Cola Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

PSC EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING

PURPOSE: REHABILITATE RUNWAY LIGHTING; REHABILITATE RUNWAY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT REHABILITATES 7,000 FEET OF EXISTING PAVED RUNWAY 8/26 TO MAINTAIN THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND MINIMIZE FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS TO EXTEND ITS USEFUL LIFE. THIS PROJECT REHABILITATES EXISTING RUNWAY 8/26 LIGHTING TO EXTEND ITS USEFUL LIFE. INTENDED BENEFICIARY: THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR AIRPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

FUNDING WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS TO STUDENTS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE DISRUPTION OF CAMPUS OPERATIONS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS.

AIRPORT HANGAR

PURPOSE: REHABILITATE TAXIWAY LIGHTING; REHABILITATE TAXIWAY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT REHABILITATES 4,600 FEET OF THE EXISTING TAXIWAY A PAVEMENT TO EXTEND ITS USEFUL LIFE. THIS PROJECT REHABILITATES THE EXISTING TAXIWAY A LIGHTING SYSTEM TO EXTEND ITS USEFUL LIFE AND ENHANCE SAFE AIRFIELD OPERATIONS DURING LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. THIS GRANT FUNDS THE FINAL PHASE, WHICH CONSISTS CONSTRUCTION. INTENDED BENEFICIARY: THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR AIRPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

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THIS AWARD WILL LAUNCH THE OYSTER RESTORATION INITIATIVE, AN ESTUARY-SCALE OYSTER RESTORATION PROJECT IN PENSACOLA BAY. THE PROJECT WILL DESIGN MORE THAN 1,000 ACRES OF OYSTER RESTORATION AND INITIATE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AMBITIOUS VISION. AN ASSESSMENT OF SEDIMENT LOADS WILL BE COMPLETED TO HELP PRIORITIZE LOCATIONS FOR OYSTER RESTORATION SITES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO COMPLETE THE EARLY STAGES OF PLANNING FOR THE SANDY HOLLOW GULLY RESTORATION PROJECT, WHICH WILL ADDRESS UPSTREAM SEDIMENTATION SOURCES IMPACTING DOWNSTREAM OYSTER HABITAT QUALITY. A NEW PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE COST ASSISTANCE TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF LIVING SHORELINES AND OTHER NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS BY LOCAL PROPERTY OWNERS.

NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY AND MODERNIZATION (NGDISM) GRANT PROGRAM - THIS GRANT SUPPORTS AWARDED MUNICIPALITY/COMMUNITY-OWNED UTILITIES TO REPAIR, REHABILITATE, OR REPLACE THEIR NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION PIPELINE SYSTEM, OR TO ACQUIRE EQUIPMENT TO (1) REDUCE INCIDENTS AND FATALITIES AND (2) AVOID ECONOMIC LOSSES. DELIVERABLES/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: IMPROVE THE SAFE DELIVERY OF ENERGY TO OFTEN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, REDUCING INCIDENTS AND FATALITIES, AS WELL AS ELIMINATE METHANE LEAKS. INTENDED BENEFICIARY: CITY OF PENSACOLA, FL MUNICIPALITY/COMMUNITY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NO KNOWN SUBRECIPIENTS.

PURPOSE: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AWARDED AS ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE U.S. AIRPORTS AND ELIGIBLE CONCESSIONS AT THOSE AIRPORTS TO PREVENT, PREPARE FOR, AND RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS GRANT PROVIDES ECONOMIC RELIEF FUNDS FOR COSTS RELATED TO OPERATIONS, PERSONNEL, CLEANING, SANITIZATION, JANITORIAL SERVICES, DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS, AND COMBATING THE SPREAD OF PATHOGENS AT THE AIRPORT. INTENDED BENEFICIARY: THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR AIRPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE HEALTH PROFESSION OPPORTUNITY GRANT

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PURPOSE: REHABILITATE TAXIWAY LIGHTING; REHABILITATE TAXIWAY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT REHABILITATES 1,942 FEET OF THE EXISTING PAVED TAXIWAY A7 TO MAINTAIN THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE PAVEMENT AND TO MINIMIZE FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS TO EXTEND ITS USEFUL LIFE. THIS PROJECT REHABILITATES THE EXISTING LIGHTING ON TAXIWAY A7 TO EXTEND ITS USEFUL LIFE. THIS GRANT FUNDS PHASE 1, WHICH CONSISTS OF REHABILITATION OF 1,494 LINEAR FEET. INTENDED BENEFICIARY: THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR AIRPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

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THE ACTIVITY SEEKS TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE DAIRY SECTOR AND CONDITIONS FOR LICIT RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED MUNICIPALITIES IN COLOMBIA.

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

MILITARY AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON

HATCH REGULAR FUNDING IS USE TO CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (UPR-AES). SUPPORTED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE BROAD AND INCLUDE THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITIES LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFIED IN FOUR CRITICAL ISSUES: 1-FOOD SECURITY, PLANT AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, 2-EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, 3-FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND 4-COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. OUR MAIN PRIORITIES WERE TO IMPROVE THE ISLAND'S FOOD SECURITY AND THE RESILIENCY OF OUR NATURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC SYSTEMS. THE LONG TERM GOAL IS THE REGENERATION OF A SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCING SECTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES. STAKEHOLDERS OF OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE A DIVERSITY OF AUDIENCES: FARMERS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION CONCERNED PUBLIC, STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RESEARCH ON: 1-STRATEGIES TO INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION, CROP MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING EFFICIENCY; EVALUATION OF DISEASE RESISTANT CROP VARIETIES AND PRACTICES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF VECTORS; INTRODUCTION OF NEW GERMPLASM ADDRESSING PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS, OR PROMISING NEW CROPS; EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION UNDER PROTECTED STRUCTURES; CONTINUED SURVEILLANCE OF OUR CURRENT FARMING SYSTEMS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR MAJOR PESTS AND DISEASES AFFECTING OUR MOST IMPORTANT CROPS. 2- IMPROVEMENT IN THE BIOLOGICAL EFFICIENCY OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPROVED FORAGES, ECONOMIC RETURNS TO PRODUCERS, AND PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCE. INITIATIVES ARE FOCUSED IN THE CHARACTERIZATION OF SLICK-HAIRED HOLSTEINS AND SENEPOL BREEDS AND ENHANCING SMALL RUMINANT BREEDING IN THE TROPICS. 3-SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATIONS TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS BASED ON RISK EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS AND AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY PRACTICES; SOIL QUALITY AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, MITIGATION OF THREATS TO WATER QUALITY, MICRO IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND IMPROVED CROP PRODUCTIVITY, AS WELL AS THE IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL ENEMIES OF HARMFUL INSECT PESTS.

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THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDING IS TO CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. SUPPORTED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITIES LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFIED IN FOUR CRITICAL ISSUES: (1) FOOD SECURITY, PLANT AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, (2) EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, (3) FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND (4) COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. RESEARCH EFFORTS THAT HELP TO IMPROVE THE ISLAND'S FOOD SECURITY AND THE RESILIENCY OF OUR NATURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC SYSTEMS WERE CONSIDERED A PRIORITY. THE REGENERATION OF A SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCING SECTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF A CHANGING CLIMATE AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES IS OUR LONG-TERM GOAL. STAKEHOLDERS OF OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE A DIVERSITY OF AUDIENCES: FARMERS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION CONCERNED PUBLIC, STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. HATCH SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RESEARCH ON: (1) STRATEGIES TO INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION, POST-HARVEST CROP MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVED MARKETING EFFICIENCY; EVALUATION OF DISEASE RESISTANT CROP VARIETIES AND PRACTICES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF VECTORS; INTRODUCTION OF NEW GERMPLASM ADDRESSING PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS, OR PROMISING NEW CROPS; EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION UNDER PROTECTED STRUCTURES; CONTINUED SURVEILLANCE OF OUR CURRENT FARMING SYSTEMS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR MAJOR PESTS AND DISEASES AFFECTING OUR MOST IMPORTANT CROPS. (2) IMPROVEMENT IN THE BIOLOGICAL EFFICIENCY OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPROVED FORAGES, ECONOMIC RETURNS TO PRODUCERS, AND PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCE. INITIATIVES ARE FOCUSED IN THE CHARACTERIZATION OF SLICK-HAIRED HOLSTEINS AND SENEPOL BREEDS. NEW PROJECTS ARE ALSO GEARED AT STRENGTHENING LAMB PRODUCTION AND MEAT QUALITY. (3) SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATIONS TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS BASED ON RISK EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS AND AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY PR ACTICES; ISSUES RELATED TO SOIL QUALITY AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, MITIGATION OF THREATS TO WATER QUALITY, MICRO IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND IMPROVED CROP PRODUCTIVITY, AS WELL AS THE IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL ENEMIES OF HARMFUL INSECT PESTS; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY; AND WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS. (4) ADDRESSING THE 2016 FDA'S FSMA REQUIREMENTS BY STAKEHOLDERS; DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES THAT ADD VALUE TO LOCAL FARINACEOUS CROPS, FRUITS, COFFEE, AND MILK. (5) IDENTIFICATION OF PROFITABLE NICHE MARKETS FOR PUERTO RICO'S COMMODITIES THROUGH VALUE ADDED ALTERNATIVES AND DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCTS; TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN POTENTIALLY IMPROVE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; STRENGTHENING LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGING ISSUES, AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES; EXPLORE RURAL HEALTH INDICATORS AND LINKS TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA), GUIDES AND MANUALS, UPDATED TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGES TO PRODUCE LOCAL CROPS, DETAILED PROJECT REPORTS WITH EXPERIMENTAL DATA, WORKSHOPS, FIELD DAYS AND SEMINARS, OPTIMIZATION OF PROTOCOLS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIFFERENT SPECIES, POSTERS, AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC AND STAKEHOLDERS' MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS, AMONG OTHERS. THE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCED THROUGH THESE RESEARCH EFFORTS AND DELIVERABLES IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THE ISLAND'S FOOD SECURITY AND THE VIABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE STABILIZATION OR INCREASE IN THE OUTPUT OF TARGETED COMMODITIES, THE CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES OF PUERTO RICO, AND THE CREATION OF NEW MARKET NICHES THAT COULD IMPACT THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AND WELL-BEING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES.

EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION

THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDING IS TO CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. SUPPORTED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE BROAD AND INCLUDE THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITIES LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFIED IN FOUR CRITICAL ISSUES: (1) FOOD SECURITY, PLANT AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, (2) EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, (3) FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND (4) COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. RESEARCH EFFORTS THAT HELP TO IMPROVE THE ISLAND'S FOOD SECURITY AND THE RESILIENCY OF OUR NATURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC SYSTEMS WERE CONSIDERED A PRIORITY. THE REGENERATION OF A SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCING SECTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF A CHANGING CLIMATE AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES IS OUR LONG-TERM GOAL. STAKEHOLDERS OF OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE A DIVERSITY OF AUDIENCES: FARMERS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION CONCERNED PUBLIC, STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. HATCH SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RESEARCH ON: (1) STRATEGIES TO INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION, POST-HARVEST CROP MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVED MARKETING EFFICIENCY; EVALUATION OF DISEASE RESISTANT CROP VARIETIES AND PRACTICES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF VECTORS; INTRODUCTION OF NEW GERMPLASM ADDRESSING PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS, OR PROMISING NEW CROPS; EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION UNDER PROTECTED STRUCTURES; CONTINUED SURVEILLANCE OF OUR CURRENT FARMING SYSTEMS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR MAJOR PESTS AND DISEASES AFFECTING OUR MOST IMPORTANT CROPS. (2) IMPROVEMENT IN THE BIOLOGICAL EFFICIENCY OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPROVED FORAGES, ECONOMIC RETURNS TO PRODUCERS, AND PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCE. INITIATIVES ARE FOCUSED IN THE CHARACTERIZATION OF SLICK-HAIRED HOLSTEINS AND SENEPOL BREEDS. NEW PROJECTS ARE ALSO GEARED AT STRENGTHENING LAMB PRODUCTION AND MEAT QUALITY. (3) SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATIONS TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS BASED ON RISK EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS AND AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY PRACTICES; ISSUES RELATED TO SOIL QUALITY AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, MITIGATION OF THREATS TO WATER QUALITY, MICRO IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND IMPROVED CROP PRODUCTIVITY, AS WELL AS THE IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL ENEMIES OF HARMFUL INSECT PESTS; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY; AND WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS. (4) ADDRESSING THE 2016 FDA'S FSMA REQUIREMENTS BY STAKEHOLDERS; DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES THAT ADD VALUE TO LOCAL FARINACEOUS CROPS, FRUITS, COFFEE, AND MILK. (5) IDENTIFICATION OF PROFITABLE NICHE MARKETS FOR PUERTO RICO'S COMMODITIES THROUGH VALUE ADDED ALTERNATIVES AND DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCTS; TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN POTENTIALLY IMPROVE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; STRENGTHENING LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGING ISSUES, AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES; EXPLORE RURAL HEALTH INDICATORS AND LINKS TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA), GUIDES AND MANUALS, UPDATED TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGES TO PRODUCE LOCAL CROPS, DETAILED PROJECT REPORTS WITH EXPERIMENTAL DATA, WORKSHOPS, FIELD DAYS AND SEMINARS, OPTIMIZATION OF PROTOCOLS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIFFERENT SPECIES, POSTERS, AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC AND STAKEHOLDERS' MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS, AMONG OTHERS. THE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCED THROUGH THESE RESEARCH EFFORTS AND DELIVERABLES IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THE ISLAND'S FOOD SECURITY AND THE VIABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE STABILIZATION OR INCREASE IN THE OUTPUT OF TARGETED COMMODITIES, THE CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES OF PUERTO RICO, AND THE CREATION OF NEW MARKET NICHES THAT COULD IMPACT THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AND WELL-BEING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES.

PURPOSE: CORONAVIRUS RELIEF AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FUNDS AWARDED AS ECONOMIC RELIEF TO ELIGIBLE U.S. AIRPORTS AND ELIGIBLE CONCESSIONS AT THOSE AIRPORTS TO PREVENT, PREPARE FOR, AND RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS GRANT PROVIDES ECONOMIC RELIEF FUNDS FOR COSTS RELATED TO OPERATIONS, PERSONNEL, CLEANING, SANITIZATION, JANITORIAL SERVICES, DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS, AND COMBATING THE SPREAD OF PATHOGENS AT THE AIRPORT. INTENDED BENEFICIARY: THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR AIRPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDING IS TO CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED ARE BROAD AND INCLUDE THE PRIORITIES LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFIED IN FOUR PROGRAMS ON CRITICAL ISSUES: (1) FOOD SECURITY, PLANT AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, (2) EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, (3) FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND (4) COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. RESEARCH EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE ISLAND'S FOOD SECURITY AND THE RESILIENCY OF OUR NATURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC SYSTEMS WERE CONSIDERED A PRIORITY BY OUR STAKEHOLDERS. STAKEHOLDERS OF OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE DIVERSE AUDIENCES: FARMERS, INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERS IN ORGANIC AND AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING, SMALL-SCALE FARMERS WITH LOW EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, WOMEN IN FARMING, RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION, STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. HATCH SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RESEARCH ON: O STRATEGIES TO INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION, POST-HARVEST CROP MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVE MARKETING EFFICIENCY; EVALUATION OF DISEASE RESISTANT CROP VARIETIES AND PRACTICES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF VECTORS; INTRODUCTION OF NEW GERMPLASM ADDRESSING PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS OR PROMISING NEW CROPS; EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION UNDER PROTECTED STRUCTURES; CONTINUED SURVEILLANCE OF OUR CURRENT CROPS AND FARMING SYSTEMS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO CONTROL THE MAJOR PESTS AND DISEASES AFFECTING OUR MOST IMPORTANT CROPS. O IMPROVEMENT IN THE BIOLOGICAL EFFICIENCY OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPROVED FORAGES, ECONOMIC RETURNS TO THE PRODUCERS, AND PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCE. INITIATIVES ARE FOCUSED ON THE CHARACTERIZATION OF SLICK-HAIRED HOLSTEINS AND SENEPOL BREEDS. NEW PROJECTS ARE ALSO GEARED TOWARDS STRENGTHENING LAMB PRODUCTION AND MEAT QUALITY. O SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATION TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS BASED ON RISK EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS AND AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY PRACTICES; ISSUES RELATED TO SOIL QUALITY AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, MITIGATION OF THREATS TO WATER QUALITY, MICRO IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND IMPROVED CROP PRODUCTIVITY, AS WELL AS THE IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENEMIES OF HARMFUL INSECT PESTS; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY; AND WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS. O ADDRESSING THE FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (FSMA) TO HELP SMALL FARMERS COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW'S PRODUCE SAFETY RULE; DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES THAT ADD VALUE TO LOCAL FARINACEOUS CROPS, FRUITS, AND COFFEE. O IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROFITABLE NICHE MARKETS FOR PUERTO RICO'S COMMODITIES THROUGH VALUED ADDED ALTERNATIVES AND THE CREATION OF DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCTS; TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN POTENTIALLY IMPROVE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; STRENGTHENING LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGING ISSUES, INFORMATION GAPS AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES. DELIVERABLES FROM THIS BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA), BULLETINS, GUIDES AND MANUALS, UPDATED TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LOCAL CROPS, DETAILED PROJECT REPORTS WITH EXPERIMENTAL DATA, WORKSHOPS, FIELD DAYS AND SEMINARS, OPTIMIZATION OF PROTOCOLS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIFFERENT SPECIES, POSTERS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC AND STAKEHOLDERS' MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS. THE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCED THROUGH THESE RESEARCH EFFORTS AND DELIVERABLES IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THE ISLAND'S FOOD SECURITY AND THE VIABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE STABILIZATION OR INCREASE IN THE OUTPUT OF TARGETED COMMODITIES, CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES OF PUERTORICO, AND THE CREATION OF NEW MARKET NICHES THAT COULD IMPACT EMPLOYMENT AND THE WELL-BEING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES.

HATCH REGULAR PROGRAM FY2021 APPLICATION

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

PURPOSE: EXPAND TERMINAL. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT EXPANDS THE EXISTING TERMINAL BY 31,700 SQUARE FEET, INCLUDING THE BAGGAGE HANDLING AREA AND TSA CHECKPOINT AREA. THIS EXPANSION WILL FACILITATE THE MOVEMENT OF PASSENGERS TO BRING THE AIRPORT INTO CONFORMITY WITH CURRENT STANDARDS. INTENDED BENEFICIARY: THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR AIRPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

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THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH FUND)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

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THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

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AWARD TO THE LABORATORIO DE SOLUCIONES COLABORATIVAS DE POLITICAS PUBLICAS, A.C. (LAB-CO) FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL ANALYSIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CERTIFICATION.

PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER PROGRAM

PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE PIRATE PATH TO SUCCESS

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS PROGRAM

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH), FY 2011 FORMULA GRANT OPPORTUNITY-FINAL

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PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

TECH PARK INFRAST.

IMPROVE EXISTING AIRPORT

PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

COMMUNITY BASED JOB TRAINING

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS PROGRAM

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

BOAT BASIN RESTORATION

STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS

PSC HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

FY 2008 PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

HATCH REGULAR FUNDS

HATCH REGULAR FUNDS

TAS::89 0336::TAS RECOVERY PERFORM ENERGY EFFICIENT CAPTURE OF C02 FROM COAL POWER PLANTS WITHOUT USING HEAT OR VACUUM FROM AN AMINE OR BASIC SOLU

TRUCK DRIVING FACILITY

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE CHELSEA COLLABORATIVE UNDER THE AMERICAN RECOVERY & REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009. THIS PROJECT WILL RE

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM

PURPOSE: REHABILITATE TAXIWAY; IMPROVE/MODIFY/REHABILITATE SERVICE ROAD. THIS GRANT INCLUDES FUNDING BY THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 TO INCREASE THE FEDERAL SHARE TO 100 PERCENT FOR THE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (AIP). ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT MODIFIES AN EXISTING ON-AIRPORT ROADWAY AROUND THE AIR OPERATIONS AREA TO PROVIDE A PATH FOR AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIREFIGHTING TRUCKS, AIRPORT VEHICLES, OR GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT TO OPERATE WITHOUT ENTERING MOVEMENT AREAS. THIS PROJECT REHABILITATES 3,600 FEET OF THE EXISTING TAXIWAY A PAVEMENT TO EXTEND ITS USEFUL LIFE. THIS GRANT FUNDS THE DESIGN PHASE. INTENDED BENEFICIARY: THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR AIRPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

WASTE DISPOSAL GRANTS - REGULAR

DOMESTIC WATER GRANTS - REGULAR

GRANTEE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW STUDENT'S RESIDENCE ON ZAMORANO'S CAMPUS.

SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D - STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT.

PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE VETERANS STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE, VETERANS UPWARD BOUND

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH), FY 2011 FORMULA GRANT OPPORTUNITY -INITIAL.

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE VETERANS UPWARD BOUND

PURPOSE: INSTALL RUNWAY INCURSION LIGHTING. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT INSTALLS RUNWAY GUARD LIGHTS FOR RUNWAYS 8/26 AND 17/35 TO ADDRESS A SAFETY ISSUE IDENTIFIED BY A RUNWAY SAFETY ACTION TEAM AND THE RUNWAY INCURSION MITIGATION PROGRAM. INTENDED BENEFICIARY: THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR AIRPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

TRIO UPWARD BOUND VETERANS PROGRAM

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (SAES) AND OTHER US SAES, ARS, AND UNIVERSITIES TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT CONCERN MORE THAN ONE STATE OR INSULAR AREA. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN WHICH PUERTO RICO PARTICIPATES MAINLY SUPPORT OUR FOOD SECURITY, PLANT, AND ANIMAL SYSTEMS PROGRAM, BUT ALSO COVER COOPERATIVE PROJECTS ADDRESSING CRITICAL ISSUES IN FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; AND EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY. STAKEHOLDERS OF THESE PROGRAMS COMPRISE DIVERSE AUDIENCES: FARMERS (INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERS IN ORGANIC AND AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING), RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION, STUDENTS, AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. COOPERATIVE PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THIS GRANT INCLUDE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO: (1) INTRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM TO ADDRESS PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS AND TO ESTABLISH PROMISING NEW CROPS; (2) DEVELOPMENT OF DATA NECESSARY FOR THE REGISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE PEST MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR IMPORTANT SPECIALTY CROPS; (3) EVALUATION OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO INCREASE WATER PRODUCTIVITY; (4) CHARACTERIZATION OF FOOD SAFETY RISKS IN FOOD SYSTEMS; (5) IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT IMPROVE BEAN SEED YIELD, CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT; (6) PROVISION OF CONTINUING STATISTICAL EDUCATION TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ON MODERN STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY AND ITS SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION; (7) IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS; (8) EVALUATION OF COVER CROP GERMPLASM FOR ADAPTABILITY AND CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE AGROECOSYSTEMS; AND (9) ASSESSMENT OF EMERGING ISSUES SPECIFIC TO FOOD SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE US. DELIVERABLES FROM THIS BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA); RELEASE OF NEW CROP CULTIVARS INCORPORATING RESISTANCE/TOLERANCE TO MAJOR BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES; A NEW WEB-BASED SYSTEM FOR REGISTERED PESTICIDES OF TROPICAL CROPS; IMPROVEMENTS IN MICROIRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY; UPDATED TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LOCAL CROPS; CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, FIELD DAYS, SEMINARS, POSTERS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC AND STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A REDUCTION OF LOSSES IN YIELD CAUSED BY DISEASES AND PESTS, THUS IMPROVING THE OUTPUT AND QUALITY OF TARGETED CROPS; A MORE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE BENEFITTING FROM DRIP IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, FERTILIZATION MANAGEMENT, AND CLIMATE AND WEATHER RESEARCH; ENHANCED ANIMAL PRODUCTIVITY AND WELL-BEING THROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS ON PRODUCTIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE; AND THE POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC POLICIES TARGETING BARRIERS IDENTIFIED AS HINDERING THE GROWTH OF LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (SAES) AND OTHER US SAES, ARS, AND UNIVERSITIES TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT CONCERN MORE THAN ONE STATE OR INSULAR AREA. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN WHICH PUERTO RICO PARTICIPATES MAINLY SUPPORT OUR FOOD SECURITY, PLANT, AND ANIMAL SYSTEMS PROGRAM, BUT ALSO COVER COOPERATIVE PROJECTS ADDRESSING CRITICAL ISSUES IN FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; AND EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY. STAKEHOLDERS OF THESE PROGRAMS COMPRISE DIVERSE AUDIENCES: FARMERS (INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERS IN ORGANIC AND AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING), RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION, STUDENTS, AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. COOPERATIVE PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THIS GRANT INCLUDE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO: (1) INTRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM TO ADDRESS PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS AND TO ESTABLISH PROMISING NEW CROPS; (2) DEVELOPMENT OF DATA NECESSARY FOR THE REGISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE PEST MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR IMPORTANT SPECIALTY CROPS; (3) EVALUATION OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO INCREASE WATER PRODUCTIVITY; (4) CHARACTERIZATION OF FOOD SAFETY RISKS IN FOOD SYSTEMS; (5) IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT IMPROVE BEAN SEED YIELD, CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT; (6) PROVISION OF CONTINUING STATISTICAL EDUCATION TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ON MODERN STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY AND ITS SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION; (7) IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS; (8) EVALUATION OF COVER CROP GERMPLASM FOR ADAPTABILITY AND CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE AGROECOSYSTEMS; AND (9) ASSESSMENT OF EMERGING ISSUES SPECIFIC TO FOOD SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE US. DELIVERABLES FROM THIS BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA); RELEASE OF NEW CROP CULTIVARS INCORPORATING RESISTANCE/TOLERANCE TO MAJOR BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES; A NEW WEB-BASED SYSTEM FOR REGISTERED PESTICIDES OF TROPICAL CROPS; IMPROVEMENTS IN MICROIRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY; UPDATED TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LOCAL CROPS; CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, FIELD DAYS, SEMINARS, POSTERS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC AND STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A REDUCTION OF LOSSES IN YIELD CAUSED BY DISEASES AND PESTS, THUS IMPROVING THE OUTPUT AND QUALITY OF TARGETED CROPS; A MORE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE BENEFITTING FROM DRIP IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, FERTILIZATION MANAGEMENT, AND CLIMATE AND WEATHER RESEARCH; ENHANCED ANIMAL PRODUCTIVITY AND WELL-BEING THROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS ON PRODUCTIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE; AND THE POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC POLICIES TARGETING BARRIERS IDENTIFIED AS HINDERING THE GROWTH OF LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (SAES) AND OTHER US SAES, ARS, AND UNIVERSITIES TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT CONCERN MORE THAN ONE STATE OR INSULAR AREA. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN WHICH PUERTO RICO PARTICIPATES MAINLY SUPPORT OUR FOOD SECURITY, PLANT, AND ANIMAL SYSTEMS PROGRAM, BUT ALSO COVER COOPERATIVE PROJECTS ADDRESSING CRITICAL ISSUES IN FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; AND EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY. STAKEHOLDERS OF THESE PROGRAMS COMPRISE DIVERSE AUDIENCES: FARMERS (INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERS IN ORGANIC AND AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING), RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION, STUDENTS, AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. COOPERATIVE PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THIS GRANT INCLUDE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO: (1) INTRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM TO ADDRESS PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS AND TO ESTABLISH PROMISING NEW CROPS; (2) DEVELOPMENT OF DATA NECESSARY FOR THE REGISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE PEST MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR IMPORTANT SPECIALTY CROPS; (3) EVALUATION OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO INCREASE WATER PRODUCTIVITY; (4) CHARACTERIZATION OF FOOD SAFETY RISKS IN FOOD SYSTEMS; (5) IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT IMPROVE BEAN SEED YIELD, CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT; (6) PROVISION OF CONTINUING STATISTICAL EDUCATION TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ON MODERN STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY AND ITS SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION; (7) IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS; (8) EVALUATION OF COVER CROP GERMPLASM FOR ADAPTABILITY AND CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE AGROECOSYSTEMS; AND (9) ASSESSMENT OF EMERGING ISSUES SPECIFIC TO FOOD SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE US. DELIVERABLES FROM THIS BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA); RELEASE OF NEW CROP CULTIVARS INCORPORATING RESISTANCE/TOLERANCE TO MAJOR BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES; A NEW WEB-BASED SYSTEM FOR REGISTERED PESTICIDES OF TROPICAL CROPS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (SAES) AND OTHER US SAES, ARS, AND UNIVERSITIES TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT CONCERN MORE THAN ONE STATE OR INSULAR AREA. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN WHICH PUERTO RICO PARTICIPATES MAINLY SUPPORT OUR FOOD SECURITY, PLANT AND ANIMAL SYSTEMS PROGRAM, BUT ALSO COVER COOPERATIVE PROJECTS ADDRESSING CRITICAL ISSUES IN FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY, ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY. STAKEHOLDERS OF THESE PROGRAMS COMPRISE DIVERSE AUDIENCES: FARMERS (INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERS IN ORGANIC AND AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING), RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION, STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. COOPERATIVE PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THIS GRANT INCLUDE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO: O INTRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM TO ADDRESS PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS AND TO ESTABLISH PROMISING NEW CROPS. O DEVELOPMENT OF DATA NECESSARY FOR THE REGISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE PEST MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR IMPORTANT SPECIALTY CROPS. O EVALUATION OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO INCREASE WATER PRODUCTIVITY. O CHARACTERIZATION OF FOOD SAFETY RISKS IN FOOD SYSTEMS. O IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT IMPROVE BEAN SEED YIELD, CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. O PROVISION OF CONTINUING STATISTICAL EDUCATION TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ON MODERN STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY AND ITS SOFTWARE IMPLE MENTATION. O IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS. O EVALUATION OF COVER CROP GERMPLASM FOR ADAPTABILITY AND CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE AGROECOSYSTEMS. O ASSESSMENT OF EMERGING ISSUES SPECIFIC TO FOOD SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE US. DELIVERABLES FROM THIS BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA); RELEASE OF NEW CROP CULTIVARS INCORPORATING RESISTANCE/TOLERANCE TO MAJOR BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES; A NEW WEB-BASED SYSTEM FOR REGISTERED PESTICIDES OF TROPICAL CROPS; IMPROVEMENTS IN MICROIRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY; UPDATED TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LOCAL CROPS; CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, FIELD DAYS, SEMINARS, POSTERS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC AND STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A REDUCTION OF LOSSES IN YIELD CAUSED BY DISEASES AND PESTS, THUS IMPROVING THE OUTPUT AND QUALITY OF TARGETED CROPS; A MORE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE BENEFITTING FROM DRIP IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, FERTILIZATION MANAGEMENT, AND CLIMATE AND WEATHER RESEARCH; ENHANCED ANIMAL PRODUCTIVITY AND WELL-BEING THROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS ON PRODUCTIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE; AND THE POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC POLICIES TARGETING BARRIERS IDENTIFIED AS HINDERING THE GROWTH OF LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS.

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

UPWARD BOUND VETERANS PROGRAM

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND

HATCH MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND FY2021 APPLICATION

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND

HATCH REGULAR FUNDS

ENTITLED CITIES

YOUTH BUILD

AGROECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE DEPENDS ON MULTIPLE INTERWOVEN FACTORS THAT PREPARE THE SYSTEM WITH THE CAPACITY TO ENDURE CLIMATIC CHANGES. THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE AGROECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGES USING A COMBINATION OF SOIL CONSERVATION AND NUTRIENT RECYCLING PRACTICES. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE: INCREASE WATER RETENTION OF THE SOIL AFTER RAINFALL EVENTS IN DIFFERENT CROPS AND FARMING PRACTICES; DETERMINE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE ACCUMULATED RECALCITRANT SOIL ORGANIC MATTER THROUGH SINGLE AND COMBINED SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES; INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OF CROP RESILIENCE TO THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE; MEASURE THE INCREMENT IN SOIL HEALTH THROUGH THE SINGLE AND COMBINED SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES; DETERMINE THE NET ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF SOIL CONSERVATIVE PRACTICES; TRANSFER THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED TO FARMERS AND DISSEMINATE RESEARCH RESULTS TO STAKEHOLDERS. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOIL CONSERVATION AND NUTRIENT RECYCLING-APPLIED PRACTICES WILL BE MEASURED USING THE ACCUMULATION OF RECALCITRANT SOIL ORGANIC MATTER, SOIL MOISTURE RETENTION AND SOIL ANALYSIS FOR NUTRIENTS AND ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY. THE STUDY WILL EMPHASIZE INCREASING AGROECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY AND ITS RESILIENCE TO CLIMATOLOGICAL FACTORS AND EXTREME EVENTS, SUCH AS DROUGHTS AND FLOODS. RESULTS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT ALL AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES IN TROPICAL, SUBTROPICAL, AND TEMPERATE AGROECOSYSTEMS. THE INFORMATION WILL BE DISSEMINATED USING FARMER-TO-FARMER LEARNING, THE WEB PAGE PLATFORM AND BROADCASTS BY THE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENTS.

CAPITAL FUND PROGRAM

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND

PURPOSE: REHABILITATE TAXIWAY LIGHTING; REHABILITATE TAXIWAY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT REHABILITATES 1,300 FEET OF EXISTING PAVED TAXIWAY A SOUTH TO MAINTAIN THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE PAVEMENT TO EXTEND ITS USEFUL LIFE. THIS PROJECT REHABILITATES EXISTING TAXIWAY A SOUTH LIGHTING TO EXTEND ITS USEFUL LIFE. THIS GRANT FUNDS THE FOURTH PHASE, WHICH CONSISTS OF DESIGN. THIS GRANT FUNDS THE THIRD PHASE, WHICH CONSISTS OF DESIGN. INTENDED BENEFICIARY: THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR AIRPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

ENTITLED CITIES

ENTITLED CITIES

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND)

FY 2011 PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM

PURPOSE: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AWARDED AS ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE U.S. AIRPORTS AND ELIGIBLE CONCESSIONS AT THOSE AIRPORTS TO PREVENT, PREPARE FOR, AND RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS GRANT PROVIDES ECONOMIC RELIEF FROM RENT AND MINIMUM ANNUAL GUARANTEES TO SMALL AIRPORT CONCESSIONS LOCATED AT PRIMARY AIRPORTS. THIS GRANT PROVIDES ECONOMIC RELIEF FROM RENT AND MINIMUM ANNUAL GUARANTEES TO LARGE AIRPORT CONCESSIONS LOCATED AT PRIMARY AIRPORTS. INTENDED BENEFICIARY: THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR AIRPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** ISOLATED COMMUNITIES MUST ACHIEVE POWER GENERATION RESILIENCY TO MAINTAIN THEIR LIFE-GIVING INFRASTRUCTURE AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS, AS THEY ARE OFTEN THE LAST TO RECEIVE RELIEF AND TO HAVE THEIR UTILITIES RESTORED. SPOILING OF FOOD AND MEDICINE, INABILITY TO USE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND TO PUMP WATER ARE SOME OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF POWER LOSS, ALL INCREASING THE CHANCES OF DISEASES AND EVEN POSSIBLE DEATH. DUE TO ITS RECENT NATURAL DISASTERS, I.E. HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA, AND VULNERABILITY OF ITS POWER INFRASTRUCTURE, PUERTO RICO IS AN IDEAL TEST SITE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE RESILIENT POWER SYSTEM. THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND LOCAL NON-PROFIT AGENCIES ARE PROPOSING TO DEVELOP A SCALABLE, TRANSPORTABLE, AND FLEXIBLE OFF-GRID POWER GENERATION SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABLE RESILIENCY OF RURAL ISOLATED AND ISLAND COMMUNITIES VULNERABLE TO NATURAL DISASTERS. TO ACHIEVE THIS, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED FOUR OBJECTIVES WHICH CONSIST OF A FEEDSTOCK LOGISTIC ANALYSIS, ENGINEERING A TESTBED GASIFIER, EVALUATION OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY IN PUERTO RICO, AND A SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ASSESSMENT OF THE BENEFITS AND TRADEOFFS OF OUR SYSTEM. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE DETAILED ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ANALYSIS BLUEPRINT OF THE SYSTEM; PUERTO RICO&#39;S FEEDSTOCK INVENTORY DATABASE BEFORE AND AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES; ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIAL ANALYSES OF OUR SYSTEMS AND; A ROADMAP FOR IMPLEMENTING ANALOGOUS PROGRAMS IN RURAL ISOLATED AND ISLAND COMMUNITIES WHICH WE BELIEVE WILL GREATLY BENEFIT THEM TO OVERCOME NATURAL DISASTERS.

CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATION PROJECT OF $$900,000

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND)

ENTITLED CITIES

PHASE VIII-DEVELOPING RESIDENT INSTRUCTION IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RELATED SCIENCES AT LAND GRANT INSTITUTIONS IN THE PACIFIC AND CARIBBEAN

PHASE VII- DEVELOPING RESIDENCE INSTRUCTION IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RELATED SCIENCES AT LAND GRANT INSTITUTIONS IN THE PACIFIC AND CARIBBEAN

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

PHASE IX-DEVELOPING RESIDENT INSTRUCTION IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RELATED SCIENCES AT LAND GRANT INSTITUTIONS IN THE PACIFIC AND CARIBBEAN

GRANTEE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WITH CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A DORMITORY WING FOR WOMEN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND AS WELL AS IMPROVE/UPGRADE THE WOO

PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE BASIC NEEDS FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS PROGRAM

FY 11 - NEW GRANT - ESCUELA AGRICOLA PANAMERICANA, INC. (ZAMORANO)

HATCH REGULAR FUNDS

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND)

ASHA CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

DOMESTIC WATER GRANTS - REGULAR

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANTS

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

PURPOSE: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL GRANTS ON A FORMULA BASIS TO STATES, CITIES, AND COUNTIES TO DEVELOP VIABLE URBAN COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING DECENT HOUSING AND A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, AND BY EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, PRINCIPALLY FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS. THE PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED UNDER TITLE 1 OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, PUBLIC LAW 93-383, AS AMENDED 42 U.S.C. 5301 ET SEQ. THE CDBG PROGRAM COVERS FOUR DISTINCT PROGRAMS, EACH WITH THEIR OWN SET OF GOVERNING REGULATIONS: CDBG ENTITLEMENT, CDBG NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES IN HAWAII, CDBG INSULAR AREAS, AND STATE CDBG. IN THE CDBG ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM, HUD AWARDS GRANTS TO ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY GRANTEES TO CARRY OUT A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES DEVELOP THEIR OWN PROGRAMS AND FUNDING PRIORITIES. IN THE CDBG NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES IN HAWAII PROGRAM, THREE COUNTIES QUALIFY: HAWAII, KAUAI, AND MAUI. THE FY 2004 APPROPRIATIONS ACT REQUIRED THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAII TO DECIDE IF THE STATE WISHED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM BY JULY 31, 2004. THE STATE MADE THE DECISION NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. AS A RESULT OF THIS DECISION HUD'S HONOLULU FIELD OFFICE ADMINISTERS THE NON-ENTITLED GRANTS IN HAWAII. FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED USING A FORMULA BASED ON POPULATION, POVERTY, AND HOUSING OVERCROWDING, WITH THE POVERTY FACTOR CARRYING A DOUBLE WEIGHT. FOR THE CDBG INSULAR AREAS PROGRAM, HUD ANNUALLY ALLOCATES CDBG GRANTS TO FOUR DESIGNATED AREAS: AMERICAN SAMOA; GUAM; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED IN PROPORTION TO THE POPULATIONS OF THE ELIGIBLE TERRITORIES. THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY HUD'S FIELD OFFICES IN PUERTO RICO AND HAWAII. UNDER THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, STATES PASS THROUGH CDBG GRANTS TO UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ANNUALLY, EACH STATE DEVELOPS FUNDING PRIORITIES AND CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROJECTS. SINCE STATES ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO KNOW, AND TO RESPOND TO, THE NEEDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CONGRESS AMENDED THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 (HCD ACT) IN 1981 TO GIVE EACH STATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS FOR NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS. NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS INCLUDE THOSE UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE CDBG FUNDS DIRECTLY FROM HUD. GENERALLY, NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS ARE CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 50,000 (EXCEPT CITIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED PRINCIPAL CITIES OF METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS), AND COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 200,000. CURRENT CDBG AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS LIST OF HUD COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (CPD) AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS LOCATED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/GRANTEES/ALLOCATIONS-AWARDS/; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CDBG FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY; RELOCATION AND DEMOLITION; REHABILITATION OF RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES; CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS, SUCH AS WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES, STREETS, NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AND THE CONVERSION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR ELIGIBLE PURPOSES; PUBLIC SERVICES, WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS; ACTIVITIES RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO PROFIT-MOTIVATED BUSINESSES TO CARRY OUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION/RETENTION ACTIVITIES. EACH ACTIVITY MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL OBJECTIVES FOR THE PROGRAM: BENEFIT LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS, PREVENTION OR ELIMINATION OF SLUMS OR BLIGHT, OR ADDRESS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS HAVING A PARTICULAR URGENCY BECAUSE EXISTING CONDITIONS POSE A SERIOUS AND IMMEDIATE THREAT TO THE HEALTH OR WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY FOR WHICH OTHER FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE. GENERALLY, THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ACTIVITIES ARE INELIGIBLE: ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, OR RECONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS FOR THE GENERAL CONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL ACTIVITIES; CERTAIN INCOME PAYMENTS; CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING (WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS). UNDER THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, STATES MAY USE $100,000 PLUS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF THREE PERCENT OF ITS CDBG ALLOCATION. AMOUNTS EXPENDED ON ADMINISTRATION IN EXCESS OF $100,000 MUST BE MATCHED. STATES MAY EXPEND UP TO THREE PERCENT OF THEIR CDBG ALLOCATION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES. HOWEVER, THE TOTAL A STATE SPENDS ON BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EXPENSES MAY NOT EXCEED $100,000 PLUS THREE PERCENT OF THE STATE'S ALLOCATION. CPD HAS DEVELOPED PROFILES THAT DISPLAY GRANTEE-REPORTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR SELECTED HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES. PROFILES FOR GRANTEES WILL VARY, AS GRANTEES HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN DETERMINING THE HOUSING, ECONOMIC, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THEY CARRY OUT WITH CDBG FUNDS. THE MOST RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS CAN BE VIEWED WITHIN THE NATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTS LOCATED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/CDBG/CDBG-ACCOMPLISHMENT-REPORTS/; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE CDBG PROGRAM REINFORCES SEVERAL IMPORTANT VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TAILORED TO THEIR OWN NEEDS AND PRIORITIES; AN EMPHASIS ON CONSOLIDATED PLANNING THAT EXPANDS AND STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIPS AMONG ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN ENHANCING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES AND SET-ASIDE FOR GRANTEES TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THESE PARTNERS. EACH CDBG GRANTEE’S EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE DESCRIBED AS GOALS IN THEIR CONSOLIDATED PLAN. THE MOST RECENT CONSOLIDATED PLANS CAN BE VIEWED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/GRANTEES/REPORTS/#CONSOLIDATED-PLANS-ANNUAL-ACTION-PLANS-AND-CAPERS; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: OVER A 1, 2, OR 3-YEAR PERIOD, AS SELECTED BY THE GRANTEE, NOT LESS THAN 70 PERCENT OF CDBG FUNDS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS. HUD DOES NOT PROVIDE CDBG ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, NONPROFIT OR ORGANIZATIONS OR OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY OFFICIALS TO FIND OUT HOW THE PROGRAM OPERATES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS MAY DIFFER FROM ONE GRANTEE TO ANOTHER. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANTEE ADMINISTERS THE CDBG PROGRAM AND DETERMINES WHICH LOCAL PROJECTS RECEIVE FUNDING. ELIGIBLE GRANTEES ARE AS FOLLOWS: PRINCIPAL CITIES OF METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS (MSAS); OTHER METROPOLITAN CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF AT LEAST 50,000; QUALIFIED URBAN COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS OF AT LEAST 200,000 (EXCLUDING THE POPULATION OF ENTITLED CITIES); STATES AND INSULAR AREAS. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IS FUNDED UNDER THE CDBG ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM. THE STATE OF HAWAII DOES NOT PARTICIPATE, AND HUD ALLOCATES THE STATE'S SHARE OF FUNDS TO THE THREE HAWAII NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES. THE STATES ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS IN THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM. SINCE STATES ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO KNOW, AND TO RESPOND TO, THE NEEDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CONGRESS AMENDED THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 (HCD ACT) IN 1981 TO GIVE EACH STATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS FOR NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

PURPOSE: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL GRANTS ON A FORMULA BASIS TO STATES, CITIES, AND COUNTIES TO DEVELOP VIABLE URBAN COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING DECENT HOUSING AND A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, AND BY EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, PRINCIPALLY FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS. THE PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED UNDER TITLE 1 OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, PUBLIC LAW 93-383, AS AMENDED 42 U.S.C. 5301 ET SEQ. THE CDBG PROGRAM COVERS FOUR DISTINCT PROGRAMS, EACH WITH THEIR OWN SET OF GOVERNING REGULATIONS: CDBG ENTITLEMENT, CDBG NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES IN HAWAII, CDBG INSULAR AREAS, AND STATE CDBG. IN THE CDBG ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM, HUD AWARDS GRANTS TO ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY GRANTEES TO CARRY OUT A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES DEVELOP THEIR OWN PROGRAMS AND FUNDING PRIORITIES. IN THE CDBG NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES IN HAWAII PROGRAM, THREE COUNTIES QUALIFY: HAWAII, KAUAI, AND MAUI. THE FY 2004 APPROPRIATIONS ACT REQUIRED THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAII TO DECIDE IF THE STATE WISHED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM BY JULY 31, 2004. THE STATE MADE THE DECISION NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. AS A RESULT OF THIS DECISION HUD'S HONOLULU FIELD OFFICE ADMINISTERS THE NON-ENTITLED GRANTS IN HAWAII. FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED USING A FORMULA BASED ON POPULATION, POVERTY, AND HOUSING OVERCROWDING, WITH THE POVERTY FACTOR CARRYING A DOUBLE WEIGHT. FOR THE CDBG INSULAR AREAS PROGRAM, HUD ANNUALLY ALLOCATES CDBG GRANTS TO FOUR DESIGNATED AREAS: AMERICAN SAMOA; GUAM; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED IN PROPORTION TO THE POPULATIONS OF THE ELIGIBLE TERRITORIES. THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY HUD'S FIELD OFFICES IN PUERTO RICO AND HAWAII. UNDER THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, STATES PASS THROUGH CDBG GRANTS TO UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ANNUALLY, EACH STATE DEVELOPS FUNDING PRIORITIES AND CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROJECTS. SINCE STATES ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO KNOW, AND TO RESPOND TO, THE NEEDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CONGRESS AMENDED THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 (HCD ACT) IN 1981 TO GIVE EACH STATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS FOR NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS. NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS INCLUDE THOSE UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE CDBG FUNDS DIRECTLY FROM HUD. GENERALLY, NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS ARE CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 50,000 (EXCEPT CITIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED PRINCIPAL CITIES OF METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS), AND COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 200,000. CURRENT CDBG AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS LIST OF HUD COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (CPD) AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS LOCATED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/GRANTEES/ALLOCATIONS-AWARDS/; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CDBG FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY; RELOCATION AND DEMOLITION; REHABILITATION OF RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES; CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS, SUCH AS WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES, STREETS, NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AND THE CONVERSION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR ELIGIBLE PURPOSES; PUBLIC SERVICES, WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS; ACTIVITIES RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO PROFIT-MOTIVATED BUSINESSES TO CARRY OUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION/RETENTION ACTIVITIES. EACH ACTIVITY MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL OBJECTIVES FOR THE PROGRAM: BENEFIT LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS, PREVENTION OR ELIMINATION OF SLUMS OR BLIGHT, OR ADDRESS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS HAVING A PARTICULAR URGENCY BECAUSE EXISTING CONDITIONS POSE A SERIOUS AND IMMEDIATE THREAT TO THE HEALTH OR WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY FOR WHICH OTHER FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE. GENERALLY, THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ACTIVITIES ARE INELIGIBLE: ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, OR RECONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS FOR THE GENERAL CONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL ACTIVITIES; CERTAIN INCOME PAYMENTS; CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING (WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS). UNDER THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, STATES MAY USE $100,000 PLUS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF THREE PERCENT OF ITS CDBG ALLOCATION. AMOUNTS EXPENDED ON ADMINISTRATION IN EXCESS OF $100,000 MUST BE MATCHED. STATES MAY EXPEND UP TO THREE PERCENT OF THEIR CDBG ALLOCATION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES. HOWEVER, THE TOTAL A STATE SPENDS ON BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EXPENSES MAY NOT EXCEED $100,000 PLUS THREE PERCENT OF THE STATE'S ALLOCATION. CPD HAS DEVELOPED PROFILES THAT DISPLAY GRANTEE-REPORTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR SELECTED HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES. PROFILES FOR GRANTEES WILL VARY, AS GRANTEES HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN DETERMINING THE HOUSING, ECONOMIC, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THEY CARRY OUT WITH CDBG FUNDS. THE MOST RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS CAN BE VIEWED WITHIN THE NATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTS LOCATED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/CDBG/CDBG-ACCOMPLISHMENT-REPORTS/; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE CDBG PROGRAM REINFORCES SEVERAL IMPORTANT VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TAILORED TO THEIR OWN NEEDS AND PRIORITIES; AN EMPHASIS ON CONSOLIDATED PLANNING THAT EXPANDS AND STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIPS AMONG ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN ENHANCING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES AND SET-ASIDE FOR GRANTEES TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THESE PARTNERS. EACH CDBG GRANTEE’S EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE DESCRIBED AS GOALS IN THEIR CONSOLIDATED PLAN. THE MOST RECENT CONSOLIDATED PLANS CAN BE VIEWED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/GRANTEES/REPORTS/#CONSOLIDATED-PLANS-ANNUAL-ACTION-PLANS-AND-CAPERS; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: OVER A 1, 2, OR 3-YEAR PERIOD, AS SELECTED BY THE GRANTEE, NOT LESS THAN 70 PERCENT OF CDBG FUNDS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS. HUD DOES NOT PROVIDE CDBG ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, NONPROFIT OR ORGANIZATIONS OR OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY OFFICIALS TO FIND OUT HOW THE PROGRAM OPERATES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS MAY DIFFER FROM ONE GRANTEE TO ANOTHER. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANTEE ADMINISTERS THE CDBG PROGRAM AND DETERMINES WHICH LOCAL PROJECTS RECEIVE FUNDING. ELIGIBLE GRANTEES ARE AS FOLLOWS: PRINCIPAL CITIES OF METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS (MSAS); OTHER METROPOLITAN CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF AT LEAST 50,000; QUALIFIED URBAN COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS OF AT LEAST 200,000 (EXCLUDING THE POPULATION OF ENTITLED CITIES); STATES AND INSULAR AREAS. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IS FUNDED UNDER THE CDBG ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM. THE STATE OF HAWAII DOES NOT PARTICIPATE, AND HUD ALLOCATES THE STATE'S SHARE OF FUNDS TO THE THREE HAWAII NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES. THE STATES ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS IN THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM. SINCE STATES ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO KNOW, AND TO RESPOND TO, THE NEEDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CONGRESS AMENDED THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 (HCD ACT) IN 1981 TO GIVE EACH STATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS FOR NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

TRIO - EDUCATIONAL OPORTUNITY CENTERS - EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS PROGRAM

PURPOSE: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL GRANTS ON A FORMULA BASIS TO STATES, CITIES, AND COUNTIES TO DEVELOP VIABLE URBAN COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING DECENT HOUSING AND A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, AND BY EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, PRINCIPALLY FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS. THE PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED UNDER TITLE 1 OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, PUBLIC LAW 93-383, AS AMENDED 42 U.S.C. 5301 ET SEQ. THE CDBG PROGRAM COVERS FOUR DISTINCT PROGRAMS, EACH WITH THEIR OWN SET OF GOVERNING REGULATIONS: CDBG ENTITLEMENT, CDBG NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES IN HAWAII, CDBG INSULAR AREAS, AND STATE CDBG. IN THE CDBG ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM, HUD AWARDS GRANTS TO ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY GRANTEES TO CARRY OUT A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES DEVELOP THEIR OWN PROGRAMS AND FUNDING PRIORITIES. IN THE CDBG NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES IN HAWAII PROGRAM, THREE COUNTIES QUALIFY: HAWAII, KAUAI, AND MAUI. THE FY 2004 APPROPRIATIONS ACT REQUIRED THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAII TO DECIDE IF THE STATE WISHED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM BY JULY 31, 2004. THE STATE MADE THE DECISION NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. AS A RESULT OF THIS DECISION HUD'S HONOLULU FIELD OFFICE ADMINISTERS THE NON-ENTITLED GRANTS IN HAWAII. FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED USING A FORMULA BASED ON POPULATION, POVERTY, AND HOUSING OVERCROWDING, WITH THE POVERTY FACTOR CARRYING A DOUBLE WEIGHT. FOR THE CDBG INSULAR AREAS PROGRAM, HUD ANNUALLY ALLOCATES CDBG GRANTS TO FOUR DESIGNATED AREAS: AMERICAN SAMOA; GUAM; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED IN PROPORTION TO THE POPULATIONS OF THE ELIGIBLE TERRITORIES. THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY HUD'S FIELD OFFICES IN PUERTO RICO AND HAWAII. UNDER THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, STATES PASS THROUGH CDBG GRANTS TO UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ANNUALLY, EACH STATE DEVELOPS FUNDING PRIORITIES AND CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROJECTS. SINCE STATES ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO KNOW, AND TO RESPOND TO, THE NEEDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CONGRESS AMENDED THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 (HCD ACT) IN 1981 TO GIVE EACH STATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS FOR NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS. NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS INCLUDE THOSE UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE CDBG FUNDS DIRECTLY FROM HUD. GENERALLY, NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS ARE CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 50,000 (EXCEPT CITIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED PRINCIPAL CITIES OF METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS), AND COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 200,000. CURRENT CDBG AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS LIST OF HUD COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (CPD) AWARDS AND ALLOCATIONS LOCATED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/GRANTEES/ALLOCATIONS-AWARDS/; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CDBG FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY; RELOCATION AND DEMOLITION; REHABILITATION OF RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES; CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS, SUCH AS WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES, STREETS, NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AND THE CONVERSION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR ELIGIBLE PURPOSES; PUBLIC SERVICES, WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS; ACTIVITIES RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO PROFIT-MOTIVATED BUSINESSES TO CARRY OUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION/RETENTION ACTIVITIES. EACH ACTIVITY MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL OBJECTIVES FOR THE PROGRAM: BENEFIT LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS, PREVENTION OR ELIMINATION OF SLUMS OR BLIGHT, OR ADDRESS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS HAVING A PARTICULAR URGENCY BECAUSE EXISTING CONDITIONS POSE A SERIOUS AND IMMEDIATE THREAT TO THE HEALTH OR WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY FOR WHICH OTHER FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE. GENERALLY, THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ACTIVITIES ARE INELIGIBLE: ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, OR RECONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS FOR THE GENERAL CONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL ACTIVITIES; CERTAIN INCOME PAYMENTS; CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING (WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS). UNDER THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, STATES MAY USE $100,000 PLUS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF THREE PERCENT OF ITS CDBG ALLOCATION. AMOUNTS EXPENDED ON ADMINISTRATION IN EXCESS OF $100,000 MUST BE MATCHED. STATES MAY EXPEND UP TO THREE PERCENT OF THEIR CDBG ALLOCATION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES. HOWEVER, THE TOTAL A STATE SPENDS ON BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EXPENSES MAY NOT EXCEED $100,000 PLUS THREE PERCENT OF THE STATE'S ALLOCATION. CPD HAS DEVELOPED PROFILES THAT DISPLAY GRANTEE-REPORTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR SELECTED HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES. PROFILES FOR GRANTEES WILL VARY, AS GRANTEES HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN DETERMINING THE HOUSING, ECONOMIC, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THEY CARRY OUT WITH CDBG FUNDS. THE MOST RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS CAN BE VIEWED WITHIN THE NATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTS LOCATED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/CDBG/CDBG-ACCOMPLISHMENT-REPORTS/; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE CDBG PROGRAM REINFORCES SEVERAL IMPORTANT VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TAILORED TO THEIR OWN NEEDS AND PRIORITIES; AN EMPHASIS ON CONSOLIDATED PLANNING THAT EXPANDS AND STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIPS AMONG ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN ENHANCING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES AND SET-ASIDE FOR GRANTEES TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THESE PARTNERS. EACH CDBG GRANTEE’S EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE DESCRIBED AS GOALS IN THEIR CONSOLIDATED PLAN. THE MOST RECENT CONSOLIDATED PLANS CAN BE VIEWED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/GRANTEES/REPORTS/#CONSOLIDATED-PLANS-ANNUAL-ACTION-PLANS-AND-CAPERS; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: OVER A 1, 2, OR 3-YEAR PERIOD, AS SELECTED BY THE GRANTEE, NOT LESS THAN 70 PERCENT OF CDBG FUNDS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS. HUD DOES NOT PROVIDE CDBG ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, NONPROFIT OR ORGANIZATIONS OR OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY OFFICIALS TO FIND OUT HOW THE PROGRAM OPERATES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS MAY DIFFER FROM ONE GRANTEE TO ANOTHER. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANTEE ADMINISTERS THE CDBG PROGRAM AND DETERMINES WHICH LOCAL PROJECTS RECEIVE FUNDING. ELIGIBLE GRANTEES ARE AS FOLLOWS: PRINCIPAL CITIES OF METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS (MSAS); OTHER METROPOLITAN CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF AT LEAST 50,000; QUALIFIED URBAN COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS OF AT LEAST 200,000 (EXCLUDING THE POPULATION OF ENTITLED CITIES); STATES AND INSULAR AREAS. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IS FUNDED UNDER THE CDBG ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM. THE STATE OF HAWAII DOES NOT PARTICIPATE, AND HUD ALLOCATES THE STATE'S SHARE OF FUNDS TO THE THREE HAWAII NON-ENTITLED COUNTIES. THE STATES ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS IN THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM. SINCE STATES ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO KNOW, AND TO RESPOND TO, THE NEEDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CONGRESS AMENDED THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 (HCD ACT) IN 1981 TO GIVE EACH STATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER CDBG FUNDS FOR NON-ENTITLEMENT AREAS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000 TO THE PENSACOLA AND PERDIDO BAYS ESTUARY PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS WITH IMPROVING THE WATER QUALITY OF THE GULF OF AMERICA. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO FORM THE WATER QUALITY MONITORING COLLABORATIVE THAT WILL ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF SENTINEL SITES TO ASSESS WATER QUALITY STATUS AND TRENDS FOR THE PENSACOLA AND PERDIDO BAYS WATERSHEDS. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE ESTABLISHING THE COLLABORATIVE (AGREEMENT); MONTHLY WATER QUALITY MONITORING FOR BACTERIA, NUTRIENTS, AND STANDARD PHYSICAL PARAMETERS AT 33 MONITORING SITES LOCATED ACROSS THE PENSACOLA AND PERDIDO BAYS WATERSHEDS IN FLORIDA AND ALABAMA; FINALIZING THE WATER QUALITY MONITORING PLAN; UPDATING THE 2027 AND 2029 STATE OF THE BAYS REPORT; AND CREATING A PUBLIC DASHBOARD FOR DATA. SUBRECIPIENT:SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LABORATORY ANALYSES FOR WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND SAMPLE COLLECTION ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND A TRIBE. OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES (OUTPUTS) INCLUDE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COLLABORATIVE, WATER QUALITY MONITORING DATA, UPDATED STATE OF THE BAYS REPORTS, AND PUBLICLY AVAILABLE WATER QUALITY MONITORING DATA VIA THE DASHBOARD. EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE SUSTAINED MONITORING, ENHANCED UNDERSTANDING OF WATER QUALITY TRENDS, AND ADOPTION OF WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN. THE RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITIES IN PENSACOLA AND PERDIDO BAYS WATERSHEDS WILL BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED WATER QUALITY.

HATCH REGULAR FUNDS

SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN EL SALVADOR FACE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES TO GROW AND PROCESS THEIR CROPS, ASSURE BETTER NUTRITION FOR THEIR FAMILIES, AND ACCESS MARKETS. ASOCIACIÓN COOPERATIVA DE COMERCIALIZACIÓN Y PRODUCCIÓN AGRÍCOLA COMPAÑERO ERICK (ACOPROERICK) TRAINS AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN ORGANIC PRODUCTION OF BASIC GRAINS, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. AT THE IAF, WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN EL SALVADOR. ACOPROERICK’S ACTIVITIES SUPPORT SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION TO ENHANCE FOOD SECURITY, IMPROVE FARMER’S INCOME AND ENSURE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE. THIS GRANT IS PART OF OUR BROADER INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE CONSISTENT WITH THE U.S. STRATEGY FOR ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

ZAMORANO -ESCUELA AGRICOLA PANAMERICANA, INC.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

ENTITLED CITIES

ENTITLED CITIES

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS

THE PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILL ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS THROUGH LEVERAGING EFFORTS TO MARKET AND PROMOTE SPECIALTY CROPS; ASSISTING PRODUCERS WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RELEVANT TO SPECIALTY CROPS; EXPANDING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CROPS; AND ADDRESSING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL CHALLENGES CONFRONTING SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS WITH THEIR GRANT RECIPIENTS. THE H.R. 133 STIMULUS FUNDING ENCOURAGES STATES TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS THAT RESPOND TO COVID-19 IMPACTS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE RESIDENTS OF ALL 50 STATES, 5 TERRITORIES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF MEASURABLE OUTCOMES IS REQUIRED.

HATCH REGULAR FUNDS

SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D - STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT.

TAS::89 0331::TAS RECOVERY RECOVERY ACT: BLOCK GRANT FOR ARRA FUNDING. NEW AWARD FOR PENSACOLA, FL

DCHA/ASHA

DESCRIPTION:BROWNFIELDS ARE REAL PROPERTY, THE EXPANSION, DEVELOPMENT OR REUSE OF WHICH MAY BE COMPLICATED BY THE PRESENCE OR POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, POLLUTANT, OR CONTAMINANT. THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO TUSCOLA COUNTY, MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO CONDUCT ELIGIBLE ASSESSMENT-RELATED ACTIVITIES AS AUTHORIZED BY CERLCA 104(K)(2) IN TUSCOLA, HURON, AND SANILAC COUNTIES, MICHIGAN. ACTIVITIES:SPECIFICALLY, THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE RECIPIENT TO INVENTORY, CHARACTERIZE, ASSESS, AND CONDUCT CLEANUP PLANNING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL COMPETITIVELY PROCURE (AS NEEDED) AND DIRECT A QUALIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ACTIVITIES. ALSO, THE RECIPIENT WILL REPORT ON INTERIM PROGRESS AND FINAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING RELEVANT PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY PROFILE FORM USING EPA'S ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE SYSTEM (ACRES). SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:FURTHER, THE RECIPIENT ANTICIPATES CONDUCTING AN ESTIMATED 25 PHASE I AND 16 PHASE II ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENTS, HOLDING COMMUNITY MEETINGS, DEVELOPING 6 SITE-SPECIFIC CLEANUP PLANS/ANALYSIS OF BROWNFIELD CLEANUP ALTERNATIVES, AND SUBMITTING 16 QUARTERLY REPORTS. WORK CONDUCTED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS IN AND NEAR TUSCOLA, HURON, AND SANILAC COUNTIES, MICHIGAN

THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE TUSCOLA COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO INVENTORY, CHARACTERIZE, ASSESS, AND CONDUCT CLEANUP PLANNING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR BROWNFIELD SITES IN SEBEWAING, HARBOR BEACH, MARLETTE, CARO, AND VASSAR IN TUSCOLA, SANILAC, AND HURON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN. THE BROWNFIELDS ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY/VILLAGE LIMITS AND ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND NATURAL RESOURCES. EACH OF THE COMMUNITIES LISTED ABOVE HAS LESS THAN 5,000 RESIDENTS (MICRO-COMMUNITIES) AND LACKS THE RESOURCES TO ASSESS AND REDEVELOP THE BROWNFIELDS. BROWNFIELDS ARE REAL PROPERTY, THE EXPANSION, DEVELOPMENT OR REUSE OF WHICH MAY BE COMPLICATED BY THE PRESENCE OR POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, POLLUTANT, OR CONTAMINANT. TASKS INCLUDE PROGRAMMATIC ORGANIZATION, BROWNFIELDS INVENTORY AND SITE PRIORITIZATION, SITE ASSESSMENTS, AND CLEANUP PLANNING. SOME DELIVERABLES AND OUTCOMES INCLUDE REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS, ACRES UPDATES, MEET

THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR TUSCOLA, HURON AND SANILAC COUNTIES, TO INVENTORY, CHARACTERIZE, ASSESS, AND CONDUCT CLEANUP PLANNING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR BROWNFIELDS SITES WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION. ASSESSMENTS WILL BE DONE WITHIN THE NAMED COUNTIES. ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER WORK WILL SUPPORT THE GOAL OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTIES.

FISCAL YEAR 2023 CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS (CARE)

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

AWARD TO SUPPORT THE STRENGTHENING ANTI-CORRUPTION SUPERVISORY INSTITUTIONS (SACSI) PROGRAM IN MEXICO

A SYNERGISTIC COMBINATION OF ADVANCED SEPARATION AND CHEMICAL SCALE INHIBITOR TECHNOLOGIES FOR EFFICIENT USE OF IMPAIRED WATER AS COOLING WATER IN CO

PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM

PROVIDE FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR A CERTIFIED QUARANTINE AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL INSECT REARING FACILITY

SUPPORTING FARMERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FARM'S FOOD SAFTY PLAN UNDER FSMA REGULATIONS;ASSIST FARMERS TO COMPLY WITH THE FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (FSMA) WITH THE FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION AC

DOMESTIC WATER GRANTS - REGULAR

2020 ASHA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** SOIL HEALTH AND WATER SCARCITY PROBLEMS REQUIRE URGENT SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY ISSUES. THE KEYLINE-BIOPOLYMER-BIOCHAR (KBB) ENRICHED TUNNELS INCREASE THE MICROBIAL POPULATION AND THE WATER HOLDING CAPACITY, RENDERING BENEFITS TO SOIL HEALTH. ATMOSPHERIC WATER HARVESTING INJECTED DIRECTLY INTO THE KBB ENRICHED NETS COULD IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH AND DECREASE IRRIGATION NEEDS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE RESILIENT AGROECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS FOR AGRICULTURAL ZONES. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE: PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE AND INCREASE WATER USE EFFICIENCY THAT CAN INCREASE NECROMASS ACCUMULATION AND THUS SOIL HEALTH; EVALUATE EFFECTS OF THE SOIL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE ACCUMULATED RECALCITRANT SOIL ORGANIC MATTER AND MICROBIAL POPULATION; INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OF CROP RESILIENCE TO THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE; DETERMINE THE NET SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF THE AGROECOLOGICAL PRACTICES PROPOSED; AND TRANSFER THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED TOFARMERS AND STAKEHOLDERS AT MULTIPLE LEVELS. THE IMPROVEMENT IN SOIL HEALTH WILL BE MEASURED USING THE ACCUMULATION OF RECALCITRANT SOIL ORGANIC MATTER, SOIL MOISTURE RETENTION AND SOIL ANALYSIS FOR NUTRIENTS AND ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY, AND SOILBORNE PATHOGENS. THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDY WILL ALLOW US TO EVALUATE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROPOSED METHODS. THE PROPOSAL IS SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THE NIFA PROGRAM AREA PRIORITY OF SOIL HEALTH (CODE A1401). THIS WORK WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROGRAM GOAL OF ASSESSMENT, DEVELOPMENT, AND ADOPTION OF NEW MANAGEMENT/CONSERVATION PRACTICES AND PROCESSES THAT WILL LEAD TO IMPROVING OR MAINTAINING SOIL HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY WHILE MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES.

PROVIDE FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR A CERTIFIED QUARANTINE AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL INSECT REARING FACILITY

PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM

PR 2016 SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT

THE FONDO DE INNOVACION PARA EL DESARROLLO AGRICOLA DE PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILL ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS THROUGH LEVERAGING EFFORTS TO MARKET AND PROMOTE SPECIALTY CROPS ASSISTING PRODUCERS WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RELEVANT TO SPECIALTY CROPS EXPANDING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CROPS AND ADDRESSING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL CHALLENGES CONFRONTING SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES PROJECTS WITH THEIR GRANT RECIPIENTS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OR TERRITORY. PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF MEASURABLE OUTCOMES IS REQUIRED.

THE PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILL ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS THROUGH LEVERAGING EFFORTS TO MARKET AND PROMOTE SPECIALTY CROPS ASSISTING PRODUCERS WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RELEVANT TO SPECIALTY CROPS EXPANDING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CROPS AND ADDRESSING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL CHALLENGES CONFRONTING SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES PROJECTS WITH THEIR GRANT RECIPIENTS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OR TERRITORY. PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF MEASURABLE OUTCOMES IS REQUIRED.

THE PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILL ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS THROUGH LEVERAGING EFFORTS TO MARKET AND PROMOTE SPECIALTY CROPS ASSISTING PRODUCERS WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RELEVANT TO SPECIALTY CROPS EXPANDING AVAILA

THE PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILL ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS THROUGH LEVERAGING EFFORTS TO MARKET AND PROMOTE SPECIALTY CROPS; ASSISTING PRODUCERS WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RELEVANT TO SPECIALTY CROPS; EXPANDING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CROPS; AND ADDRESSING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL CHALLENGES CONFRONTING SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS WITH THEIR GRANT RECIPIENTS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE RESIDENTS OF ALL 50 STATES, 5 TERRITORIES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF MEASURABLE OUTCOMES IS REQUIRED.

PUERTO RICO SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT

PUERTO RICO SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT- TO SOLELY ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS.

PR 2017 SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT

PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE VETERAN STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER

CREATIVE DESIGN THINKING, AUTOMATION, AND MANUFACTURING OF PRECISION SYSTEMS -ADVANCED MANUFACTURING OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICS HAS BEEN WIDELY IDENTIFIED AS A KEY REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PRIORITY. THE MAKING THINGS MOVEMENT IS HARNESSING THE LATEST 2D AND 3D DIGITAL FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES TO CREATIVELY COMBINE MANUFACTURING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. REGIONAL EMPLOYERS HAVE EXPRESSED THE NEED FOR EMPLOYEES WITH CREATIVE TECHNICAL DESIGN SKILLS, ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING SKILLS, AND THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE PRECISION SYSTEMS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE A CURRICULUM THAT TEACHES BOTH DESIGN THINKING AND ROBOTIC MANUFACTURING OF DEVICES AND SYSTEMS. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP MODULES THAT WILL BE OFFERED THROUGH TWO-SEMESTER COURSE OFFERINGS FOLLOWED BY AN ENHANCED INTERNSHIP COURSE FOR STUDENT-EMPLOYER PARTICIPATION. THE RESULTING EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE ABILITY TO DESIGN, TROUBLESHOOT, AND PROTOTYPE A COMMON PRECISION INSTRUMENT. STUDENTS WILL FABRICATE A PRECISION MICROSYSTEM, ACQUIRING SKILLS SUCH AS DISASSEMBLING, ASSEMBLING, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND REPAIRING USING INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES, HANDS-ON AND DESIGN THINKING INFORMATION, AND LAB EXERCISES. STUDENTS WILL GAIN EXPERIENCE IN ROBOTICS, AUGMENTED REALITY, MACHINE LEARNING, AND MICROELECTRONICS AND ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS TOPICS. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON THE EDUCATION OF TECHNICIANS FOR THE ADVANCED-TECHNOLOGY FIELDS THAT DRIVE THE NATION'S ECONOMY. 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.

ACCESS TO NATIVE SEEDS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALLHOLDER FARMING AND THE LIVELIHOODS OF RURAL FAMILIES IN THE SEMIARID REGION OF BRAZIL. ASSOCIAÇÃO ESCOLA FAMÍLIA AGRÍCOLA JAGUARIBANA (AEFAJA) WORKS WITH SMALLHOLDER FARMERS ALONG THE JAGUARIBE RIVER VALLEY, IN THE STATE OF CEARÁ, BRAZIL, TO STRENGTHEN FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE TO DROUGHT BY RESCUING SEEDS NATIVE TO THE REGION, CONSTRUCTING COMMUNITY SEED BANKS, AND CREATING A SEED EXCHANGE NETWORK. AT THE IAF, WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN BRAZIL. AEFAJA’S ACTIVITIES PROMOTE SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE AND ENSURE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE.

DEVELOP A COMPONENT COST DATABASE, VISUAL MODEL, AND ECONOMETRIC MODEL THAT ESTIMATES COMPENSATION SCHEDULES BASED ON UPDATED DATA AND SCENARIOS THAT ADJUSTS FLUCTUATIONS IN PRICE OF COMMODITIES.

FY17 SYSTEMS APPROAC

YOUTH BUILD

HATCH MULTISTATE

PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM

$412,500 - COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION ON THE ZAMORANO UNIVERSITY CAMPUS OF PERMANENT SPECIALIZED GREENHOUSES FOR APPLIED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION/TRAINING IN HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION, ENABLING ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GREENHOUSE HORTICULTURE PROGRAM FOR LATIN AMERICA

THE DEPARTAMENTO DE AGRICULTURA DE PUERTO RICO WILL ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS THROUGH LEVERAGING EFFORTS TO MARKET AND PROMOTE SPECIALTY CROPS; ASSISTING PRODUCERS WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RELEVANT TO SPECIALTY CROPS; EXPANDING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CROPS; AND ADDRESSING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL CHALLENGES CONFRONTING SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS WITH THEIR GRANT RECIPIENTS. THE STATE’S SUB-AWARDS INCLUDE 3 RESEARCH PROJECTS, 3 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROJECTS AND 1 MARKETING PROJECT TO ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS INCLUDING CELERY, COFFEE, ROOT VEGETABLES, AND OTHER FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THROUGHOUT PUERTO RICO.

THE TUSCOLA COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT AND COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE

THIS IS A BROWNFIELD COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR TUSCOLA COUNTY TO EVALUATE SITES BELIEVED TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND PETROLEUM.

THIS ACTION APPROVES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $400,000 TO THE CITY OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY-WIDE ASSESSMENTS AT BROWNFIELDS SITES P

PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

DEPARTMENTO DE AGRICULTURA PUERTO RICO SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - FARM BILL ACTIVITIES

DESCRIPTION:BROWNFIELDS ARE REAL PROPERTY, THE EXPANSION, DEVELOPMENT OR REUSE OF WHICH MAY BE COMPLICATED BY THE PRESENCE OR POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, POLLUTANT, OR CONTAMINANT. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $376,000 UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) (PL 117-58) FOR THE CITY OF PENSALCOLA TO CONDUCT ELIGIBLE ASSESSMENT-RELATED ACTIVITIES AS AUTHORIZED BY CERLCA 104(K)(2) IN CITY OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. ACTIVITIES:SPECIFICALLY, THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE RECIPIENT TO INVENTORY, CHARACTERIZE, ASSESS, AND CONDUCT CLEANUP PLANNING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL COMPETITIVELY PROCURE (AS NEEDED) AND DIRECT A QUALIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ACTIVITIES, AND WILL REPORT ON INTERIM PROGRESS AND FINAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING RELEVANT PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY PROFILE FORM USING EPA'S ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE SYSTEM (ACRES).SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE RECIPIENT ANTICIPATES CONDUCTING 14 PHASE I AND 6 ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENTS, HOLDING 6 COMMUNITY MEETINGS, DEVELOPING 1 SITE-SPECIFIC CLEANUP PLANS/ANALYSIS OF BROWNFIELD CLEANUP ALTERNATIVES, DEVELOPING 6 PLANNING DOCUMENTS TO INITIATE BROWNFIELDS REVITALIZATION, AND SUBMITTING 12 QUARTERLY REPORTS. WORK CONDUCTED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND BROWNFIELD IN AND NEAR CITY OF PENSACOLA.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS - FARMS BILL ACTIVITIES

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** CHELSEA SURVIVAL CENTER: COMMUNITY FOOD HUB IN CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS

THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO CHELSEA COLLABORATIVE INC. UNDER THE AMERICAN RECOVERY & REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009. THIS PROJECT WILL P

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANTS

DEPARTMENTO DE AGRICULTURA PUERTO RICO SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - FARM BILL ACTIVITIES

PTFP-PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE

PURPOSE: EXPAND APRON. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT EXPANDS THE EXISTING CORPORATE APRON BY ADDING 12,000 SQUARE YARDS TO BRING THE AIRPORT INTO CONFORMITY WITH CURRENT STANDARDS. INTENDED BENEFICIARY: THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR AIRPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM

RECIPIENT NAME LA COLABORATIVAPROJECT TITLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE THE GOOD JOBS COALITIONFUNDING REQUEST 300,000CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR CONGRESSWOMAN, AYANNA PRESSLEYREQUESTED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 24 MONTHSPROJECT LOCATION CHELSEA, MAPROJECT PURPOSE AND GOALS THE FOCUS IS RAPID RE EMPLOYMENT THATTARGETS CHELSEA S LOW INCOME, LATINX, ANDIMMIGRANT WORKERS WHOSE EMPLOYMENTSTATUS RECOVERY HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BYCOVID 19. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE JOBSEEKERS OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD SKILLS THATMAKE THEM COMPETITIVE IN THE 21ST CENTURYJOB LANDSCAPE AND DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPSWITH EMPLOYERS TO BUILD BETTER PIPELINES FOREMPLOYMENT. ALL PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED INPERSONTHOROUGH ONE ON ONE MEETINGS ANDCLASSES HELD AT OUR OFFICE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED JOB READINESS TRAINING LACOLABORATIVAJOB READINESS TRAINING WILL COVER BASIC SOFTSKILLS NEEDED TO PREPARE JOBSEEKERS FORSUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS,INCLUDING A RESUME CLINIC, MOCK INTERVIEWS,JOB RESEARCH TRAINING, AND HOW TO APPLY. JOBREADINESS SKILLS WILL FOCUS ON BUILDINGTEAMWORK, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION,PROBLEM SOLVING, WORK ETHIC,FLEXIBILITY ADAPTABILITY, AND INTERPERSONALSKILLS. ESOL, BASIC LITERACY AND COMPUTERCLASSES ARE ALSO OFFERED. ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH STAFF ARESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY FRIDAY,10 00 AM 4 00 PM. OUR ENGLISHCLASSES ARE FREE, CULTURALLY RELEVANT,AND FOCUSED ON ENGLISH LANGUAGESKILLS FOR THE WORKPLACE ANDECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT. INPARTNERSHIP WITH TECH GOES HOME,LA COLABORATIVA OFFERS COMPUTERCLASSES FOR MEMBERS TO BUILDTECHNOLOGY SKILLS NEEDED TOSUCCESSFULLY RESEARCH, APPLY FOR, ANDPERFORM MANY JOBS IN TODAY SMARKET. CLASSES MEET FOR 14 HOURSOVER A 2 WEEK PERIOD AND UPONSUCCESSFUL COMPLETION, STUDENTSRECEIVE A GOOGLE CHROMEBOOK.ESOL CLASSES ARE OFFERED IN A 10 WEEK PERIOD FOR 90 MINUTES (ABOUT 1AND A HALF HOURS) FIVE TIMES PERWEEK. ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE HELP ISOFFERED INFORMALLY THOUGH OURCAFECITO PROGRAM WHERE INDIVIDUALSCAN PRACTICE CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISHIN A CASUAL SETTING.JOB DEVELOPERS THE NEIGHBORHOODDEVELOPERS (TND)BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS WHOARE HIRING. THROUGH IN PERSON CALLS FIELDEDTHROUGH THEIR HOTLINE, INDIVIDUALS RECEIVEPERSONALIZED SUPPORT AND REFERRALS TOTRAINING AND JOB OPENINGS BASED ON THEIRNEEDS AND PREFERENCES. THE JOB DEVELOPER IDENTIFIES SKILLSAND OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS ANDOPPORTUNITIES FOR ON THE JOB TRAININGAND WORKS WITH THE CAREER COACHESTO MATCH JOB SEEKERS TO JOBOPENINGS.JOB COACHING LA COLABORATIVASUPPORT MEMBERS TO SEARCH FOR GOOD FIT JOBOPPORTUNITIES, SUBMIT APPLICATIONS, AND PREPAREFOR JOB INTERVIEWS. ONE ON ONE MEETINGS AND GROUPWORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON SUBMITTINGSUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS AND BUILDINTERVIEW SKILLS PRACTICING ENGLISHLANGUAGE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCECONCERNING THE JOB SEARCH PROCESS.JOB PLACEMENT LA COLABORATIVASTAFF SUPPORTS MEMBERS TO SEARCH FOR GOODFIT JOB OPPORTUNITIES, SUBMIT APPLICATIONS,AND PREPARE FOR JOB INTERVIEWS. LA COLABORATIVA MAINTAINS A LIST OFLOCAL EMPLOYERS WHO ARE HIRING,INCLUDING MANY THAT STRUGGLE TO FINDWORK READY EMPLOYEES FOR THEIRINDUSTRY. STAFF PROVIDE FOLLOW UPAND TRACK DATA ON JOB PLACEMENTOUTCOMES FOR 24 MONTHS AFTERMEMBERS EXIT OUR PROGRAM.EXPECTED OUTCOMES PRIORITIES FOR OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTPIPELINE ARE PROVIDE BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT FORCOMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WECONTINUE TO SEEK A JUST RECOVERYFROM THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THEPANDEMIC OFFER TRAINING, MENTORING ANDSUPPORT THAT WILL INCREASE OURCOMMUNITY S ABILITY TO SECURE ANDKEEP A GOOD JOB OPENING THE NEW CHELSEA SURVIVALCENTER (JANUARY, 2023) WILL ALLOWFOR MORE SPACE AND RESOURCES TOSUPPORT ENTREPRENEURSHIP IDEAS TOGET PEOPLE BACK TO WORK QUICKLYOUTCOMES FOR THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTPIPELINE TRAININGTARGET 300 SERVEDOUTCOME 85 OF PARTICIPANTS INCREASESKILLS RELATED TO JOB AND JOB READINESSTARGET 250 MEMBERS ATTEND COMPUTER SKILLS101 OUTCOME 70 OF MEMBERS INCREASE THEIRTECHNOLOGY SKILLSTARGET 300 MEMBERS PAR