTRY COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. AT LEAST 1,870 TOTAL ACRES OF CONSERVATION PRACTICES ARE PLANNED, INCLUDING 120 ACRES OF RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER ESTABLISHMENT, 80 ACRES OF WINDBREAK RENOVATION AND ESTABLISHMENT, 150 ACRES OF CONSERVATION TREE PLANTING, 800 ACRES OF INVASIVE PLANTS AND FOREST STAND IMPROVEMENT TREATMENTS, 720 ACRES OF FOREST STAND IMPROVEMENT AND WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION. THIS WORK WILL ENGAGE AT LEAST 186 LANDOWNERS AND IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE WILDFIRE RISK, INCREASE DOWNSTREAM WATER QUALITY AND BENEFIT WILDLIFE HABITAT AND FOREST HEALTH.

RII TRACK-2 FEC: BUILDING FIELD-BASED ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL GENOME-TO-PHENOME PREDICTION

TAS::89 0331::TAS RECOVERY EERE NEW AWARD DE-EE0004173 WITH NEW PAX, INCORPORATED FOR A PROJECT TITLED, 'DEVELOPMENT OF A WATER BASED, CRITICAL FLOW,

MOBILIZING RURAL COMMUNITIES TO ASSESS AND IMPROVE THE ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT TO PREVENT CHILDHOOD OBESITY

SNAP NUTRITION OBESITY GRANT

EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION - CARES ACT

PROTEINASE SYSTEMS IN INSECT HEMOLYMPH

DEVELOPING AN INFRASTRUCTURE AND PRODUCT TEST PIPELINE TO DELIVER NOVEL THERAPIES FOR CITRUS GREENING DISEASE

SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS AGAINST 3C-LIKE PROTEASE OF SARS-COV-2 - PROJECT SUMMARY HUMAN CORONAVIRUSES GENERALLY CAUSE THE COMMON COLD, A MILD UPPER RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, HOWEVER, GLOBAL OUTBREAKS OF NEW HUMAN CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS WITH SEVERE RESPIRATORY DISEASE HAVE PERIODICALLY EMERGED FROM ANIMALS. THESE INCLUDE SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY CORONAVIRUS (SARS-COV), MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS (MERS-COV) AND, MOST RECENTLY, SARS-COV-2, THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19). CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO LICENSED VACCINES OR ANTIVIRAL DRUGS AGAINST THESE VIRUSES, UNDERSCORING AN URGENT NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PREVENTIVE AND THERAPEUTIC MEASURES AGAINST CORONAVIRUSES. CORONAVIRUS GENOMES ENCODE LARGE POLYPROTEINS WHICH ARE PROCESSED BY A 3C-LIKE PROTEASE (3CLPRO) AND A PAPAIN-LIKE PROTEASE. BOTH PROTEASES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR VIRAL REPLICATION, MAKING THEM ATTRACTIVE TARGETS FOR DRUG DEVELOPMENT. OUR FORAY IN THIS AREA HAS RESULTED IN THE DISCOVERY OF BROAD-SPECTRUM INHIBITORS OF MULTIPLE VIRUSES, INCLUDING CORONAVIRUSES AND NOROVIRUSES THAT ENCODE 3CLPRO, AS WELL AS THE FIRST DEMONSTRATION OF CLINICAL EFFICACY BY A FELINE CORONAVIRUS 3CLPRO INHIBITOR. RECENTLY, WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT A DIPEPTIDYL SERIES OF COMPOUNDS POTENTLY INHIBIT HUMAN CORONAVIRUSES, INCLUDING MERS-COV AND SARS-COV-2 IN CELL CULTURE, AND DISPLAY IN VIVO EFFICACY IN THE DPP4-KI MOUSE MODEL OF MERS-COV INFECTION. THE ANTIVIRAL TARGET OF THE COMPOUNDS WAS VALIDATED BY OBTAINING HIGH RESOLUTION CRYSTAL STRUCTURES 3CLPRO-INHIBITOR COMPLEXES FROM SARS-COV, SARS- COV-2 AND MERS-COV. WE HYPOTHESIZE HEREIN THAT THE IDENTIFIED SERIES CAN SERVE AS A LAUNCHING PAD FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SARS-COV-2-SPECIFIC ANTIVIRALS. THE IMMEDIATE AND OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE PROPOSED STUDIES IS TO FURTHER OPTIMIZE THE PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY PK PARAMETERS OF IDENTIFIED LEAD INHIBITORS OF SARS-COV-2 3CLPRO AND THE DEMONSTRATION OF IN VIVO EFFICACY AGAINST SARS-COV-2. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME OF OUR STUDIES IS THE SELECTION OF A PRECLINICAL CANDIDATE (AND 1-2 BACKUP COMPOUNDS) THAT IS WELL-SUITED TO CONDUCTING FURTHER PRECLINICAL STUDIES, ULTIMATELY LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COVID-19-SPECIFIC ANTIVIRAL THERAPEUTIC.

NOROVIRUS 3CL PROTEASE-BASED ANTI-NOROVIRUS THERAPEUTICS

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR EMERGING & ZOONOTIC ANIMAL DISEASES

CRSI IL

K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION (KSRE) IS A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF EDUCATORS SHARING UNBIASED, RESEARCH-BASED INFORMATION AND EXPERTISE ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO KANSANS. THE KSRE NETWORK INCLUDES OFFICES IN ALL 105 COUNTIES, ALONG WITH FOUR REGIONAL EXTENSION OFFICES, FIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTERS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO ENCOMPASS VARIABILITY IN CLIMATE AND SOILS, FOUR SATELLITE UNITS, FOUR AGRONOMY EXPERIMENT FIELDS AND FOUR HORTICULTURE CENTERS AND EXPERIMENT FIELDS. IN ADDITION, KSRE FUNDS RESEARCH PROJECTS IN 20 DEPARTMENTS ACROSS FIVE COLLEGES. A UNIQUE FEATURE WITHIN THE K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ORGANIZATION IS THE CLOSE ALIGNMENT OF RESEARCH AND EXTENSION. IN 1996, K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION WAS FORMED BY ALIGNING THE KANSAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (KAES) AND THE KANSAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE. THE STRATEGIC INTENT OF THIS ALIGNMENT WAS TO ACHIEVE GREATER EFFICIENCY AND SYNERGY BETWEEN DISCOVERY AND OUTREACH EFFORTS. ONE ANCILLARY BENEFIT OFTHIS ALIGNMENT IS THAT BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH WILL LEAD TO RAPID EXTENSION PROGRAMMING AND APPLICATION IN THE FIELD. THIS ALIGNMENT ALSO ALLOWS MORE FLUID COMPLIANCE WITH MULTI-STATE AND INTEGRATED COMPONENTS OF AREERA. K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IS FOCUSING ITS EFFORTS ON FIVE GRAND CHALLENGES (CRITICAL ISSUES) THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AFFECT ALL KANSANS: GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS, WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES, HEALTH, DEVELOPING TOMORROW'S LEADERS, AND COMMUNITY VITALITY. THESE GRAND CHALLENGES WERE DETERMINED THROUGH A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND DEFINE AREAS OF EMPHASIS FOR AGENTS, SPECIALISTS, AND RESEARCHERS. EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS AT THE LOCAL, REGIONAL AND STATE LEVEL WORK TO DEVELOP REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE SIGNATURE PROGRAMS ALONG WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS THROUGH 11 PROGRAM FOCUS TEAMS - ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; COMMUNITY VITALITY; CROP PRODUCTION; FAMILY AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; FARM MANAGEMENT; HORTICULTURE; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; NATURAL RESOURCES; NUTRITION, FOOD SAFETY AND HEALTH; AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION, TWO TRANSDISCIPLINARY TEAMS WERE CREATED TO ADDRESS COMPLEX ISSUES TO KANSANS - LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS AND STRESS AND RESILIENCY. THE WORK OF THESE TEAMS FALLS WITHIN THE OVERALL UMBRELLA OF THE FIVE GRAND CHALLENGES. K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CANNOT SOLVE THESE CHALLENGES ALONE. KSRE'S STATEWIDE PRESENCE LENDS ITSELF TO COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, LOCAL GROUPS, STATE AND FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND COLLEAGUES IN OTHER STATES. QUALITY FACULTY DRAW BUSINESSES AND FUNDING TO K-STATE AND TO KANSAS INCLUDING: - K-STATE IS THE ONLY UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD WITH ACCESS TO A FULL CONTINUUM OF BIOSECURITY LABORATORIES LOCATED ON OR ADJACENT TO CAMPUS. THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE WILL PROVIDE PLANT DISEASE DIAGNOSTICS, RESEARCH, SURVEILLANCE, AND TRAINING IN DISEASE VECTOR BIOLOGY. THE LABORATORIES WILL OFFER EMERGENCY RAPID TESTING AND MANUFACTURING TO PROTECT THE NATION'S ANIMAL HEALTH AND FOOD SUPPLY DURING A CRISIS. - KANSAS PRIDE IS DEDICATED TO SERVING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTEERS IN MAKING THEIR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK. THE KANSAS PRIDE PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP OF K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION, THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, KANSAS MASONS AND KANSAS PRIDE, INC. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, LOCAL COMMUNITIES IDENTIFY WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PRESERVE, CREATE, OR IMPROVE FOR THEIR FUTURE. THEN, WORKING WITH THE RESOURCES OF K-STATE RESEARCH <(>&<)> EXTENSION AND THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS PULL TOGETHER TO CREATE THEIR IDEAL COMMUNITY FUTURE. - EXTENSION'S RESEARCH CENTERS, EXPERIMENT FIELDS AND HIGHLY SKILLED SCIENTISTS AND STAFF, COMBINED WITH THE CLIMATE AND SOIL VARIABILITY ACROSS THE STATE, PROVIDE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND CORPORATE AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. - FAMILYAND CONSUMER SCIENCES IS A PARTNER OF THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE EDUCATION TO MEDICARE ELIGIBLE KANSANS. APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE CONTACTS OF THOSE SERVED ARE VULNERABLE BENEFICIARIES WITH INCOMES BELOW 150% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL. - KANSAS 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WAS AWARDED A CONTRACT BY THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR $4.2 MILLION OVER THE NEXT THREE SUMMERS TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON, PROJECT-BASED 4-H SUMMER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS COVID-19-RELATED LEARNING LOSS IN COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE. BUILDING UPON THE LONG RECORD OF SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LEVERAGING THE STATE'S LARGEST YOUTH DEVELOPMENT NETWORK REACHING ALL 105 COUNTIES, KANSAS 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WILL USE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF YOUTH AS A PART OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF PLAN. - K-STATE - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FOUR OTHER UNIVERSITIES AND SEVERAL INDUSTRY PARTNERS HAVE JOINED EFFORTS TO CREATE THE IRRIGATION I NNOVATION CONSORTIUM, A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH EFFORT TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF EFFICIENT IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES. - K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION WILL ADDRESS THE HEALTH OF KANSANS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION'S FRAMEWORK FOR HEALTH EQUITY AND WELL-BEING WHICH INCLUDES A FOCUS ON HEALTH EQUITY, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND COALITIONS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSETS. THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF KANSAS CONTINUE TO CHANGE. KSRE IS REACHING OUT TO BOTH UNDERSERVED AND TRADITIONAL AUDIENCES THROUGH NEW VENUES. TO INCREASE MULTICULTURAL COMPETENCY AND SENSITIVITY AMONG OUR WORKFORCE, K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION AND THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE/KSRE DIVERSITY PROGRAMS OFFICE PROVIDES REGULAR NAVIGATING DIFFERENCE TRAINING FOR NEW EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO BRING SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND DIVERSITY TO THE KSRE TEAM AND PROVIDE CULTURAL COMPETENCY AWARENESS AND SKILLS THAT THEY CAN PRACTICALLY APPLY IN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY WORK. OTHER EFFORTS INCLUDE: - THE MULTICULTURAL UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TARGETS UNDER-REPRESENTED POPULATIONS OF STUDENTS WITH THE GOAL TO ESTABLISH NETWORKING RELATIONSHIPS BACK TO THEIR RESPECTIVE HOME INSTITUTIONS, AS WELL AS K-STATE FACULTY. THIS PROGRAM HAS A SPECIFIC GOAL OF GROWING THE MINORITY POPULATIONS OF STUDENTS WITHIN GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND ACROSS OTHER PARTNER COLLEGES REPRESENTED WITHIN K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION. - LOCAL UNIT EXTENSION COUNCIL MEMBERS REVIEW PARITY STATISTICS ANNUALLY AND SPEND TIME DETERMINING STRATEGIC EFFORTS NECESSARY TO REACH UNDERSERVED AND AT-RISK AUDIENCES. - K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN AND SECURING SERVICES THROUGH LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES TO BRING GREATER ACCESS TO LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENTAUDIENCES. - THIS FALL, A NEW COMMUNITY LIAISON WILL BE ON STAFF TO HELP LINK KSRE'S RESOURCES TO THE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN NORTHEAST KANSAS. GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS AS THE STATE'S LARGEST EMPLOYER, AGRICULTURE DRIVES THE KANSAS ECONOMY. IN 2020, THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTED $70.3 BILLION TO THE KANSAS ECONOMY. AGRICULTURE IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE STATE, WITH 250,058 PEOPLE ACCOUNTING FOR 13 PERCENT OF THE ENTIRE WORKFORCE. WE ARE IMPROVING FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS TO FEED THE WORLD'S GROWING POPULATION, WHICH WILL ECONOMICALLY BENEFIT KANSAS. TO FEED AND SUSTAIN A GROWING POPULATION, K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES TO HELP FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND AGRIBUSINESSES IMPROVE PROFITABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR KANSAS, OUR NATION, AND THE WORLD THROUGH CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN AREAS SUCH AS GENETICS, DISEASE PREVENTION, FOOD SECURITY AND FARM BILL EDUCATION. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WOULD INCLUDE: O DEVELOPING AND TESTING NEW CROP, VEGETABLE, AND TREE VARIETIES SUITED TO THE KANSAS CLIMATE. O IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF FEED AND WATER USE, REPRODUCTION AND ANIMAL HEALTH. O REDUCING FOOD WASTE CAUSED BY INSECTS, POOR STORAGE, AND PROCESSING TECHNIQUES. O CREATING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT INTENSIFY PRODUCTIVITY. O IDENTIFYING WAYS TO MAINTAIN CATTLE RANGELAND THREATENED BY VARIATIONS IN CLIMATE. O LEADING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TEAMS TO SOLVE GLOBAL FOOD ISSUES. O HELPING FAMILIES STRETCH THEIR FOOD DOLLARS. WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES WATER QUALITY IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS AND WATER QUANTITY IN WESTERN KANSAS ARE IMPORTANT ISSUES. CURRENT IRRIGATION TRENDS COULD DEPLETE 69 PERCENT OF THE GROUNDWATER IN THE OGALLALA AQUIFER WITHIN 50 YEARS, DRASTICALLY AFFECTING THE KANSAS ECONOMY. SEDIMENT AND SILT ARE WASHING INTO LARGE RESERVOIRS THAT SUPPLY DRINKING WATER AND RECREATION TO MANY KANSANS. TO ENSURE FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER, OUR FOCUS WILL BETODEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS TO HELP KANSANS MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY. THESE INCLUDE PIONEERING NEW PRACTICES AND TECHNIQUES; RESEARCHING HIGH-PRIORITY WATER ISSUES; FACILITATING MEETINGS AMONG LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING RESEARCH RESULTS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WOULD INCLUDE: O BREEDING NEW DROUGHT-TOLERANT CROP VARIETIES THAT CAN BE USED FOR HUMAN AND PET FOOD, LIVESTOCK FEED, AND FUEL. O IDENTIFYING BEST-ADAPTED TURF SPECIES AND CULTIVARS FOR KANSAS. O DEVELOPING MORE EFFICIENT IRRIGATION AND WATER MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR HOME AND FARM USE. O REDUCING RUNOFF AND SEDIMENTATION INTO RESERVOIRS. O IMPROVING LIVESTOCK GENETICS TO INCREASE FEEDING EFFICIENCY, WHICH REDUCES FEED AND WATER NEEDS. O WORKING WITH THE STATE OF KANSAS AND PARTNERING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE 50- YEAR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF WATER PLAN. O BALANCING THE USE AND PROTECTION OF THE STATE'S NATURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES THAT LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL, MEDICAL, E CONOMIC AND CULTURAL BENEFITS. HEALTH THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT OF KANSAS ADULTS ARE OBESE, AND 16.7 PERCENT OF KANSAS CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY. TARGETING THE DIVERSITY OF KANSANS, OUR PROGRAMS ADDRESS QUALITY OF LIFE, HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ACROSS LIFE STAGES FOR ALL SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WOULD INCLUDE: O IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES TO HELP PREVENT ADULT AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY O PROVIDING OPTIONS TO HELP FAMILIES AND PRACTITIONERS UNDERSTAND HEALTH-CARE CHOICES FOR ELDERLY KANSANS. O EDUCATING CONSUMERS ON SAFE FOOD HANDLING WITH FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD PRESERVATION, FOOD SERVICE AND MORE. COMMUNITY VITALITY RURAL, SUBURBAN, AND URBAN COMMUNITIES THROUGH KANSAS FACE MANY CHALLENGES. WHEN CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMBINE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS TO WORK TOGETHER, EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WOULD INCLUDE: O HELPING COMMUNITIES OF ALL SIZES MAINTAIN NECESSARY SERVICES, SUCH AS GROCERY STORES, THAT HIRE LOCALLY AND GENERATE LOCAL SALES TAX. O WORKING DIRECTLY WITH FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND FAMILIES TO DEVELOP BETTER FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. O ENGAGING COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH-BASED EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MAKE COMMUNITIES BETTER PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK. O ADVANCING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS O ASSISTING COMMUNITIES, ALONG WITH NEW AND EXISTING BUSINESS, BY COORDINATING SUPPORT AND TRAINING EFFORTS, CREATING SUPPORT NETWORKS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY RESOURCES. DEVELOPING TOMORROW'S LEADERS THE COMPLEX GLOBAL SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE WILL REQUIRE LEADERS WITH EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. WE NEED TO PREPARE LEADERS OF ALL AGES, SO THEY MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A VIBRANT KANSAS ECONOMY FOR YEARS TO COME. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WOULD INCLUDE: O BUILDING OUTSTANDING LEADERS WITH MARKETABLE SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN TODAY'S GLOBAL SOCIETY AND WORKPLACE. 4-H MEMBERS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND PURSUE CAREERS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY. O MEETING THE NEEDS OF MILITARY YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AT KANSAS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FAMILIES OF DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY RESERVE O TRAINING KANSANS OF ALL AGES TO BE BETTER CITIZENS AND LEADERS.

FY19 HATCH CAPACITY FUNDS - KANSAS

GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS. TO FEED AND SUSTAIN A GROWING POPULATION, K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES THROUGH CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN AREAS SUCH AS GENETICS, DISEASE PREVENTION, FOOD SECURITY AND FARM BILL EDUCATION. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: DEVELOPING AND TESTING NEW CROP, VEGETABLE, AND TREE VARIETIES SUITED TO THE KANSAS CLIMATE; IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF FEED AND WATER USE, REPRODUCTION AND ANIMAL HEALTH; REDUCING FOOD WASTE CAUSED BY INSECTS, POOR STORAGE, AND PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; CREATING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT INTENSIFY PRODUCTIVITY; IDENTIFYING WAYS TO MAINTAIN CATTLE RANGELAND THREATENED BY VARIATIONS IN CLIMATE AND WOODY SPECIES ENCROACHMENT; LEADING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TEAMS TO SOLVE GLOBAL FOOD ISSUES; HELPING FAMILIES STRETCH THEIR FOOD DOLLARS. WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES. TO ENSURE FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER, OUR FOCUS WILL BE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS TO HELP KANSANS MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: BREEDING NEW DROUGHT-TOLERANT CROP VARIETIES FOR HUMAN AND PET FOOD, LIVESTOCK FEED, AND FUEL; IDENTIFYING BEST-ADAPTED TURF SPECIES AND CULTIVARS FOR KANSAS; DEVELOPING MORE EFFICIENT IRRIGATION AND WATER MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR HOME AND FARM USE; REDUCING RUNOFF AND SEDIMENTATION INTO RESERVOIRS; IMPROVING LIVESTOCK GENETICS TO INCREASE FEEDING EFFICIENCY, WHICH REDUCES FEED AND WATER NEEDS; WORKING WITH THE STATE OF KANSAS AND PARTNERING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE 50- YEAR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF WATER PLAN; BALANCING THE USE AND PROTECTION OF THE STATE'S NATURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES THAT LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL, MEDICAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BENEFITS. HEALTH. TARGETING THE DIVERSITY OF KANSANS, OUR PROGRAMS ADDRESS QUALITY OF LIFE, HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ACROSS LIFE STAGES FOR ALL SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES TO HELP PREVENT ADULT AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY. PROVIDING OPTIONS TO HELP FAMILIES AND PRACTITIONERS UNDERSTAND HEALTH-CARE CHOICES FOR ELDERLY KANSANS. EDUCATING CONSUMERS ON SAFE FOOD HANDLING WITH FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD PRESERVATION, FOOD SERVICE AND MORE. EDUCATING KANSANS ON STRATEGIES FOR PRACTICING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. COMMUNITY VITALITY. RURAL, SUBURBAN, AND URBAN COMMUNITIES THROUGH KANSAS FACE MANY CHALLENGES. WHEN CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMBINE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS TO WORK TOGETHER, EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: HELPING COMMUNITIES OF ALL SIZES MAINTAIN NECESSARY SERVICES, SUCH AS GROCERY STORES, THAT HIRE LOCALLY AND GENERATE LOCAL SALES TAX; WORKING DIRECTLY WITH FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND FAMILIES TO DEVELOP BETTER FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ENGAGING COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH-BASED EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MAKE COMMUNITIES BETTER PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK; ADVANCING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS; ASSISTING COMMUNITIES, ALONG WITH NEW AND EXISTING BUSINESS, BY COORDINATING SUPPORT AND TRAINING EFFORTS, CREATING SUPPORT NETWORKS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY RESOURCES. DEVELOPING TOMORROW'S LEADERS THE COMPLEX GLOBAL SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE WILL REQUIRE LEADERS WITH EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. WE NEED TO PREPARE LEADERS OF ALL AGES, SO THEY MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A VIBRANT KANSAS ECONOMY FOR YEARS TO COME. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: BUILDING OUTSTANDING LEADERS WITH MARKETABLE SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN TODAY'S GLOBAL SOCIETY AND WORKPLACE (EG. 4-H MEMBERS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND PURSUE CAREERS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY); MEETING THE NEEDS OF MILITARY YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AT KANSAS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FAMILIES OF DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY RESERVE; TRAINING KANSANS OF ALL AGES TO BE BETTER CITIZENS AND LEADERS.

FY20 HATCH CAPACITY FUNDS - KANSAS

FY22 HATCH CAPACITY FUNDS - KANSAS

GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS. TO FEED AND SUSTAIN A GROWING POPULATION, K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES THROUGH CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN AREAS SUCH AS GENETICS, DISEASE PREVENTION, FOOD SECURITY AND FARM BILL EDUCATION. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: DEVELOPING AND TESTING NEW CROP, VEGETABLE, AND TREE VARIETIES SUITED TO THE KANSAS CLIMATE; IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF FEED AND WATER USE, REPRODUCTION AND ANIMAL HEALTH; REDUCING FOOD WASTE CAUSED BY INSECTS, POOR STORAGE, AND PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; CREATING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT INTENSIFY PRODUCTIVITY; IDENTIFYING WAYS TO MAINTAIN CATTLE RANGELAND THREATENED BY VARIATIONS IN CLIMATE AND WOODY SPECIES ENCROACHMENT; LEADING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TEAMS TO SOLVE GLOBAL FOOD ISSUES; HELPING FAMILIES STRETCH THEIR FOOD DOLLARS. WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES. TO ENSURE FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER, OUR FOCUS WILL BE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS TO HELP KANSANS MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: BREEDING NEW DROUGHT-TOLERANT CROP VARIETIES FOR HUMAN AND PET FOOD, LIVESTOCK FEED, AND FUEL; IDENTIFYING BEST-ADAPTED TURF SPECIES AND CULTIVARS FOR KANSAS; DEVELOPING MORE EFFICIENT IRRIGATION AND WATER MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR HOME AND FARM USE; REDUCING RUNOFF AND SEDIMENTATION INTO RESERVOIRS; IMPROVING LIVESTOCK GENETICS TO INCREASE FEEDING EFFICIENCY, WHICH REDUCES FEED AND WATER NEEDS; WORKING WITH THE STATE OF KANSAS AND PARTNERING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE 50- YEAR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF WATER PLAN; BALANCING THE USE AND PROTECTION OF THE STATE'S NATURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES THAT LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL, MEDICAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BENEFITS. HEALTH. TARGETING THE DIVERSITY OF KANSANS, OUR PROGRAMS ADDRESS QUALITY OF LIFE, HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ACROSS LIFE STAGES FOR ALL SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES TO HELP PREVENT ADULT AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY. PROVIDING OPTIONS TO HELP FAMILIES AND PRACTITIONERS UNDERSTAND HEALTH-CARE CHOICES FOR ELDERLY KANSANS. EDUCATING CONSUMERS ON SAFE FOOD HANDLING WITH FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD PRESERVATION, FOOD SERVICE AND MORE. EDUCATING KANSANS ON STRATEGIES FOR PRACTICING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. COMMUNITY VITALITY. RURAL, SUBURBAN, AND URBAN COMMUNITIES THROUGH KANSAS FACE MANY CHALLENGES. WHEN CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMBINE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS TO WORK TOGETHER, EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: HELPING COMMUNITIES OF ALL SIZES MAINTAIN NECESSARY SERVICES, SUCH AS GROCERY STORES, THAT HIRE LOCALLY AND GENERATE LOCAL SALES TAX; WORKING DIRECTLY WITH FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND FAMILIES TO DEVELOP BETTER FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ENGAGING COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH-BASED EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MAKE COMMUNITIES BETTER PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK; ADVANCING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS; ASSISTING COMMUNITIES, ALONG WITH NEW AND EXISTING BUSINESS, BY COORDINATING SUPPORT AND TRAINING EFFORTS, CREATING SUPPORT NETWORKS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY RESOURCES. DEVELOPING TOMORROW'S LEADERS THE COMPLEX GLOBAL SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE WILL REQUIRE LEADERS WITH EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. WE NEED TO PREPARE LEADERS OF ALL AGES, SO THEY MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A VIBRANT KANSAS ECONOMY FOR YEARS TO COME. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: BUILDING OUTSTANDING LEADERS WITH MARKETABLE SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN TODAY'S GLOBAL SOCIETY AND WORKPLACE (EG. 4-H MEMBERS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND PURSUE CAREERS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY); MEETING THE NEEDS OF MILITARY YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AT KANSAS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FAMILIES OF DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY RESERVE; TRAINING KANSANS OF ALL AGES TO BE BETTER CITIZENS AND LEADERS.

FY21 HATCH CAPACITY FUNDS - KANSAS

GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS. TO FEED AND SUSTAIN A GROWING POPULATION, K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES THROUGH CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN AREAS SUCH AS GENETICS, DISEASE PREVENTION, FOOD SECURITY AND FARM BILL EDUCATION. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: DEVELOPING AND TESTING NEW CROP, VEGETABLE, AND TREE VARIETIES SUITED TO THE KANSAS CLIMATE; IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF FEED AND WATER USE, REPRODUCTION AND ANIMAL HEALTH; REDUCING FOOD WASTE CAUSED BY INSECTS, POOR STORAGE, AND PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; CREATING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT INTENSIFY PRODUCTIVITY; IDENTIFYING WAYS TO MAINTAIN CATTLE RANGELAND THREATENED BY VARIATIONS IN CLIMATE AND WOODY SPECIES ENCROACHMENT; LEADING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TEAMS TO SOLVE GLOBAL FOOD ISSUES; HELPING FAMILIES STRETCH THEIR FOOD DOLLARS. WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES. TO ENSURE FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER, OUR FOCUS WILL BE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS TO HELP KANSANS MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: BREEDING NEW DROUGHT-TOLERANT CROP VARIETIES FOR HUMAN AND PET FOOD, LIVESTOCK FEED, AND FUEL; IDENTIFYING BEST-ADAPTED TURF SPECIES AND CULTIVARS FOR KANSAS; DEVELOPING MORE EFFICIENT IRRIGATION AND WATER MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR HOME AND FARM USE; REDUCING RUNOFF AND SEDIMENTATION INTO RESERVOIRS; IMPROVING LIVESTOCK GENETICS TO INCREASE FEEDING EFFICIENCY, WHICH REDUCES FEED AND WATER NEEDS; WORKING WITH THE STATE OF KANSAS AND PARTNERING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE 50- YEAR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF WATER PLAN; BALANCING THE USE AND PROTECTION OF THE STATE'S NATURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES THAT LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL, MEDICAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BENEFITS. HEALTH. TARGETING THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT KANSANS, OUR PROGRAMS ADDRESS QUALITY OF LIFE, HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ACROSS LIFE STAGES FOR ALL SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES TO HELP PREVENT ADULT AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY. PROVIDING OPTIONS TO HELP FAMILIES AND PRACTITIONERS UNDERSTAND HEALTH-CARE CHOICES FOR ELDERLY KANSANS. EDUCATING CONSUMERS ON SAFE FOOD HANDLING WITH FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD PRESERVATION, FOOD SERVICE AND MORE. EDUCATING KANSANS ON STRATEGIES FOR PRACTICING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. COMMUNITY VITALITY. RURAL, SUBURBAN, AND URBAN COMMUNITIES THROUGH KANSAS FACE MANY CHALLENGES. WHEN CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMBINE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS TO WORK TOGETHER, EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: HELPING COMMUNITIES OF ALL SIZES MAIN TAIN NECESSARY SERVICES, SUCH AS GROCERY STORES, THAT HIRE LOCALLY AND GENERATE LOCAL SALES TAX; WORKING DIRECTLY WITH FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND FAMILIES TO DEVELOP BETTER FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ENGAGING COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH-BASED EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MAKE COMMUNITIES BETTER PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK; ADVANCING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS; ASSISTING COMMUNITIES, ALONG WITH NEW AND EXISTING BUSINESS, BY COORDINATING SUPPORT AND TRAINING EFFORTS, CREATING SUPPORT NETWORKS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY RESOURCES. DEVELOPING TOMORROW'S LEADERS THE COMPLEX GLOBAL SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE WILL REQUIRE LEADERS WITH EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. WE NEED TO PREPARE LEADERS OF ALL AGES, SO THEY MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A VIBRANT KANSAS ECONOMY FOR YEARS TO COME. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: BUILDING OUTSTANDING LEADERS WITH MARKETABLE SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN TODAY'S GLOBAL SOCIETY AND WORKPLACE (EG. 4-H MEMBERS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND PURSUE CAREERS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY); MEETING THE NEEDS OF MILITARY YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AT KANSAS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FAMILIES OF DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY RESERVE; TRAINING KANSANS OF ALL AGES TO BE BETTER CITIZENS AND LEADERS

CONSOLIDATED BIOMEDICAL CORE FACILITIES SUPPORTING A CENTER ON EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH - SUMMARY: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU) IS WELL-POSITIONED TO BECOME THE PREEMINENT INSTITUTION TO ADVANCE THE DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF BIOSECURITY STRATEGIES FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. WITH KSU’S BIOSECURITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BSL-3), USDA’S ARTHROPOD-BORNE ANIMAL DISEASE RESEARCH UNIT, AND USDA’S NATIONAL BIO AND AGRO-BIODEFENSE FACILITY (BSL-3/BSL-4), KSU IS THE ONLY U.S. UNIVERSITY WITH A FULL CONTINUUM OF BIOSECURITY LEVEL 1 (BSL-1) THROUGH BSL-4 FACILITIES COLLOCATED ON ONE CAMPUS. THE PROPOSED CORE RESEARCH FACILITY REPRESENTS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF OUR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT INFECTIOUS DISEASE STUDIES AND PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT OF BOTH KSU’S 2020 COBRE CENTER AND COLLOCATED FEDERAL FACILITIES. THE CORE FACILITY WILL STRATEGICALLY COMBINE FIVE KEY DISCIPLINES: ANIMAL MODEL/PATHOLOGY, MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY, MICROSCOPIC IMAGING, FLOW CYTOMETRY AND CELL SORTING, AND NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING. INVESTIGATORS AT KSU AND IN THE REGION RELY ON THESE TECHNOLOGIES TO PERFORM HIGH-IMPACT RESEARCH AND COMPLETE EXPERIMENTS OUTLINED IN CURRENT AND FUTURE RESEARCH PROJECTS. HOWEVER, EXISTING FACILITIES FOR THESE KEY TECHNOLOGIES ARE INADEQUATE IN SIZE, LOCATION, FUNCTION, AND FLEXIBILITY. EXISTING LABORATORIES ARE ISOLATED FROM EACH OTHER, SPREAD ACROSS THREE BUILDINGS, AND IN SOME CASES, ARE HOSTED BY INDIVIDUAL FACULTY MEMBERS, WHICH LIMITS ACCESS AND RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY. THE PROPOSED CORE-FACILITY SUITE IS THE FINAL ELEMENT OF A THREE-PHASE RENOVATION OF THE KSU VETERINARY COMPLEX. PHASE 1 DELIVERED A CONTEMPORARY 220-SEAT AUDITORIUM (8,200 GSF) ADJACENT TO MOSIER HALL. PHASE 2 REPLACED AN OUTDATED AUDITORIUM WITH A PRIMARY-CARE CLINICAL TRAINING FACILITY OCCUPYING THE 1ST FLOOR OF MOSIER HALL. PHASE 3, THE FOCUS OF THIS APPLICATION, PROPOSES TO BUILD A COLLABORATIVE, UNIVERSITY-WIDE CORE RESEARCH FACILITY OCCUPYING THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE DECONSTRUCTED AUDITORIUM SPACE. CURRENTLY, THE 2ND FLOOR IS 5,000 GSF OF LABORATORY-CONDITIONED SHELL SPACE. THIS PROPOSAL WILL STRENGTHEN OUR RESEARCH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE BY CREATING A CENTRALLY ORGANIZED, INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY PIPELINE, WITH PROXIMATE EXPERT ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING SUPPORT TO FACILITATE EFFICIENT USE OF CONTEMPORARY TECHNOLOGY IN CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY, LIVE-CELL AND IN VIVO IMAGING, LASER CAPTURE MICRODISSECTION, FLOW CYTOMETRY, CELL SORTING, DNA/RNA SEQUENCING AND CRISPR TECHNOLOGY. THE PROPOSED PURPOSE-BUILT, CORE-FACILITY SUITE WILL ASSEMBLE STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGIES IN A SINGLE LOCATION TO DELIVER EFFICIENT, COORDINATED SERVICES FOR ACADEMIC, CORPORATE AND FEDERAL RESEARCHERS IN IMAGING AND MOLECULAR ANALYSES, THEREBY PROVIDING A COMPLETE RANGE OF SERVICES FROM WHOLE TISSUES TO SINGLE-CELL NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSES. A DEDICATED MODERN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FACILITY WITH ADVANCED INSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT WILL FOSTER COLLABORATIVE, SYNERGISTIC AND TRANSDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE. THIS IS CRITICAL TO PROMOTING A ROBUST RESEARCH AND TRAINING ENVIRONMENT WHERE RESEARCHERS CAN ANSWER THE MOST CHALLENGING AND URGENT BIOMEDICAL QUESTIONS OF OUR TIME.

HATCH FORMULA FUNDS - KANSAS

DESEGREGATION ASSISTANCE CENTERS

TRANSCRIPTION PROFILING AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSES OF BACTERIAL DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY PATHWAYS OF RICE

HATCH (REGULAR) PROGRAM - KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE OF AG

FY18 HATCH CAPACITY FUNDS - KANSAS

FY17 HATCH CAPACITY FUNDS - KANSAS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: UPPER DELTA REGION BIODIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP

THE EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KANSAS FOREST SERVICE, TO ADVANCE RESILIENCY IN THE STATE?S AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY BY CONSTRUCTING A FACILITY THAT EXPANDS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATURAL RESOURCE AND WILDFIRE RISK MANAGEMENT AND CREATES DOZENS OF JOB-READY GRADUATES EVERY YEAR. THE FACILITY WILL INCLUDE A MODERNIZED FIRE EQUIPMENT SHOP; AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AND MECHANICS TEACHING LAB; AND A MULTIPURPOSE CLASSROOM FOR TEACHING AND WORKFORCE TRAINING. IT LEVERAGES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS THE STATE TO PLACE INDIVIDUALS IN SKILLED OCCUPATIONS SUCH AS FIRE SAFETY, ARBORICULTURE, WILDLIFE BIOLOGY AND MORE. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BUSINESSES, ENHANCE THE STATE?S DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, AND FOSTER LONG-TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY IN DISTRESSED AREAS. THIS PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE REGIONAL PLANNING EFFORTS LED BY THE NORTHWEST PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IN CONCERT WITH OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF KANSAS: NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS ECONOMIC DISTRICT, FLINT HILLS REGIONAL COUNCIL, GREAT PLAINS DEVELOPMENT, INC., MO-KAN REGIONAL COUNCIL, AND MID-AMERICA REGIONAL COUNCIL. EDA FUNDS THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO BRING TOGETHER THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO CREATE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP TO STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY, SUPPORT PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND CREATE JOBS.

MOLECULAR CONTROL OF MICRORNA GENE-REGULATORY ACTIVITY.

IGERT: FROM CROPS TO COMMUTING: INTEGRATING THE SOCIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND AGRICULTURAL ASPECTS OF RENEWABLE AND SUSTAINABLE BIOREFINING (I-STAR)

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAMS AT 1862 LAND-GRANT INSTITUTION (SMITH-LEVER 3B&C)

PROJECT RAICES (RE-ENVISIONING ACTION AND INNOVATION THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS FOR EQUITY ACROSS SYSTEMS)

TO PROVIDE STUDENTS RELIEF ASSISTANCE OUTLINED IN THE CARES ACT TO THOSE AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

QUANTIFYING NUTRIENT BUDGETS IN THE FARMER-TO-FARMER DIGITAL CONSERVATION NETWORK (F2F_DCN)

HATCH FORMULA PROGRAM - KANSAS

"EVIDENCE-BASED TRUST IN LARGE-SCALE MLS SYSTEMS"

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY'S (K-STATE) RECOGNIZED STRENGTHS IN AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE, ANIMAL SCIENCE, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE HAVE HELPED TO CREATE A NEXUS OF BIOSECURITY AND BIODEFENSE RESEARCH IN THE NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI REGION. FOR EXAMPLE, ANIMAL HEALTH R&D AND MANUFACTURING FIRMS FORM THE WELL-KNOWN ANIMAL HEALTH CORRIDOR, STRETCHING ALONG I-70 FROM MANHATTAN, KS IN THE WEST TO COLUMBIA, MO IN THE EAST. K-STATE'S BIOSECURITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, A BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3 RESEARCH FACILITY IS AUTHORIZED TO WORK WITH PATHOGENIC AGENTS HAVING PANDEMIC AND BIOWEAPON POTENTIAL SUCH AS HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA AND WITH ANIMAL PATHOGENS THAT CAN CAUSE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ECONOMIC LOSSES, SUCH AS AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS. K-STATE RESEARCHERS WORKING AT THE BRI AND IN THE COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HAVE DEVELOPED POTENTIAL VACCINES AND THERAPEUTICS THAT HAVE BEEN LICENSED FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. TO BETTER CAPITALIZE ON THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPED BY OUR SCIENTISTS, K-STATE PLANS TO DEVELOP A PILOT-SCALE MANUFACTURING FACILITY THAT CAN BE USED BY K-STATE RESEARCHERS AS WELL AS CORPORATE AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO DEVELOP PILOT-SCALE PRODUCTION OF THEIR DISCOVERIES. THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD COMMERCIAL-SCALE PRODUCTION. THE PROPOSED PHARMA PILOT PLANT (PPP) AT K-STATE ALSO WILL PROVIDE EARLY-STAGE DRUG DISCOVERY COMPANIES AS WELL AS LARGER ESTABLISHED PHARMA COMPANIES WITH ACCESS TO "SCALE-UP" CAPABILITIES AS THEY MOVE FROM BENCH-SCALE TO COMMERCIAL-SCALE PRODUCTION OF THEIR PHARMA PRODUCTS. SUCH A FACILITY, SOMETIMES CALLED A "BIOLOGICS DEVELOPMENT MODULE" OR BDM, IS AN ESSENTIAL STEP IN SCALING TOWARD FULL-SCALE BIOMANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION OF VACCINES AND THERAPEUTICS. THE PHARMA PILOT PLANT (PPP) WILL HELP TO ATTRACT COMPANIES AND JOBS TO KANSAS, AS PART OF K-STATE'S BROADER SUITE OF BIODEFENSE, BIOSECURITY, AND BIOMANUFACTURING EFFORTS. THE FACIL ITY WILL GROW INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND SUPPORT THE MANUFACTURING SCALE-UP OF DISCOVERIES AT K-STATE, NBAF, AND IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. K-STATE PLANS TO RENOVATE AN EXISTING STRUCTURE, BUILT IN 1949, TO UPFIT IT INTO A BIOMANUFACTURING TRAINING FACILITY AND WORKING BIOMANUFACTURING FACILITY THAT CAN PRODUCE VACCINES AND OTHER BIOLOGICS FOR INDUSTRY. THE NEW FACILITY WILL MEET NIH REQUIREMENTS FOR BSL-2 CONTAINMENT AND BE DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL RELEVANT CODES, STANDARDS, AND GUIDES TO MEET USDA CLEAN ROOM PRODUCTION STANDARDS. THE FACILITY WILL BE MADE ADA ACCESSIBLE AND HAVE DEDICATED SPACE FOR PRODUCTION AND TRAINING. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PRINCIPLES WILL BE FOLLOWED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.

A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF POLICY TO SUPPORT THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE US GOVERNMENT GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY OBJECTIVES.

STATE ADMINISTRATIVE MATCHING GRANTS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

LOUIS STOKES STEM PATHWAYS IMPLEMENTATION-ONLY ALLIANCE: KANSAS PATHWAYS TO STEM

NRT-INFEWS: PREPARING FUTURE LEADERS: RURAL RESOURCE RESILIENCY (R3)

TAL EFFECTOR TARGETING IN PLANT GENOMES

NEW CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECT AWARD TO ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY ENTITLED, "ETHANOL FROM AGRICULTURE FOR ARKANSAS AND AMERICA."

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RII TRACK-2 FEC: SUPPORTING RURAL LIVELIHOODS IN THE WATER-STRESSED CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS: MICROBIAL INNOVATIONS FOR CLIMATE-RESILIENT AGRICULTURE (MICRA) -SUPPORTING RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION OF THE MIDWEST IS CRITICAL. AGRICULTURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF $21.3B, $26.3B, AND $7.6B IN KANSAS, NEBRASKA, AND OKLAHOMA, RESPECTIVELY (USDA ERS DATA FOR 2021). THIS AGRICULTURAL REGION IS FACING INCREASED FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF DROUGHT DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE; AS AN EXAMPLE, IN OCTOBER 2022, 100% OF NEBRASKA, 98.5% OF KANSAS, AND 100% OF OKLAHOMA EXPERIENCED DROUGHT CONDITIONS, ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN: U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR. THE MICRA PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER RESEARCHERS FROM KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU), THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN (UNL), AND LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (LU) WITH A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERTISE (E.G., ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE). THE PROJECT TEAM WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH WITH THE GOAL TO PRESERVE SOIL MOISTURE AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY UNDER DROUGHT CONDITIONS. CORN IS THE TARGET CROP FOR STUDY DUE TO ITS ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE IN THE MIDWEST, AND ITS SUBSTANTIAL DEMAND FOR WATER AND NUTRIENTS. RESEARCHERS WILL INVESTIGATE THE IMPACTS OF ADDING AMENDMENTS TO IMPROVE THE SOIL (I.E., SOIL WETTING BACTERIA, BACILLUS SUBTILIS, AND BIOCHAR); UNDERSTAND PLANTS? BEHAVIOR IN RESPONSE TO DROUGHT; UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURAL WORKERS; AND DETERMINE FARMERS' WILLINGNESS TO ADOPT NEW IRRIGATION PRACTICES RELATIVE TO DIFFERING WATER RIGHTS AND POLICIES. THE MICRA PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE THE IMPACTS OF SOIL AMENDMENTS AT THE LAB-SCALE, GREENHOUSE-SCALE, AND FIELD-SCALE, AND WILL CONDUCT SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS. THE MICRA TEAM WILL RECRUIT STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED GROUPS; MENTOR AND TRAIN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS TO CONDUCT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; TEACH INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL; SUPPORT EARLY CAREER FACULTY AT KSU, UNL, AND LU; AND CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO RURAL K-12 SCIENCE TEACHERS. THE MICRA TEAM WILL GENERATE FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE IMPACTS OF SOIL AMENDMENTS (I.E., SOIL WETTING BACTERIA, B. SUBTILIS, AND BIOCHAR) TO INCREASE THE WATER HOLDING CAPACITY OF SOIL, THEREBY IMPROVING AGROECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY AS WATER BECOMES MORE LIMITED DUE TO CLIMATE-CHANGE-DRIVEN DROUGHTS. INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IS FOCUSED IN THREE RESEARCH THRUSTS. RESEARCH THRUST 1 WILL TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SOIL WETTING BEHAVIOR OF B. SUBTILIS IS DRIVEN BY SOIL TYPE, INITIAL SOIL MOISTURE LEVELS, SOIL HYDROPHOBICITY, AND ADMINISTRATION METHODS, THEREBY GENERATING NEW KNOWLEDGE REGARDING SOIL WETTING, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF PREDICTIVE, GENOME-SCALE METABOLIC MODELS FOR SOIL-MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS. THE CENTRAL HYPOTHESIS OF THRUST 2 IS THAT B. SUBTILIS-MEDIATED SURFACTANT PRODUCTION (I.E., WHICH CHANGES THE SURFACE TENSION OF WATER), WHEN COMBINED WITH BIOCHAR-MEDIATED SOIL AGGREGATION, CAN SYNERGISTICALLY IMPROVE SOIL WATER RETENTION. THRUST 2 WILL DETERMINE THE IMPACTS OF SOIL WETTING BACTERIA AND BIOCHAR ON WATER-HOLDING CAPACITY, NUTRIENT TRANSFORMATION, AND THE RHIZOBIOME UNDER DEFICIT IRRIGATION. THRUST 3 FOCUSES ON THE HYPOTHESES THAT PRODUCERS (I.E., FARMERS) HAVING LOWER QUALITY SOILS (E.G., HIGH SAND CONTENT) WILL BE MORE WILLING TO ADOPT NEW PRECISION IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES, PARTICULARLY IN REGIONS WHERE CURTAILMENTS TO HISTORICAL WATER USE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE. FOCUS GROUP AND SURVEY DATA WILL YIELD FUNDAMENTAL INSIGHTS REGARDING IRRIGATOR?S PERCEPTIONS REGARDING SOIL AMENDMENTS AND IRRIGATION. 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.

PKC AND PUF-BASED AUTHENTICATION AND SECRET KEY ESTABLISHMENT IN SMART GRID THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO INTEGRATE INNOVATIVE SCALABLE SECURE AUTHENTICATION TECHNIQUES, BLENDED WITH KEY ESTABLISHMENT, AND SECURE COMMUNICATION MECHANISMS FOR THE SMART GRID.

CYBERCORPS SFS RENEWAL: STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE

NEW GK-12: INFUSING SYSTEM DESIGN AND SENSOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION (INSIGHT)

TAS::57 3600::TAS" (CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST) UAS MISSION PLANNING, OPERATIONS, AND DISASTER TRAININGCENTER"

EVIDENCE-BASED INQUIRY INTO THE DISTANT, REMOTE, OR PAST (EIDROP): LINKING EVIDENCE TO INFERENCE IN THE KANSAS SCIENCE CLASSROOM

THE PROTEASE NETWORK THAT REGULATES INNATE IMMUNITY IN MOSQUITOES

4-H MILITARY PARTNERSHIPS: 4-H ARMY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

SMITH LEVER 3B&C FUNDS

SMITH LEVER 3B&C FUNDS

NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM - LEARNING, EXPLORATION, AND APPLICATION FOR PROSPECTIVE ENGINEERING STUDENTS (LEAPES)

FY15 HATCH CAPACITY FUNDS - KANSAS

FY16 HATCH CAPACITY FUNDS - KANSAS

2022 KANSAS CONSOLIDATED PAYMENT GRANT, COOPERATIVE FORESTRY AND STATE AND VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSISTANCE

2023 INFLATION REDUCTION ACT URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY

ARBOVIRUS MIDGUT ESCAPE MECHANISMS

RURAL RAILROAD SAFETY CENTER

PROJECT INSIGHT

NEW; SISGR - PULSAR: A HIGH-REPETITION-RATE, HIGH-POWER, CE PHASE-LOCKED LASER FOR THE J.R. MACDONALD LABORATORY; PI: ITZHAK BEN-ITZHAK

HEAVY QUARK AND NEUTRINO PHYSICS

HIFT FOR OBESITY PREVENTION, FITNESS AND HEALTH PROMOTION IN MILITARY PERSONNEL

INTEGRATED STRATEGIES TO CONTROL AND REDUCE THE IMPACT OF PRRS VIRUS

NAVY/4-H MILITARY PARTNERSHIP AND OUTREACH AND SUPPORT

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: FEC: CIRCULAR WASTE RESOURCE RECOVERY AND WATER REUSE SYSTEMS TO DRIVE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY OF THE GREAT PLAINS RURAL COMMUNITIES -THE GREAT PLAINS REGION FACES AN EVER-INCREASING NEED TO CONSERVE DWINDLING WATER RESERVES FROM THE OGALLALA AQUIFER. THE SAME REGION ALSO ANNUALLY GENERATES MORE THAN 80% OF THE COUNTRY?S TOTAL LIVESTOCK WASTES (DAIRY, BEEF, SWINE), RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT ON WATER QUALITY AND LIVING CONDITIONS. ABOUT 12? 35% OF THE WATER USED ANNUALLY FOR PRODUCTION-INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE IN KANSAS, NEBRASKA, AND OKLAHOMA COMBINED (8 M ACRE-FT/YR) CAN POTENTIALLY BE DERIVED BY RECOVERING AND TREATING WATER CONTAINED IN LIVESTOCK WASTE. A TEAM OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCHERS FROM KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU), SEWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (SCCC), OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN (UNL), REPRESENTING THREE CONTIGUOUS EPSCOR JURISDICTIONS, WILL SYNERGIZE THEIR COMPLEMENTARY RESEARCH CAPACITIES TO ENABLE ADOPTION OF CIRCULAR WASTE RESOURCE RECOVERY AND WATER REUSE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS. THIS RESEARCH WILL ENHANCE ECONOMIC RESILIENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN GREAT PLAINS MICROPOLITAN COMMUNITIES. THE OVERALL PROJECT OBJECTIVE IS TO BUILD REGIONAL RESEARCH CAPACITY AND DEVELOP AN ECONOMICALLY VIABLE, SOCIALLY ACCEPTED, AND EFFICIENT CIRCULAR RESOURCE RECOVERY PLATFORM INTEGRATED WITH WATER REUSE FROM LIVESTOCK WASTES THAT ARE COPIOUSLY GENERATED IN THE REGION. THE PROPOSED WORK WOULD BUILD CAPACITY FOR USE-INSPIRED RESEARCH TO BE DEMONSTRATED FOR ADOPTION BY LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS FIRST (LIBERAL, KS), IN COLLABORATION WITH SCCC, AND WITH REGIONWIDE ADOPTION POTENTIAL. THE PROJECT WILL INTEGRATE A WIDE ARRAY OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS AN EARLY-CAREER FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING THROUGH EXCHANGE SITE VISITS. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES WILL BE GUIDED BY AN INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL COMPOSED OF LIVESTOCK AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS, LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS AND COUNCILS, AND GOVERNMENT/POLICY REPRESENTATIVES. DURING THIS PROJECT, CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX CONCEPTS SUCH AS RESOURCE RECOVERY WILL BE INTRODUCED TO PARTICIPATING STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH SCIENCE CAF?S, SUMMER RESEARCH FIELD EXPERIENCES, AND INTERACTIONS WITH PUBLIC UTILITIES TO REALIZE THE RESEARCH ADVANCES AT SCALE. THIS WILL ENABLE A HOLISTIC FRAMEWORK AND ENCOURAGE INCORPORATION OF THE CIRCULAR RESOURCE RECOVERY AND REUSE SYSTEMS INTO THE RURAL COMMUNITIES AND WORKFORCE. THIS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH TEAM SEEKS TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL CIRCULAR WASTE RESOURCE RECOVERY AND WATER REUSE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS THROUGH THREE INTERCONNECTED RESEARCH THRUSTS. RESEARCH THRUST 1 AIMS TO DEVELOP THE ANAEROBIC SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR (ASBR), ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (ANMBR), AND MICROBIAL ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL (MXC) PLATFORMS FOR HOLISTIC RECOVERY OF SWINE MANURE CO-DIGESTED WITH FATS, OILS, AND GREASE (FOG) TO PRODUCE METHANE OR ORGANIC ACIDS, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, NUTRIENTS (N AND P) AS TUNABLE-RELEASE INORGANIC FERTILIZERS (OCTACALCIUM PHOSPHATE AND STRUVITE), AND TREATED WATER FOR REUSE. SUCH GROUNDBREAKING ADVANCEMENTS IN MEMBRANE SCIENCE WILL BE GUIDED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING. RESEARCH THRUST 2 FOCUSES ON CIRCULAR WATER REUSE BY COMBINING ADVANCED OXIDATION AND MEMBRANE-BASED PROCESSES, INCLUDING USING WASTE-DERIVED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE TO PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY WATER. SPECIFIC FOCUS WILL BE PLACED ON MITIGATING ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, A PREVALENT AND UNDERSTUDIED ISSUE IN RURAL WATER SUPPLIES. RESEARCH THRUST 3 WILL INTEGRATE TECHNO-ECONOMIC AND RISK SIMULATION WITH AGRIBUSINESS DECISION NODE MODELING FOR REGION-SPECIFIC ADOPTION OF THE CIRCULAR SYSTEMS. HUMAN DIMENSIONS, INCLUDING CULTURAL PERCEPTIONS, ASSESSMENTS OF SAFETY AND SECURITY RISKS, AND SOCIAL-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGIES, WILL BE ANALYZED FROM REPRESENTATIVE COMMUNITIES. COLLECTIVE RESEARCH CAPACITY FROM THE CONTIGUOUS JURISDICTIONS WILL BE SYNERGIZED AND VERIFIED THROUGH A FIELD DEMONSTRATION OF THE ANMBR + ADVANCED OXIDATION UNIT AT LIBERAL, KS, IN YEAR 4 OF THE PROJECT. NEW AVENUES FOR CROSS-CONVERGENT RESEARCH BETWEEN APPLIED AND PURE SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCHERS AS WELL AS POTENTIAL MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGHOUT THIS PROPOSAL. SYNERGISTIC RESEARCH THAT CO-ADDRESSES ENGINEERING GRAND CHALLENGES AND SOCIETY-BASED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, SUCH AS RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION, CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION, WILL ALSO BE DEMONSTRATED. THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY THE EPSCOR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM: FOCUSED EPSCOR COLLABORATIONS PROGRAM (FEC). FEC SUPPORTS INTERJURISDICTIONAL TEAMS OF EPSCOR INVESTIGATORS TO PERFORM RESEARCH IN TOPICS THAT ALIGN WITH NSF PRIORITIES, WITH THE GOALS OF DRIVING DISCOVERY AND BUILDING SUSTAINABLE STEM CAPACITY. 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.

PATHWAYS TO STEM: KANSAS LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

4-H MILILTARY PARTNERSHIP AND OUTREACH SUPPORT PROGRAM

FTF SCALING AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES COORDINATION ACTIVITY

SNAP NUTRITION EDUCATION

ECA-PGR: UNDER THE HOOD: THE GENETIC COMPONENTS OF MAIZE TRANSFORMATION

ADVISING, CAREERS, TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND VIRTUAL AUGMENTATION FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATION (ACTIVATE)

KS CPG

BUILDING THE NATIONAL CYBER WORKFORCE: NEW SFS PROGRAM AT KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

(HEP)

RESPETAME: REIMAGINING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS BY PRACTICING EQUITY AND TRANSLANGUAGING AND ACCESSING MULTILITERATE EXPERIENCES

SPFTR, KS CPG

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY HEP

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

NOVEL ENZYME INHIBITORS IN THE INNATE IMMUNE EVASION REPERTOIRE OF STAPHYLOCOCCI - PROJECT ABSTRACT THE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM IS BEST KNOWN AS AN ESSENTIAL DEFENSE AGAINST INVADING MICROBES. IN HUMANS, THIS RESPONSE REQUIRES AN IMMEDIATE AND CONCERTED ACTION BY BOTH HUMORAL AND CELLULAR COMPONENTS, WHICH ARE REPRESENTED BY THE COMPLEMENT SYSTEM AND NEUTROPHILS, RESPECTIVELY. EFFICIENT KILLING OF MICROBES BY THIS SO- CALLED “COMPLEMENT/NEUTROPHIL AXIS” IS PREDICATED UPON A HIGHLY ORCHESTRATED AND STEPWISE SERIES OF MOLECULAR RECOGNITION EVENTS AND BIOCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS, WHICH AT THEIR MOST FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL INVOLVE ENZYMES. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF HOST/PATHOGEN CO-EVOLUTION, THE GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS HAS DEVELOPED A POWERFUL ARRAY OF SMALL PROTEIN INHIBITORS THAT BLOCK MANY OF THE CENTRAL ENZYMATIC PLAYERS OF THE INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE. IN THIS REGARD, WE IDENTIFIED THREE SECRETED STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEINS, CALLED EAP, EAPH1, AND EAPH2 (DENOTED “EAP PROTEINS”), WHICH POTENTLY INHIBIT THREE DIFFERENT PROTEASES KNOWN AS NEUTROPHIL SERINE PROTEASES (NSPS) THAT ARE CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF THE NEUTROPHIL'S ANTI-BACTERIAL ARSENAL. IN ADDITION TO THIS, EAP ITSELF ALSO INHIBITS ASSEMBLY OF A MULTI-SUBUNIT PROTEASE SYSTEM THAT IS REQUIRED FOR FUNCTION OF THE CLASSICAL AND LECTIN COMPLEMENT PATHWAYS. SEPARATELY, WE ALSO IDENTIFIED A NEW STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN, CALLED “SPIN”, THAT IS A POTENT INHIBITOR OF THE HOCL-GENERATING MYELOPEROXIDASE (MPO) FOUND IN NEUTROPHILS. COLLECTIVELY, THESE S. AUREUS PROTEINS INTERFERE WITH BACTERIAL KILLING IN BOTH IN VITRO SYSTEMS AND ANIMAL MODELS. WHILE OUR INITIAL STUDIES ON EAP PROTEINS AND SPIN HAVE PROVIDED IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND MECHANISM OF THESE NOVEL ENZYME INHIBITORS, MANY SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS STILL REMAIN. IN THIS PROJECT, WE WILL EMPLOY A COMBINATION OF STRUCTURAL, BIOCHEMICAL, FUNCTIONAL, AND INFORMATICS APPROACHES TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. IN THE FIRST SERIES OF INVESTIGATIONS, WE WILL DETERMINE HOW THE INDIVIDUAL REPEATING DOMAINS OF S. AUREUS EAP INHIBIT NSPS. THIS WILL PROVIDE A MEANS FOR COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS TO THE EAP HOMOLOGS, EAPH1 AND EAPH2, WHICH ARE MORE EXTENSIVELY CHARACTERIZED. WE WILL ALSO WORK TO DEFINE THE STRUCTURAL DETERMINANTS WITHIN EAP THAT ALLOW THIS PROTEIN, BUT NOT EAPH1 OR EAPH2, TO INHIBIT THE COMPLEMENT SYSTEM IN ADDITION TO NSPS. IN THE SECOND SERIES OF INVESTIGATIONS, WE WILL EXPLORE THE STRUCTURAL TRANSITIONS THAT ALLOW SPIN TO ADOPT AN INHIBITORY CONFORMATION UPON BINDING TO MPO. WE WILL ALSO DEFINE THE STRUCTURAL DETERMINANTS WITHIN SPIN PROTEINS THAT PROVIDE AN EXQUISITE LEVEL OF SELECTIVITY FOR MPO WHEN COMPARED TO CLOSELY RELATED HEME PEROXIDASES. IN OUR FINAL SERIES OF STUDIES, WE WILL LEVERAGE OUR EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL DATA ON SPINS AND STAPHYLOCOCCAL COMPLEMENT INHIBITORS TOWARD ESTABLISHING A PARADIGM FOR UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICAL BASIS FOR HOST SPECIES SPECIFICITY OF VIRULENCE PROTEINS. BY COMPLETING THIS RESEARCH PLAN, WE WILL FURTHER OUR UNDERSTANDING OF TWO NOVEL CLASSES OF ENZYME INHIBITORS THAT FUNCTION AT THE HOST/PATHOGEN INTERFACE, AND LAY THE BASIC SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTI-BACTERIAL AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY THERAPIES ARISING FROM THE INFORMATION WE UNCOVER.

2020 CONSOLIDATED PAYMENT GRANT

CPG

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAMS AT 1862 LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS (SMITH-LEVER 3B&C)

GK12: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES IN THE NATURAL STATE

CPG, KANSAS

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR EMERGING & ZOONOTIC ANIMAL DISEASES

CPG

KS CPG

THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR KANSAS STATE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES IN REGIONS 5, 6, 7, AND 8 ON BROWNFIELDS ISSUES WITH TH

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** GREAT PLAINS DIAGNOSTIC NETWORK

HATCH FORMULA PROGRAM - KANSAS STATE RESEARCH & EXTENSION

CPG

SMITH LEVER 3B&C FUNDS

CAMP

2024 CONSOLIDATED PAYMENT GRANT

ENABLING CYBERSECURITY, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND RESILIENCE IN DISTRIBUTION GRIDS WITH HIGH PENETRATION OF PHOTOVOLTAICS (CARE-PV)

2023 KANSAS CONSOLIDATED PAYMENT GRANT FOREST HEALTH MANAGEMENT FOREST STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM AND URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM AND COOPERATIVE

DESEGREGATION ASSISTANCE CENTERS

KANCO3

SIGNALING PATHWAYS REGULATING MECHANOREFLEX SENSITIZATION IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - PROJECT SUMMARY HALLMARK FEATURES OF MANY FORMS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE INCLUDE EXERCISE INTOLERANCE AND A HIGH RISK OF SUFFERING AN ADVERSE ISCHEMIC CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT SUCH AS CARDIAC FIBRILLATION, MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, OR STROKE DURING PHYSICAL EXERTION. AN EXAGGERATED INCREASE IN SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVITY DURING EXERCISE (I.E., SYMPATHOEXCITATION) IS A DIRECT CONTRIBUTOR TO EXERCISE INTOLERANCE AND THE RISK OF SUCH ADVERSE EVENTS. DURING EXERCISE, MECHANICAL FORCES ASSOCIATED WITH CONTRACTING SKELETAL MUSCLES STIMULATE SMALL DIAMETER MUSCLE SENSORY NEURONS (GROUP III/IV MUSCLE AFFERENTS) WHICH PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN THE ACTIVATION OF A REFLEX, THE EXERCISE PRESSOR REFLEX, THAT CONTRIBUTES TO INCREASED SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVITY DURING EXERCISE. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INVESTIGATE THE CELLULAR SIGNALING MECHANISMS THAT RESULT IN EXAGGERATED MECHANICALLY- ACTIVATED EXERCISE PRESSOR REFLEX SYMPATHETIC CONTROL SIGNALS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL USE A RAT MODEL OF LIMB ISCHEMIA IN WHICH A FEMORAL ARTERY IS CHRONICALLY LIGATED (A MODEL OF SIMULATED PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE) AND A COMPLEMENTARY BLEND OF MOLECULAR AND WHOLE-ANIMAL APPROACHES TO INVESTIGATE THE SIGNALING PATHWAYS WITHIN MUSCLE SENSORY NEURONS THAT RESULT IN A PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT OF MECHANICALLY-ACTIVATED CHANNEL FUNCTION. THE INCORPORATION OF MULTIPLE EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES INCLUDING MOLECULAR, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, REFLEX, AND CONSCIOUS EXERCISE EXPERIMENTS WILL ENSURE THAT OUR FINDINGS ARE ROBUST, INTEGRATIVE, AND TRANSLATIONAL IN NATURE. IN AIM 1, WE WILL INVESTIGATE THE ROLE PLAYED BY INOSITOL 1,4,5-TRISPHOSPHATE (IP3) RECEPTORS AND ALTERED CALCIUM SIGNALING IN GROUP III/IV MUSCLE AFFERENTS IN THE EXAGGERATED MECHANICAL COMPONENT OF THE EXERCISE PRESSOR REFLEX (I.E., THE MECHANOREFLEX) IN RATS WITH CHRONIC LIMB ISCHEMIA. IN AIM 2, WE WILL INVESTIGATE THE ROLE PLAYED BY EXCHANGE PROTEIN ACTIVATED BY CAMP (EPAC), ESPECIALLY EPAC 1, SIGNALING IN GROUP III/IV MUSCLE AFFERENTS IN THE EXAGGERATED MECHANOREFLEX IN RATS WITH CHRONIC LIMB ISCHEMIA. IN AIM 3, WE WILL INVESTIGATE THE ROLE PLAYED BY PROTEIN KINASE C (PKC), ESPECIALLY PKCE, SIGNALING IN GROUP III/IV MUSCLE AFFERENTS IN THE EXAGGERATED MECHANOREFLEX IN RATS WITH CHRONIC LIMB ISCHEMIA. THIS PROJECT IS INNOVATIVE BECAUSE IT IS THE FIRST TO SYSTEMATICALLY INVESTIGATE THE SIGNALING MECHANISMS THAT MODULATE THE FUNCTION OF MECHANICALLY ACTIVATED CHANNELS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO SYMPATHOEXCITATION DURING EXERCISE IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. THIS PROJECT IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THE EXPERIMENTS MAY IDENTITY THREE NOVEL TARGETS (IP3 RECEPTORS, EPAC1, AND PKCE) FOR THERAPIES AIMED AT MITIGATING SYMPATHOEXCITATION, EXERCISE INTOLERANCE, AND/OR ELEVATED RISK OF ISCHEMIC EVENTS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PATIENTS.

INVESTIGATING CHARGE TRANSFER AND CHARGE MIGRATION ON THE FEW- TO SUB-FEMTOSECOND TIME SCALE

RESILIENCE AND VULNERABILITY OF BEEF CATTLE PRODUCTION IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS UNDER CHANGING CLIMATE, LAND USE AND MARKETS

KSU-USAF 2014 FAP RESEARCH PROJECT

GREAT PLAINS PLANT DIAGNOSTIC NETWORK

FUNCTION OF HEMOLYMPH PLASMA PROTEINS IN INSECT IMMUNE RESPONSES - INSECTS HAVE AN INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM THAT PROTECTS AGAINST INFECTIONS BY PATHOGENS AND PARASITES. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INVESTIGATE PROTEINS IN INSECT HEMOLYMPH PLASMA THAT PARTICIPATE IN DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF INSECT IMMUNITY. PREVIOUS WORK FROM THIS LABORATORY HAS ESTABLISHED THE LEPIDOPTERAN INSECT, MANDUCA SEXTA, AS A MODEL SYSTEM WELL SUITED FOR BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE COMPLEX FUNCTIONS OF HEMOLYMPH PROTEINS. WE PLAN TO INVESTIGATE THREE ASPECTS OF IMMUNITY THAT ARE MEDIATED BY PLASMA PROTEINS. (1) WE WILL CHARACTERIZE INTERACTIONS OF PLASMA PROTEINS WITH PEPTIDOGLYCAN FROM GRAM-NEGATIVE AND GRAM- POSITIVE BACTERIA THAT TRIGGER ACTIVATION OF A SERINE PROTEASE, THEREBY INITIATING PROTEASE CASCADES THAT RESULT IN ACTIVATION OF PHENOLOXIDASE AND THE TOLL PATHWAY. (2) WE WILL INVESTIGATE HOW THE REDOX ENVIRONMENT OF HEMOLYMPH IS REGULATED DURING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE AND TEST A HYPOTHESIS THAT IMMUNE PROTEINS MAY BE REGULATED BY THIOL MODIFICATIONS. (3) MAMMALS HAVE WELL-CHARACTERIZED MECHANISMS FOR DEPRIVING INVADING MICROORGANISMS OF IRON; HOWEVER, IMMUNE-RELATED IRON-WITHHOLDING IN INSECTS IS STILL POORLY UNDERSTOOD. WE WILL USE M. SEXTA AS A MODEL FOR DISCOVERING CONSERVED IRON-WITHHOLDING MECHANISMS IN INSECTS. THE FUNDAMENTAL BIOCHEMICAL KNOWLEDGE GAINED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH IS EXPECTED TO STIMULATE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF REGULATION OF PROTEASE CASCADE PATHWAYS AND MOLECULES IN INSECT HEMOLYMPH THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OXIDATIVE MODULATION DURING IMMUNITY, AND LEAD TO UNDERSTANDING OF HOW IRON INFLUENCES HUMAN DISEASE TRANSMISSION BY INSECT VECTORS. THIS SUPPLEMENT WILL FUND AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT FROM AN UNDERREPRESENTED GROUP TO GAIN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING BY PARTICIPATING IN THE PROJECT.

2021 KANSAS FOREST SERVICE CONSOLIDATED FORESTRY PROGRAMS GRANT (URBAN & COMMUNITY FORESTRY, FOREST STEWARDSHIP, FOREST HEALTH, LANDSCAPE SCALE AND

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

THE ONGOING SPREAD OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA (HPAI) H5N1 VIRUS POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE POULTRY INDUSTRY, A VITAL COMPONENT OF U.S. AGRICULTURE. THE VIRUS ENDANGERS NOT ONLY POULTRY PRODUCTION, BUT ALSO FOOD SECURITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. THUS, DEVELOPMENT OF SAFE, EFFECTIVE, SCALABLE, AND AFFORDABLE COUNTERMEASURES IS URGENTLY NEEDED TO PROTECT THIS CRITICAL SECTOR. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A NOVEL LIVE-ATTENUATED VACCINE PLATFORM BASED ON BOVINE PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS TYPE 3, GENOTYPE C (BPI3VC), ENGINEERED TO EXPRESS KEY PROTECTIVE ANTIGENS FROM H5N1. THE VECTOR DISPLAYS HEMAGGLUTININ (HA), NEURAMINIDASE (NA), AND MATRIX PROTEIN 2 ECTODOMAIN (M2E) ON THE SURFACE OF INFECTED CELLS, AND NUCLEOPROTEIN (NP) IN THE CYTOSOL. THE RECOMBINANT VACCINE, DESIGNATED BPI3VC-H5N1, REPLICATES EFFICIENTLY IN PRIMARY CHICKEN EMBRYO FIBROBLAST CELLS AND EXPRESSES THE TRANSGENES ROBUSTLY, AS CONFIRMED USING CONVALESCENT H5N1 SERA. SINCE BPI3VC IS NOT A CHICKEN PATHOGEN, IT ALLOWS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LATERAL FLOW DEVICE (LFD) CAPABLE OF DIFFERENTIATING INFECTED FROM VACCINATED ANIMALS (DIVA) BY DETECTING IMMUNE RESPONSES SPECIFIC TO BOTH THE VACCINE VECTOR AND H5N1 ANTIGENS. THIS PROJECT HAS TWO MAIN AIMS: 1) TO ASSESS THE SAFETY, IMMUNOGENICITY, AND EFFICACY OF THE BPI3VC-H5N1 VACCINE IN CHICKENS; AND 2) TO DEVELOP AND VALIDATE A COMPANION DIVA DIAGNOSTIC LFD. THE VACCINE IS READY FOR SCALE-UP IN READINESS FOR IN OVO VACCINATION, AND ADMINISTRATION TO DAY-OLD CHICKS AND PULLETS THROUGH SPRAY OR WATER. CHALLENGE STUDIES WITH CONTEMPORARY HPAI H5N1 WILL ASSESS PROTECTIVE EFFICACY, VIRAL SHEDDING, AND TRANSMISSION. IN PARALLEL, WE WILL DEVELOP AN LFD INCORPORATING THE BPI3VC FUSION (F) PROTEIN AND H5 HA ANTIGEN AS DUAL TEST LINES. THE DEVICE'S DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE WILL BE VALIDATED USING STUDY AND FIELD SAMPLES. THE ANTI CIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE DELIVERY OF A H5N1 VACCINE FOR POULTRY AND A DIVA-COMPATIBLE LFD DIAGNOSTIC TOOL. THE VACCINE'S FLEXIBILITY FOR ADMINISTRATION IN OVO, VIA SPRAY, OR WATER, MAKES IT WELL SUITED FOR INTEGRATION INTO EXISTING HATCHERY AND FARM-BASED MASS VACCINATION SYSTEMS. EARLY IMMUNIZATION WILL PROVIDE PROTECTION TO BROILERS, LAYER CHICKS, AND PULLETS, ENSURING BROAD APPLICABILITY ACROSS PRODUCTION TYPES. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE POULTRY HATCHERIES, FARMERS, ALLIED SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONSUMERS OF POULTRY PRODUCTS, AND EXPORT MARKETS DEPENDENT ON DISEASE-FREE CERTIFICATION.

SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL GROWTH OF BORON-CARBON-NITROGEN METASTABLE MATERIALS

THIS TRIBAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BROWNFIELDS PROJECT WILL SERVE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE TRIBAL RESPONSE PROGRAMS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ON-LINE TRIBAL BROWNFIELDS FORUM, NATIONAL TAB WEB RESOURCES, ROUNDTABLES, WORKSHOPS AND WEBINARS, CAPACITY-BUILDING AND EVALUATION TOOLS AND SITE-SPECIFIC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES FACED BY TRIBAL BROWNFIELDS COMMUNITIES.

LEVERAGING BIO-CHEMICAL AND GREENHOUSE GAS SENSORS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE INNOVATIONS (BIOSENSEINNOVATIONS) -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED BY NSF GLOBAL CENTERS PROGRAM, AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS USE-INSPIRED RESEARCH ADDRESSING GLOBAL CHALLENGES THROUGH THE BIOECONOMY. IT IS CO-FUNDED BY THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, THE DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE DIRECTORATE FOR GEOSCIENCES. IT SUPPORTS U.S.-BASED RESEARCHERS DEVELOPING GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND BUILDING MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT TO ADVANCE USE-INSPIRED RESEARCH, IN THE AIM TO DEVELOP THEIR PROJECT TOWARD A LARGE-SCALE INTERNATIONAL EFFORT. THE BIOSENSEINNOVATIONS PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO TACKLING GLOBAL CHALLENGES IN NITROGEN MANAGEMENT, GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS, AND THEIR INTERACTIONS IN RELATION TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. IT DEVELOPS CUTTING-EDGE SENSORS THAT CAN DETECT NUTRIENTS, CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS, SOIL MICROBIOMES, AND GHGS. COLLECTING THESE DATA IN REAL TIME IS ESSENTIAL FOR ADVANCING PRECISION AGRICULTURE AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. BY FOCUSING ON HOW SOIL, MICROBES, AND PLANTS INTERACT, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ARE CONCEPTUALIZED AND GENERATED TO HELP FARMERS MANAGE THEIR CROPS MORE EFFECTIVELY AND SUSTAINABLY. THE TRANSDISCIPLINARY TEAM INCLUDES EXPERTS IN CHEMISTRY, COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, OMICS, MICROBIOLOGY, AND METABOLIC ENGINEERING. THEY DEVELOP AND TRANSLATE TO THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR NEW NITROGEN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND GHG EMISSION MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES. THE RESEARCH TAKES PLACE IN KEY AGRICULTURAL REGIONS WITH PRIMARY TEST SITES IN THE U.S. (CORN RESEARCH SITES IN KANSAS). THE MID-TERM GOAL IS TO EXTEND THIS EFFORT TO POTENTIAL PARTNER COUNTRIES, CANADA (WHEAT SITES IN QUEBEC) AND THE UK (WHEAT SITES IN SHEFFIELD), AND ULTIMATELY GLOBALLY. THIS PROJECT INTEGRATES RESEARCH, EDUCATION, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH. IT PROVIDES SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, NOTABLY FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN STEM, AS WELL AS OUTREACH TOWARD K-12 STUDENTS, FARMERS AND PRODUCERS, AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS. THE RESEARCHERS FOCUS ON THE OVERALL UNDERSTANDING OF FERTILIZER, PLANT, AND SOIL INTERACTIONS. THEY PRIORITIZE THREE RESEARCH THRUSTS: (1) CREATING INNOVATIVE SENSORS TO RELIABLY SENSE AND MEASURE KEY NUTRIENTS (AMMONIUM AND NITRATE) AND GHG EMISSIONS (NITROUS OXIDE AND METHANE) BY ACTUATING PROCESSES WITHIN THE SOIL-MICROBE-PLANT-ENVIRONMENT CONTINUUM; (2) DESIGNING GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) MODELING SYSTEMS AND ADVANCED MACHINE AND STATISTICAL LEARNING TECHNIQUES; (3) ESTABLISHING AND TESTING A BIOSENSOR NETWORK TO MONITOR PLANTS WITH BIOLOGICAL NITRIFICATION INHIBITORS (BNI) TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. ADDITIONALLY, THEY ENGAGE IN CROSSCUTTING ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE (4) STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH INITIATIVES TO STRENGTHEN THE GLOBAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY, AND (5) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. WITH COLLABORATORS IN CANADA AND THE UK, THE TEAM DEVELOPS ALTERNATIVE NITROGEN FERTILIZERS INCLUDING BIOFERTILIZERS, BIOSTIMULANTS, AND FERTILIZERS DERIVED FROM WASTE RECOVERY. IT ASSESSES HOW THE COMPLEX SOIL-MICROBE-PLANT SYSTEM AND THE ENVIRONMENT (GHG EMISSION) CAN BE STUDIED BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMAL DEPLOYMENT OF LOW-COST SENSORS. THESE SENSORS MEASURE NUTRIENTS? PRESENCE IN THE FERTILIZERS AND THE SOIL, MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES, GHG EMISSION, PH, AND MOISTURE, AS WELL AS THEIR SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN REAL FIELD APPLICATIONS. THIS AWARD IS FUNDED BY NSF GLOBAL CENTERS PROGRAM, AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS USE-INSPIRED RESEARCH ADDRESSING GLOBAL CHALLENGES THROUGH THE BIOECONOMY. THIS AWARD SUPPORT U.S.-BASED RESEARCHERS DEVELOPING GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND BUILDING MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT TO ADVANCE USE-INSPIRED RESEARCH, IN THE AIM TO DEVELOP THEIR PROJECT TOWARD A LARGE-SCALE INTERNATIONAL EFFORT. 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.

RESILIENCE AND VULNERABILITY OF BEEF CATTLE PRODUCTION IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS UNDER CHANGING CLIMATE, LAND USE AND MARKETS

PRACTICAL INTERVENTIONS TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN BEEF AND DAIRY CATTLE SYSTEMS: A FULLY INTEGRATED APPROACH

THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (TDI) DIGITAL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE DIGITAL DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES AND RELATED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING TO BOTH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS ACROSS THE STATE OF KANSAS. THE PROJECT WILL ASSIST THE UNIVERSITY IN MAKING NEW INVESTMENTS IN PRODUCTION-LEVEL METAL/POLYMER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND COLLABORATIVE ROBOTICS, MACHINE VISION, AND INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS (IIOT) TECHNOLOGIES. NEW PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE DIGITAL MANUFACTURING READINESS ASSESSMENTS, DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS, CREATION OF THE KANSAS FUTURE FACTORY NETWORK, AND SUPPORT OF DEVELOPING FUTURE STRATEGIC INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD THE STATE'S SMALL MANUFACTURING SCALE-UP INFRASTRUCTURE. THE PROGRAM WILL RESULT IN INCREASED ECONOMIC RESILIENCY, DIVERSIFICATION, AND INNOVATION ACROSS THE STATE'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.

THIS AGREEMENT AIMS TO DEVELOP AN EDIBLE INSECT LARVAE-BASED VACCINE AGAINST HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA (HPAI) AND TEST ITS SAFETY, IMMUNOGENICITY, AND PROTECTIVE EFFICACY FOLLOWING VACCINATION AND CHALLENGE EXPERIMENTS IN POULTRY. THIS PROJECT USES CRISPR-BASED GENOME EDITING TOOLS TO EXPRESS KEY HPAI ANTIGENS WITHIN THE TISSUES OF TWO INSECT SPECIES - THE RED FLOUR BEETLE TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM (TCA), AND THE YELLOW MEALWORM TENEBRIO MOLITOR (TMO). THE RESULTING GENE-EDITED INSECT LARVAL BIOMASS EXPRESSING THE ANTIGEN WILL BE EVALUATED IN A CHALLENGE EXPERIMENT AS AN EDIBLE VACCINE ADMINISTERED DIRECTLY TO POULTRY. THEREFORE, THIS PROJECT HAS THREE OBJECTIVES: 1) CREATE, CHARACTERIZE, AND QUALITY-ASSESS THE PRODUCTION OF HPAI ANTIGENS WITHIN THE ENGINEERED INSECT STRAINS TCA AND TMO [LED BY SUB-AWARDEE NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (NCSU)], 2) ASSESS THE SAFETY AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF THE INSECT LARVAE-BASED EDIBLE VACCINE IN POULTRY, AND 3) DETERMINE THE EFFICACY OF THE EDIBLE VACCINE IN PROTECTING POULTRY AGAINST HPAI CHALLENGE.

COACHING, ADVISING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCES (CARE) TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME STUDENTS -THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL NEED FOR WELL-EDUCATED SCIENTISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS BY SUPPORTING THE RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED AT KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DODGE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (DCCC). OVER ITS 5-YEAR DURATION, THIS PROJECT WILL FUND SCHOLARSHIPS TO 36 UNIQUE FULL-TIME STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING BACHELOR?S DEGREES IN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING, BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, CIVIL ENGINEERING, COMPUTER ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE, CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT, CYBERSECURITY, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. RETURNING SOPHOMORE STUDENTS AND INCOMING TRANSFER STUDENTS FROM DCCC AND OTHER PARTNERS WILL RECEIVE THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UP TO 4 YEARS. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE STUDENT SUPPORT THAT INCLUDES ACADEMIC COACHING, ADDITIONAL ADVISING, AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THE PROJECT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. THIS RESEARCH MAY HELP TO IMPROVE STUDENT SERVICES IN THE FUTURE AND IMPROVE OUTREACH AND USE OF SERVICES BY LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF LOW-INCOME, HIGH ACHIEVING UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. IN ADDITION TO SCHOLARSHIPS, STUDENTS WILL BE PROVIDED EVIDENCE-BASED, CONTEXT-SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS INCLUDING ACADEMIC COACHING. ACADEMIC COACHING IS A ONE-ON-ONE MEETING WITH A PROFESSIONAL TO IMPROVE SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE IN AREAS SUCH AS GOAL SETTING, STUDY SKILLS, AND TIME MANAGEMENT. COACHING HAS SOME SIMILARITIES TO INTENSIVE ADVISING BUT IS MORE FOCUSED ON PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GOALS OUTSIDE OF A STUDENT'S ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE. THE MIXED-METHOD PROJECT RESEARCH PLAN WILL EXPLORE THE IMPACTS OF ACADEMIC COACHING ON RETENTION, ACADEMIC STANDING, AND GRADUATION AMONG ENGINEERING STUDENTS FROM LOW-SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. PROJECT PRACTICES AND OUTCOMES WILL BE DISSEMINATED ACROSS FIELDS, PRIMARILY THROUGH JOURNAL AND CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY NSF?S SCHOLARSHIPS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED WHO EARN DEGREES IN STEM FIELDS. IT ALSO AIMS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE STEM WORKERS AND TO GENERATE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ACADEMIC SUCCESS, RETENTION, TRANSFER, GRADUATION, AND ACADEMIC/CAREER PATHWAYS OF LOW-INCOME 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 PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

