Federal Grants

CARES ACT CERTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT SUBMISSION-HBCU PORTION

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

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CARES ACT CERTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT SUBMISSION: INSTITUTIONAL PORTION

CARES ACT: RECIPIENT'S FUNDING CERTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM (FUTURE ACT)

ExpandQISE: Track 2: QuAPB, Expanding Quantum Research and Education at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

FUNDS FROM THE 2018-2022 1890 FACILITIES PROGRAM FIVE-YEAR PLAN OF WORK WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY'S LAND-GRANT MISSION AND SERVICE TO ITS CLIENTELE. FUNDS ARE REQUESTED FOR ONE OBJECTIVE: CONSTRUCT A NEW BUILDING TO ENHANCE RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK FOR THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES & HUMAN SCIENCES (SAFHS). THE NEW FACILITY CONSISTING OF CLASSROOMS, RESEARCH AND TEACHING LABORATORIES, CONFERENCE ROOM AND AUDITORIUM WILL BE USED B

ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED WITH THE FUNDS FROM THE AWARD. TO ENHANCE THE AQUACULTURE RESEARCH STATION TO INCLUDE AN INDOOR HATCHERY, SEVERAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES, FEED PROCESSING AND STORAGE ROOMS, MACHINE SHOPS, AND A GREENHOUSE OFTEN RIGGED TO DEMONSTRATE AQUAPONICS DESIGN AND PRODUCTION. IT IS FOR DEPARTMENTAL TOURS AND A VENUE TO HOST RECRUITMENT AND OUTREACH EVENTS SUCH AS THE AQUATIC SCIENCES DAY FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND FIELD DAY TO DEMONSTRATE CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS. AS DEMAND FROM

TO ENHANCE THE AQUACULTURE RESEARCH STATION TO INCLUDE AN INDOOR HATCHERY, SEVERAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES, FEED PROCESSING AND STORAGE ROOMS, MACHINE SHOPS, AND A GREENHOUSE OFTEN RIGGED TO DEMONSTRATE AQUAPONICS DESIGN AND PRODUCTION. IT IS FOR DEPARTMENTAL TOURS AND A VENUE TO HOST RECRUITMENT AND OUTREACH EVENTS SUCH AS THE AQUATIC SCIENCES DAY FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND FIELD DAY TO DEMONSTRATE CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS. AS DEMAND FROM THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY CHANGED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YE

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (UAPB), SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND HUMAN SCIENCES, COMPRISES THREE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS; OUR RESEARCH FACULTY ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS. PERSONNEL WITH A MAJORITY RESEARCH APPOINTMENT ARE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, THE ASSISTANT DEAN FOR RESEARCH, AND THE ASSOCIATE RESEARCH DIRECTOR. THEREFORE, UAPB RESEARCHERS DELIVER EVIDENCE-BASED DATA AND DATA-DRIVEN RESEARCH TO THEIR CLIENTELE. EMPLOYING DIVERSE ASSES

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (UAPB), SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND HUMAN SCIENCES HAS THREE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS, THE 1890 EXTENSION PROGRAM, THE 1890 RESEARCH PROGRAM, THE AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AND THE REGULATORY SCIENCE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. RESEARCH FACULTY ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS. PERSONNEL WITH A MAJORITY EXTENSION APPOINTMENT ARE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE ASSISTANT DEAN FOR EXTENSION. CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND GRANT MISSION

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EVANS-ALLEN RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINEBLUFF

EVANS-ALLEN RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (GRADUATE)

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (UAPB) 2023-2025 FACILITIES PROGRAM GRANT AIMS TO ENHANCE AND STRENGTHEN THE UNIVERSITY'S LAND-GRANT MISSION. THE GRANT WILL UPGRADE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR UAPB TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ITS CLIENTELE AND STAKEHOLDERS IN ARKANSAS AND THE NATION. THUS, THE PROPOSED FIVE-YEAR F

TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE EXTENSION PROGRAMS. THIS WILL INCLUDE CONTINUED SUPPORT TO EXAMINE NEW FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS SUITED TO SMALL FARM OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION PRACTICES FOR YIELD ENHANCEMENT. FOOD ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT, PLANT BREEDING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ALTERNATIVE CROP PRODUCTION AND VALUE-ADDED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED. ANIMAL PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIRECTED AT LOWERING FEED COST USING ALTERNATIVE FEEDS FOR GOATS AND SWINE AND IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE

TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE EXTENSION PROGRAMS. THIS WILL INCLUDE CONTINUED SUPPORT TO EXAMINE NEW FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS SUITED TO SMALL FARM OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION PRACTICES FOR YIELD ENHANCEMENT. FOOD ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT, PLANT BREEDING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, ALTERNATIVE CROP PRODUCTION AND VALUE-ADDED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO INCLUDE. ANIMAL PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIRECTED AT LOWERING FEED COST USING ALTERNATIVE FEEDS FOR GOATS AND SWINE, AND IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE A

THE PRIMARY CLIENTELE SERVED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF'S EXTENSION PROGRAM ARE THE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED, LIMITED RESOURCE FARMERS AND UNDERSERVED FARMERS, RURAL FAMILIES, UNDERSERVED AND VULNERABLE YOUTH, THE ARKANSAS AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY, AND INDIVIDUALS AND AGENCIES WITH AN INTEREST IN FISHERIES AND FISH HABITATS. THE UNIVERSITY'S CLIENTELE IS SERVED THROUGH PRIORITY AREAS THAT ARE IN LINE WITH NIFA'S NATIONAL PRIORITY AREAS. THEY INCLUDE; 1. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND PRO

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (UAPB), SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND HUMAN SCIENCES HAS THREE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS, THE 1890 EXTENSION PROGRAM, THE 1890 RESEARCH PROGRAM, THE AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AND THE REGULATORY SCIENCE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. RESEARCH FACULTY ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS. PERSONNEL WITH A MAJORITY EXTENSION APPOINTMENT ARE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE ASSISTANT DEAN FOR EXTENSION. CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND GRANT MISSION

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT 1890 LAND-GRANT INSTUTITIONS

1890 EXTENSION PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF

TRIO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

1890 EXTENSION PROGRAM AT UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF

EVANS-ALLEN RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AT 1890 LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS

Implementation Project: STEM Academy for Research and Entrepreneurship

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

UPWARD BOUND IS A PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME/POTENTIAL FIRST-GENERATION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DESIGNED TO PREPARE THEM FOR COLLEGE. THE PROGRAM SERVES THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.

TITLE III PART F (FUTURE ACT)

UPWARD BOUND-UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF

Scholarships in Science and Technology for Talented Low-income Students

PROPOSAL ENTITLED STRAIN ENGINEERING ON TWISTED MOIRE MATERIALS FOR QUANTUM PHOTONICS

ENHANCING RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF

THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST BEGINNING SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED AND LIMITED RESOURCE PRODUCERS (BSDLRPS) IN EASTERN AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE BSDLRPS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING NEEDED TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL FARMERS AND RANCHERS. THE OBJECTIVES ARE: (1) TO PROVIDE BSDLRPS WITH BUSINESS TRAINING AND USDA LOAN EDUCATION; (2) TO PROVIDE BSDLRPS WITH EXTENSION CROP AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION TRAINING WITH THE USE OF USDA CONSERVATION PROGRAMS; (3) TO PROVIDE B

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE SCHOLARS WILL BE ADDED TO BE PROGRAM. EACH SCHOLAR WILL BE PROVIDED A PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP RANGING FROM $2,000 TO $10,000 EVERY YEAR BEGINNING IN FALL 2020 (I.E., CLASS OF CLASS OF 2024) AND ENDING IN SPRING 2024 (I.E., CLASS OF 2027) (NOTE: THIS TIMELINE DEPENDS OF THE EXACT AWARD DATE - ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE NEEDED). THE TOTAL AWARD OVER EIGHT SEMESTERS WILL BE VALUED AT A MINIMUM OF $8,000 TO A MAXIMUM OF $40,000 PER SCHOLAR. THE SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE POSTED TO THE STUDE

NSF Convergence Accelerator Track J: Food EducatioN for Nutritional security and Empowerment in Local communities (FENNEL)

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS PROJECT TARGETS SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PRODUCERS (SDPS) IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE: (1)TO CONDUCT A BEGINNERS FARMERS (BFS) CLASS, (2) TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST BEGINNING FARMERS (BFS) IN DEVELOPING BUSINESS PLANS AND OBTAINING USDA LOANS, (3) TO TEACH AND HELP BFS USE THE COOPERATIVE EXTE

