West University

REQUESTING ALLOCATED FUND FOR NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY RELATED TO THE CARES ACT FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL PORTION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND, GRANTED UNDER SECTION 18004(A)(1) OF CARES ACT

EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS FROM CARES ACT

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT MILTON STREET WATERLINE REPLACEMENT AS DIRECTED IN THE 2023 CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR AS IDENTIFIED IN AN APPROVED TECHNICAL CORRECTION IF ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS PROJECT.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED ARE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH WATER LINE REPLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES ARE THE REPLACEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 2,400 LINEAR FEET OF PRE-1939 CAST IRON WATERLINE, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE WATER LINE FAILURES AND DISRUPTIONS OF SERVICE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE RESIDENTS OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS.

STRENGTHENING AND INCREASING STUDENT SUCCESS

INSTITUTIONAL PORTION OF EMERGENCY GRANT FUNDS

STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS

EMERGENCY GRANTS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS

PRIMARY CARE TRAINING AND ENHANCEMENT

PRIMARY CARE TRAINING AND ENHANCEMENT: TRAINING PRIMARY CARE CHAMPIONS

BACTERIAL AND HOST FACTORS MEDIATING RED BLOOD CELL INVASION BY FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS

AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER CIRCLE OF CARE

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS - PACIFIC NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES – COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (PNWU-COM) WAS FOUNDED TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN THE NORTHWEST STATES OF ALASKA, IDAHO, MONTANA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON. THE MISSION OF PNWU-COM IS TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, EMPHASIZING SERVICE IN RURAL AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, PRIMARILY IN THE NORTHWEST. MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM RURAL AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO CHOOSE PRIMARY CARE SPECIALTIES AND TO RETURN TO SIMILAR COMMUNITIES FOR PRACTICE, PARTICULARLY IF THE STUDENT IS FROM A DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUND. PNWU-COM USES A “RECRUIT, EDUCATE, RETURN” MODEL TO PRIORITIZE RECRUITMENT OF STUDENTS FROM MISSION-BASED AREAS, EDUCATES STUDENTS IN SIMILAR AREAS, AND EMPHASIZES RETURN OF GRADUATES TO THESE COMMUNITIES FOR PRACTICE. HOWEVER, THE COSTS OF ATTENDANCE OF MEDICAL SCHOOL COUPLED WITH LACK OF ACCESS TO PHYSICIAN MENTORS AND LESS FAMILIARITY WITH THE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROCESS CAN CREATE BARRIERS TO ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION FOR STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS. PNWU-COM AIMS TO STRENGTHEN OUR EXISTING “RECRUIT, EDUCATE, RETURN” MODEL BY SECURING SDS FUNDING TO CREATE NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS TO REDUCE FINANCIAL OBSTACLES, IMPLEMENTING COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT PLANS FOR FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL MENTORING NEEDS, AND PARTNERING WITH MISSION-ALIGNED HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE CLINICAL ROTATION AND RESIDENCY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN RURAL, TRIBAL, AND MEDICALLY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR FIVE-STATE REGION.

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

MINORITY SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: ENGAGING AFRICAN GIRRLS IN GENDER ENRICHED RISK REDUCTION

EAST - WEST UNIVERSITY STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROJECT STRENGTHENING AND SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS""

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** FARM TO YOU MOBILE PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM: INCREASING ACCESS TO LOCAL PRODUCE AND NUTRITION/COOKING EDUCATION VIA MOBILE OUTREACH

DO TELL - DIGITIZED STORIES TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN PATIENT AND PROVIDER PERCEPTIONS OF DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND-INSTITUTIONAL PORTION

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

PRIMARY CARE TRAINING AND ENHANCEMENT: TRAINING PRIMARY CARE CHAMPIONS

PNWU EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

PRIMARY CARE TRAINING AND ENHANCEMENT

CARES ACT - FIPSE

EAST-WEST UNIVERSITY STRENGTHENING AND INCREASING STUDENT SUCCESS""

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

SAFETY ACTION PLAN FOR WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TX

PNWU SSARP PROGRAM

PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM (NPS). THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.THE RECIPIENT WILL SURVEY NATIVE AND INVASIVE CRAYFISH AT NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, GAULEY RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, AND BLUESTONE NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER. THIS SURVEY, COMPLETED BY GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, WILL HELP COMPLETE THE RESULTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA STATEWIDE SURVEY AND UPDATE CRAYFISH INFORMATION IN THESE RIVERS. THE LAST SURVEY WAS COMPLETED IN THE EARLY 2000S.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS - MSI GRANT PROGRAM

NO IDC - RADIO ASTRONOMY FOR SPACE WEATHER APPLICATIONS

THE MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE INITIATIVE - THIS MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE INITIATIVE GRANT WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE ART THERAPY AND COUNSELING (ATC) PROGRAM AND THE SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM AT WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (WLU). THE FUNDS WILL PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS, HELP TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN STUDENTS, AND SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR CAREER CHOICE. THE MAJORITY OF WLU’S STUDENT BODY COMES FROM THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA, EASTERN OHIO, AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. ALTHOUGH THE AREA IS CONSIDERED METROPOLITAN, WLU IS ALSO PART OF THE APPALACHIAN AREA WHICH IS RURAL AND HAS HIGH POVERTY RATES. BECAUSE OF THESE LIMITATIONS, MANY STUDENTS HAVE DIFFICULTY IN CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND MOVING INTO THE PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE. THE GOAL OF THE MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE INITIATIVE IS TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS PREPARING FOR A CAREER IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD. PROVIDING THIS CAREER PATHWAY WILL HELP ALLEVIATE THE SHORTAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY AND INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS.