UNDERSTANDING INVASION AND DISEASE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL DATA EDUCATION -THE LIVING WORLD IS A COMPLEX THICKET OF CONNECTIONS AMONG ORGANISMS. AS HUMANS CONTINUE TO MODIFY EARTH?S BIOTA, NOVEL SPECIES INTERACTIONS ? INCLUDING INVASIVE SPECIES AND EMERGENT DISEASES ? WILL BECOME MORE COMMONPLACE. EFFECTIVE RESPONSES TO DISEASES AND DAMAGING SPECIES HINGE ON UNDERSTANDING THEIR CAUSES AND IMPACTS. SINCE THE SCALE OF NOVEL INTERACTIONS RANGES FROM MOLECULES TO COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND, ACCURATELY PREDICTING THE OUTCOMES OF NEWLY INTERACTING ORGANISMS WILL INCREASINGLY REQUIRE COLLABORATIONS AND INTEGRATED TOOLS SHARED AMONG BIOLOGISTS, ECOLOGISTS, COMPUTER SCIENTISTS, AND DATA SCIENTISTS. THIS NSF RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP (NRT) PROJECT WILL BRIDGE THE FIELDS OF INVASION BIOLOGY, DISEASE ECOLOGY, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE TO DISCOVER THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF NOVEL INTERACTIONS AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. THE PROJECT, UNDERSTANDING INVASION AND DISEASE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL DATA EDUCATION (UANDI-DEECODE), WILL PROVIDE ITS TRAINEES WITH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY, EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION; A COLLABORATIVE AND INCLUSIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENT; RESEARCH AND TRAVEL SUPPORT; AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR A VARIETY OF SCIENTIFIC CAREERS. THE TRAINEESHIP ANTICIPATES PREPARING SEVENTY (70) MS AND PH.D. STUDENTS, INCLUDING 16 FUNDED TRAINEES FROM DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES. THIS INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAM OF STUDY WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE COMPUTATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAXIMIZE THE POWER AND SCALABILITY OF PREDICTING OUTCOMES OF CONTEXT-DEPENDENT NOVEL INTERACTIONS. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE BIOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE AND TIMELY SOLUTIONS TO COUNTER EMERGENT DISEASES AND INVASIVE SPECIES. FURTHERMORE, TRAINEES WILL EXPLORE THE CONCEPTUAL TEMPORAL FRAMEWORK OF SPECIES INTERACTIONS (FROM INITIAL CONTACT TO PERSISTENCE TO EXPANSION) TO MOTIVATE NEW ALGORITHMS FOR EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION. TRAINEES WILL BE IMMERSED IN A PROGRAM THAT EMPHASIZES COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK, ETHICS, MENTORSHIP, CROSS-CULTURAL COMPETENCY, AND LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THEIR GRADUATE STUDIES. THE ACTIVITIES WILL ENCOMPASS SPECIFIC INTERDISCIPLINARY AND PROJECT-BASED COURSEWORK, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES, DATA SCIENCE BOOTCAMPS, MENTORSHIP NETWORKS, RESEARCH PODS, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT SCIENCE ABROAD. DIRECT LOCAL IMPACTS WILL INCLUDE LONG-LASTING INSTITUTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO GRADUATE STUDENT LIFE BY SUSTAINING MORE PH.D. LINES AND BUILDING A SOLID AND INCLUSIVE GRADUATE STUDENT CULTURE. SCIENTIFIC LITERACY, APPRECIATION, AND ENGAGEMENT DEFICITS IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS WILL BE ADDRESSED BY INFUSING UANDI-DEECODE INTO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH TARGETED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. BEYOND THE REGION, UANDI-DEECODE WILL ADDRESS THE CRITICAL ROLES OF GLOBAL AWARENESS, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND PREDICTIVE MODELING TO TACKLE THE GROWING ISSUES REGARDING INVASIVE SPECIES AND DISEASES. TARGETED RECRUITMENT EFFORTS, ACCESSIBLE RESEARCH AND TRAINING SUPPORT, AND INTENTIONAL MENTORSHIP WILL INCREASE PARTICIPATION AND SCIENTIFIC REPRESENTATION OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN STEM. UANDI-DEECODE WILL CONTRIBUTE SCIENTISTS TO THE KNOWLEDGE-BASED WORKFORCE IN THE ARKANSAS DELTA, ONE OF THE MOST DISADVANTAGED REGIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND BEYOND. THE FOCUS OF UANDI-DEECODE AT THE INTERSECTION OF DISEASE ECOLOGY, INVASION BIOLOGY, AND DATA SCIENCE MAKES THIS PROGRAM THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO EXPLICITLY ADDRESS THE NEED TO CONVERGE THESE FIELDS TO ENHANCE MECHANISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION AMONG NEWLY INTERACTING SPECIES. THE NSF RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP (NRT) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BOLD, NEW POTENTIALLY TRANSFORMATIVE MODELS FOR STEM GRADUATE EDUCATION TRAINING. THE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO EFFECTIVE TRAINING OF STEM GRADUATE STUDENTS IN HIGH PRIORITY INTERDISCIPLINARY OR CONVERGENT RESEARCH AREAS THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE TRAINEESHIP MODELS THAT ARE INNOVATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED, AND ALIGNED WITH CHANGING WORKFORCE AND RESEARCH NEEDS. 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.

4-H MILITARY PARTNERSHIP AND OUTREACH SUPPORT PROGRAM

CONNECTED FROM THE START

MOLECULAR STUDY OF PHA BIOSYNTHESIS: PRODUCTION OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

CPG, KANSAS

THE ROLE OF PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND EVENT SEGMENTATION IN AGE- AND ALZHEIMER'S-RELATED CHANGES IN EVENT MEMORY - PROJECT SUMMARY THE HALLMARK SYMPTOM OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (AD) AND MOST COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG COGNITIVELY HEALTHY OLDER ADULTS IS MEMORY LOSS, ESPECIALLY FOR EVERYDAY EVENTS SUCH AS CONVERSATIONS WITH A LOVED ONE, A MEAL WITH FRIENDS, A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE. HOWEVER, THERE IS A CRITICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REMEMBERING THESE TYPES OF EVENTS AND THOSE THAT ARE OFTEN MEASURED IN THE LABORATORY OR IN NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL BATTERIES, WHICH OFTEN LACK REAL-WORLD CONTEXTUAL MEANING. THIS PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE FAILURES IN MEMORY FOR EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES BY USING DYNAMIC REAL-WORLD STIMULI IN WHICH EPISODIC MEMORY IS FORMED DURING A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF EXPERIENCE. WE WILL TEST THE EXTENT TO WHICH OLDER ADULTS USE SEMANTIC KNOWLEDGE TO CREATE STABLE MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS DURING THE CONTINUOUS STREAM OF EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES, AND WHETHER THIS ABILITY CHANGES IN THE EARLY STAGES OF AD. SUCH KNOWLEDGE-RELATED IMPROVEMENTS COULD BENEFIT OLDER ADULTS' ABILITY TO REMEMBER DAY-TO-DAY INFORMATION, MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS IN EVERYDAY LIFE (E.G., DECISIONS ABOUT HEALTHCARE AND ESTATE PLANNING), AND INTERACT WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY––ALL OF WHICH WILL IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. THIS GOAL IS HIGHLY RELEVANT TO THE NIH CORE MISSION “TO SEEK FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE NATURE AND BEHAVIOR OF LIVING SYSTEMS AND THE APPLICATION OF THAT KNOWLEDGE TO ENHANCE HEALTH, LENGTHEN LIFE, AND REDUCE ILLNESS AND DISABILITY.” AIM 1 OF THIS PROJECT WILL DETERMINE WHETHER DEFICITS IN EVENT MEMORY ARE EXPLAINED BY AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN MAINTAINING STABLE MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS DURING AN EXPERIENCE. AIM 2 WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OLDER ADULTS CAN EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE NEW EVENT INFORMATION INTO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE STRUCTURES. AIM 3 WILL DETERMINE WHETHER CUEING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE IMPROVES EVENT MEMORY IN EARLY-STAGE AD. THE PROJECT WILL USE AN INNOVATIVE COMBINATION OF BEHAVIORAL AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MEASURES OF EVENT ENCODING TO ADDRESS THESE AIMS. IT WILL ALSO USE DYNAMIC ACTIVITIES THAT ARE OFTEN ENCOUNTERED IN DAILY LIFE—THE KIND THAT OLDER ADULTS REPORT HAVING DIFFICULTIES REMEMBERING. WE PREDICT THAT MPFC-MEDIATED PRIOR KNOWLEDGE WILL FACILITATE THE INTEGRATION OF NEW EVENT INFORMATION WITH PRIOR KNOWLEDGE RESULTING IN BETTER SEGMENTATION AND EVENT MEMORY FOR OLDER ADULTS. HOWEVER, WHEN NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE IS AVAILABLE, THE EXTENT TO WHICH PEOPLE CAN EFFECTIVELY SEGMENT AN ACTIVITY (SUPPORTED BY MPFC-HIPPOCAMPAL COUPLING) WILL PREDICT MEMORY PERFORMANCE. FURTHER, WE PREDICT THAT CUEING RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE WILL SCAFFOLD THE LEARNING OF NEW SCHEMA-CONSISTENT EVENT INFORMATION IN COGNITIVELY HEALTHY OLDER ADULTS AND THOSE WITH EARLY AD. OUR GOAL OF IMPROVING OLDER ADULTS' ABILITY TO ENCODE AND RETRIEVE EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES IS ALIGNED WITH THE NIA'S VISION FOR OLDER ADULTS TO “ENJOY ROBUST HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE, REMAIN PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY ACTIVE, AND CONTINUE TO MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.”

RESILIENCE AND VULNERABILITY OF BEEF CATTLE PRODUCTION IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS UNDER CHANGING CLIMATE, LAND USE AND MARKETS

THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (A-STATE) POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS (PBIS) RESOURCE CENTER (THE CENTER) IN JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, PROPOSES PROJECT PEACE (PREVENTION, ENGAGEMENT, AND CONNECTION IN EDUCATION). THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS TWO FUNDING AREAS: (1) TRAIN SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND STUDENTS ON PREVENTING SCHOOL VIOLENCE. (2) PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TRAINING OR CREATE SPECIALIZED NON-TRAINING POLICIES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO WORK IN SCHOOLS AND/OR WITH SCHOOL-AGE POPULATIONS SUCH AS SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS (SROS) AND PROBATION OFFICERS. THE BENEFICIARIES OF PROJECT PEACE ARE SEVEN ARKANSAS MIDDLE AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS LOCATED IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS (JONESBORO AND BLYTHEVILLE), NORTHWEST ARKANSAS (FAYETTEVILLE), AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS (LITTLE ROCK). IN YEAR 1, FIVE SCHOOLS WILL PARTICIPATE: JONESBOROS ANNIE CAMP JR. HIGH, BLYTHEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, FAYETTEVILLES RAMAY JR. HIGH, HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND JOHN L. COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL. IN YEAR 2, TWO MORE SCHOOLS WILL JOIN THE PROJECT: LISA ACADEMYS NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL IN LITTLE ROCK. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TRAINING AND COACHING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS AND SROS IN IMPLEMENTING PBIS, A MULTITIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT (MTSS) FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPING SCHOOLWIDE ACTION PLANS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL CLIMATE; ENGAGING STUDENTS IN TOWN HALLS; TRAINING SCHOOL STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ON YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA) AND SUICIDE PREVENTION; AND BUILDING CAPACITY FOR THE CENTER TO PROVIDE MORE NEEDED TRAINING, SERVICES, AND COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOLS ACROSS ARKANSAS.

ASUB UPWARD BOUND

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RESEARCH-PGR: PLANTTRANSFORM: THE GENETIC BASIS OF MAIZE REGENERATION AND APPLICATIONS TO PLANT TRANSFORMATION -GENETIC ENGINEERING OF PLANTS IS CRITICAL FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT AND REQUIRES REGENERATION OF WHOLE PLANTS FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED CELLS. WHILE ALL PLANT SPECIES POSSESS GENETIC COMPONENTS TO FORM WHOLE PLANTS FROM SINGLE CELLS, MANY CROP PLANTS, INCLUDING MAIZE, HAVE A LIMITED ABILITY TO REGENERATE FROM CELLS THAT ARE SUBJECTED TO GENETIC MODIFICATION. MASTER GENES ARE HYPOTHESIZED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF PLANT REGENERATION. THIS IS STRONGLY RELATED TO THE ABILITY OF CELL PROLIFERATION, AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CELLS AS A RESULT OF GROWING AND MULTIPLYING OF CELLS. IN THIS PROJECT, MAIZE GENES RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROLLING CELL GROWTH AND MULTIPLICATION WILL BE IDENTIFIED USING A NOVEL HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING APPROACH. VALIDATING KEY CANDIDATE GENES IN REGULATING MAIZE REGENERATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT THROUGH FURTHER TESTING. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE GENETIC BASIS OF PLANT REGENERATION FOR IMPROVED GENETIC ENGINEERING STRATEGIES. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE NEW WAYS OF ANALYZING AND UNDERSTANDING PLANT GENETICS THROUGH THE USE OF NEW GENOME EDITING TECHNOLOGIES, LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA, AND COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS. IT WILL ALSO OFFER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN VARIOUS FIELDS SUCH AS PLANT GENETICS, GENOMICS, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, GENOME EDITING, BIOINFORMATICS, AND MACHINE LEARNING. PLANT TRANSFORMATION AND REGENERATION ARE KEY PROCEDURES OF GENOME ENGINEERING. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENETIC BASIS OF PLANT REGENERATION. AS EACH PLANT GENOME POSSESSES TOTIPOTENT COMPONENTS TO FORM AN ENTIRE PLANT BUT THE CAPABILITY TO REGENERATE IS AT LOW LEVELS IN MANY CROP SPECIES, IT IS HYPOTHESIZED THAT CONSERVED MASTER GENES FOR TOTIPOTENCY GOVERNING EMBRYOGENESIS EXIST AND THAT ADDITIONAL NON-CONSERVED GENES ACCOUNT FOR DIFFERING REGENERATION ABILITY, AND THESE GENES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABILITY OF CELL PROLIFERATION AND GROWTH. IN THIS PROJECT, MAIZE GENES CONTROLLING CELL PROLIFERATION AND GROWTH WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY CONDUCTING ANALYSIS OF TRANSCRIPTOMIC GENE NETWORKS, GENOMIC COMPARISONS, HIGH-THROUGHPUT CRISPR SCREENING, AND FUNCTIONAL VALIDATION OF INDIVIDUAL GENES. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES, MASSIVE DATA, AND COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS FOR INTEGRATIVE GENOMIC ANALYSIS AND DISCOVERIES. T THIS PROJECT IS JOINTLY FUNDED BY THE PLANT GENOME RESEARCH PROGRAM IN THE DIRECTORATE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND THE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (EPSCOR). 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.