DEVELOPMENT OF SAPPHIRE BASED INTEGRATED MICROWAVE PHOTONICS

NEW START INSTRUMENTATION GRANT TITLE "QUANTUM MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF"

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** NEARLY HALF OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS EXHIBIT A NEED FOR SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT IN ESSENTIAL SKILLS SUCH AS CRITICAL THINKING AND SCIENTIFIC REASONING, PARTICULARLY IN THE CONTEXT OF RESEARCH. ONE POTENTIAL SOLUTION FOR ENHANCING THESE SKILLS LIES IN EMPHASIZING STUDENT-CENTERED RESEARCH. A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE STRATEGY IS THE

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE HAS BECOME A HIGH-PRIORITY ISSUE IN USDA WITH THE RELEASE OF ITS CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE PLAN IN OCTOBER 2021. THE SUSTAINABILITY AND PROFITABILITY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ARE THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, AS LARGER, MORE INTENSE STORMS ARE OCCURRING THAT CAN CREATE BOTH FLOODING AND

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** ARKANSAS HASHISTORICALLY DEPENDED ON WEATHER AND CLIMATE PATTERNS RELATED TO FARMING. AS THE PRESSURES OFCHANGING CLIMATE AND WEATHER AMPLIFY, PRODUCERS FACE ADAPTING.THE SUSTAINABILITY OFAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IS THREATENED BYSEVERAL NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, INCLUDING:• IMPACT ON WATER QUALITY ON LOCAL

ACQUISITION OF CHARACTERIZATION EQUIPMENT TO BROADEN THE MIDDLE-INFRARED INTEGRATED MICROWAVE PHOTONICS DEVELOPMENTS

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** CURRENTLY, THREE 1890 INSTITUTIONS OFFER BACHELOR'S OR GRADUATE DEGREES IN AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES. THESE ARE UAPB, DSU, AND KYSU. THOUGH AQUACULTURE IS THE FASTEST-GROWING SEGMENT IN AGRICULTURE, MINORITY GROUPS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THIS FIELD. THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UA

JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS MANY FOOD-INSECURE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH NUTRIENT-DEFICIENT AREAS. WITH THE CLOSING OF 2 GROCERY STORES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, NEW FOOD PANTRIES HAVE OPENED UP. FOOD PANTRIES TEACH DEPENDENCE, NOT EMPOWERMENT. THIS COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY PROJECT WILL EMPOWER YOUTH AND ADULTS TO GROW AND PREPARE THEIR OWN FOOD USING INNOVATIVE SOILLESS GROWING TECHNIQUES ( AQUAPONICS AND HYDROPONICS). THE INTERGENERATIONAL APPROACH OF THE PROJECT WILL BRING TOGETHER YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, AND SEN

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE SCHOLARS WILL BE ADDED TO BE PROGRAM. EACH SCHOLAR WILL BE PROVIDED A PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP RANGING FROM $2,000 TO $10,000 EVERY YEAR BEGINNING IN FALL 2020 (I.E., CLASS OF CLASS OF 2024) AND ENDING IN SPRING 2024 (I.E., CLASS OF 2027) (NOTE: THIS TIMELINE DEPENDS OF THE EXACT AWARD DATE - ADJUSTMENTS MAY

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** BASED ON OUR CURRENT BUDGET, SIXTY-ONE SCHOLARS WILL BE ADDED TO THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH OTHERINSTITUTIONS IN THE REGION AND TO ATTRACT THE CALIBER OF STUDENTS DESIRED TO MEET THE GOALS OF THE 1890 SCHOLARSHIPS.THE SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO INCREASE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS, REDUCE THE N

ARKANSAS IS KNOWN AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF WARM WATER AQUACULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. TODAY THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY IN ARKANSAS HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OVER 20 SPECIES OF FISH AND SHELLFISH. ARKANSAS IS RANKED SECOND IN TOTAL AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION AND RANKS FIRST IN THE PRODUCTION OF BAITFISH, SPORTFISH, LARGEMOUTH BASS, HYBRID STRIPED BASS FRY, AND CHINESE CARP. IN SUMMERY AQUACULTURE HAS HAD A MAJOR IMPACT IN ARKANSAS, ESPECIALLY IN THE DELTA, WHERE THE MAJORITY OF AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION OCCUR