PROJECT TITLE NOT PROVIDED

GENETIC MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BIG SANDY AND GUYANDOTTE RIVER CRAYFISH

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

CONSIDERABLE EFFORT HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ECOLOGY AND LIFE HISTORY OF CAMBARUS CALLAINUS AND CAMBARUS VETERANUS SINCE THEIR FEDERAL LISTING IN 2016. MOST OF THIS EFFORT HAS FOCUSED ON THREE DEMOGRAPHICS: JUVENILES, ADULTS, AND GERIATRICS. ZERO CONCERTED EFFORTS HAVE BEEN DEDICATED TO STUDYING NEONATE BIOLOGY. RECENT TELEMETRY WORK ON C. CALLAINUS INDICATED THAT MOST ADULTS MOVE UPSTREAM WHEN MAKING MOVEMENTS GREATER THAN 10M. ADULTS MOVING UPSTREAM IN RIVERINE SYSTEMS IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH NEONATAL MOVEMENTS DOWNSTREAM IN STREAM FISHES AND BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES, A BEHAVIOR REFERRED TO AS DRIFT. ZERO EFFORT HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING NEONATAL CAMBARID CRAYFISH DISPERSAL STRATEGIES.SINCE SEVERAL ANIMALS EMPLOY DRIFT AS A DISPERSAL STRATEGY, AND EVIDENCE INDICATES C. CALLAINUS AND C. VETERANUS MAY EMPLOY DRIFT, A DEDICATED STUDY IS PROPOSED TO DETERMINE IF THESE IMPERILED SPECIES USE THIS BEHAVIOR. DRIFT NETS WILL BE DEPLOYED IN LATE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL IN STREAMS WITH ROBUST C. CALLAINUS POPULATIONS. NETS WILL BE CHECKED HOURLY FOR 24-HOUR PERIODS. COLLECTION VESSELS WILL BE SORTED IN WHITE PANEL DISHES, AND ALL CRAYFISH WILL BE IDENTIFIED TO SPECIES. ANIMALS WILL BE RELEASED AFTER IDENTIFICATION. DETERMINING IF DRIFT BEHAVIORS ARE UTILIZED BY IMPERILED CRAYFISH IS AN ESSENTIAL STEP IN MANAGING THE SPECIES. RESULTS FROM THIS STUDY WILL BE SHARED WITH USFWS BIOLOGISTS AND USED TO MAKE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS FOR BOTH IMPERILED TAXA.

2026-2027 TEACH BASE RECORD

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

RECIPIENT NAME: WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITYCOOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NUMBER: G24AC00474PROJECT TITLE: BURROWING CRAYFISH SURVEYS IN NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL PARKPROJECT PERIOD: 09 30 2024 THROUGH 09 29 2025BUDGET PERIOD: 09 30 2024 THROUGH 09 29 2025AWARD PURPOSE: CRAYFISH ARE AN ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT AND DIVERSE GROUP OF ORGANISMS NATIVE TO AQUATIC AND SEMI-AQUATIC HABITATS. THE HIGHEST DIVERSITY OF CRAYFISH IN THE WORLD OCCURS IN NORTH AMERICA, INCLUDING BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS AND THE AREAS ENCOMPASSED BY NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE (NERI). CRAYFISH ARE EXPERIENCING DECLINE AT A DRAMATIC, THOUGH OFTEN UNDOCUMENTED, RATE DUE TO HABITAT DEGRADATION, ANTHROPOGENIC DEVELOPMENT, AND INTRODUCTION OF NONNATIVE SPECIESACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:CRAYFISH WILL BE SAMPLED IN AREAS OF NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE (NERI) WITH ABANDONED COAL-MINE DISCHARGES, INCLUDING SEEPS AND MINE PORTAL DISCHARGES. SAMPLING FOR PRIMARY BURROWING (CAMBARUS AFF. DUBIUS UPLAND BURROWING CRAYFISH) WILL OCCUR IN AREAS OF SEEPAGE AND ANTHROPOGENIC OR NATURALLY OCCURRING WETLANDS HEADWATER AND SMALL PERENNIAL STREAMS WILL BE SAMPLED FOR SECONDARY BURROWING (CAMBARUS AFF. CARINIROSTRIS ROCK CRAWFISH). INVASIVE CRAYFISH SPECIES (FAXONIUS VIRILIS VIRILE CRAYFISH FAXONIUS SANBORNI SANBORNS CRAYFISH) WILL BE SAMPLED WHEREVER THEY ARE ENCOUNTERED WITHIN ALL WATERBODIES. ALL SAMPLING WILL FOLLOW STANDARD PROTOCOLS CONSISTENT WITH THOSE PREVIOUSLY USED IN WV AND BY THE LOUGHMAN LAB-- SEINE NET, DIP NET, AND HAND COLLECTION AS CONDITIONS DICTATE.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:1.DETERMINE THE OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BURROWING CRAYFISH FAUNA OF NERI. 2.PROVIDE PARK MANAGERS WITH INFORMATION THAT WILL BE USED TO MINIMIZE BURROWING CRAYFISH HABITAT DAMAGE DURING RECLAMATION OF ABANDONED MINE LANDS AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, TRAILS, AND OTHER LAND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES):