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THE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT, STUDENT ASSISTANCE WITH BASIC COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS, AND MOTIVATION

TO ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN THE REGION AND ATTRACT HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS ALIGNED WITH THE GOALS OF THE1890 SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM, THE SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE DETERMINED THAT SEVERAL STRATEGIC ADJUSTMENTS WERE NECESSARY. THESEINCLUDE INCREASING SCHOLARSHIP AWARD AMOUNTS, REDUCING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS, INITIATING RECRUITMENT EFFORTS EARLIER, ANDIMPLEMENTING A MORE TARGETED MARKETING APPROACH FOR THE PROGRAM.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** 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 SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO INCREASE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS, REDUCE THE NU

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** WE CURRENTLY HAVE 57 SCHOLARS, AND WE HOPE TO RECRUIT 17 SCHOLARS TO BE ADDED TO THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BASED ON OURCURRENT BUDGET. TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN THE REGION AND TO ATTRACT THE CALIBER OF STUDENTS DESIRED TO MEETTHE GOALS OF THE 1890 SCHOLARSHIPS, 1890 THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE DEEMED IT NECESSA

** 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 OTHER INSTITUTIONS 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

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

**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.** RECOURSE RECOVERY AND REUSE FOR AGRICULTURE ARE KEY COMPONENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER, WASTE REUSE ALSO INTRODUCED UNWANTED CHEMICALS SUCH AS ANTIBIOTICS OR HEAVY METALS INTO AGRICULTURE SOILS. DEVELOPING CROP RESIDUES UTILIZATION TECHNIQUES TO EFFECTIVELY SUSTAIN SOIL FERTILITY IS A MAJOR CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY F

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** CAPACITY BUILDING AT THREE 1890 LAND-GRANT HBCUS (UNIVERSITY ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF, VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY) WILL BE ENABLED BY ADDRESSING MULTIPLE CAPACITY BUILDING PRIORITIES (FOOD SAFETY; GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY; AGRICULTURAL BIO-SECURITY; AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE). USDA'S STRATEGIC GOALS (MAXI

RESOURSE RECOVERY AND REUSE FOR AGRICULTURE ARE KEY COMPONENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER, WASTE REUSE ALSO INTRODUCED UNWANTED CHEMICALS SUCH AS ANTIBIOTICS INTO AGRICULTURE SOILS. DEVELOPING CROP RESIDUES UTILIZATION TECHNIQUES TO EFFECTIVELY SUSTAIN SOIL FERTILITY IS A MAJOR CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR UAPB TO ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROGRAM TO MAXIMIZE THE ABILITY OF BIOCHA

NANO-ENABLED AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES HAVE A GREATER POTENTIAL FOR DIRECT, MASSIVE INTRODUCTION OF MANMADE NANOMATERIALS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT THAN ANY OTHER USE OF NANOPARTICLES. HOWEVER, OUR CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF NANOMATERIAL FATE AND TRANSPORT IN THE AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT REMAINS LIMITED. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS DEVELOP AN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROGRAM TO GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES THAT CONTROLLED BY PROPERTIES OF NANOPARTICLE

CHALKINESS IN RICE IS A HIGHLY UNDESIRABLE TRAIT AS IT CONTRIBUTES TO MILLING LOSS DUE TO GRAIN BREAKAGE, IN ADDITION TO NEGATIVELY IMPACTING GRAIN APPEARANCE, COOKING QUALITY, AND PALATABILITY. THE PRESENCE OF CHALK IN THE MILLED RICE LOWERS THE VALUE OF THE RICE IN MOST DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. REDUCING THE CHALK, THEREFORE, WOULD BENEFIT FARMERS, MILLERS, TRADERS AND CONSUMERS, BY INCREASING THE YIELD OF MARKETABLE RICE, THEREBY CONTRIBUTING TO FOOD SECURITY AND POTENTIAL INCOME. T

AQUACULTURE IS THE FASTEST GROWING FOOD SECTOR IN THE WORLD, BUT FOR THIS INDUSTRY TO CONTINUE GROWING, SUSTAINABLE PACTICES AND IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY ARE PARAMOUNT. THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED, IN PART, BY INTEGRATING TWO MINIMAL EXCHANGE SYSTEMS, WHICH WILL BE BIOFLOC TECHNOLOGY (BFT) AND AQUAPONICS. WHILE THESE SYSTEMS ARE TRADITIONALLY SEPARATE, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL TO SYMBIOTICALLY INTEGRATE THESE THAT WILL MORE EFFECTIVELY RECYCLE NUTRIENTS, CREATE BETTER QUALITY PRODUCTS, ALLOW FOR YEAR-R

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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** FOOD DESERTS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED THE UNITED STATES POPULATION. INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE LIVING IN FOOD DESERT AREAS ARE AT RISK FOR IMPAIRED COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, NUTRITION INEQUALITY, OBESITY/OVERWEIGHT, CHRONIC DISEASES AND POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. THIS PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIPS WITH PREK-12 SCHOOLS, ADMINISTRAT

(NO IDC) ACQUISITION OF ADVANCED LABORATORY INSTRUMENTATION FOR ANIMAL BIOLOGY RESEARCH AND TEACHING

THE GOALS OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT REFLECT THE MISSION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHOOL AND THE UNIVERSITY. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL BE TO ENHANCE THE RESEARCH CAPACITY AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AT UAPB AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE CONSUMERS IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES REGIONS BY INTAKE OF THIS NUTRITIOUS AND HEALTHY LEAFY VEGETABLE. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE: ((I) SELECTION AND EVALUATION OF HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS SWEETPOTATO VARIETIES THAT HAVE A VERY

** 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 SPEAKS TO THE COLLABORATIVE NATURE OF WORKING ACROSS ACADEMIC UNITS TO FILL A NEED FOR TEACHERS OF COLOR IN AGRICULTURE. THIS PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF, DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN THE SKILLS, INSTINCTS, ABILITIES, PROCESSES, AND RESOURCES OF STUDENTS

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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE CATFISH INDUSTRY FACES SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC LOSSES DUE TO WATER-BORNE STRESSORS, INCLUDING ELEVATED AMMONIA, HYPOXIC EPISODES, AND IRON LOAD IN AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS. THESE RECURRENT STRESS CONDITIONS POSE A THREAT TO THE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF HEALTHY AQUATIC FOOD. TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE, IT IS CRUCIAL TO MINIMIZE AND ALL

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** AMMONIA CAN BE EXTREMELY TOXIC TO FISH IF ACCUMULATED IN THE BODY. THIS EVENT ACCOUNTS FOR ONE OF THE MAIN CAUSES OF SUBSTANTIAL FISH LOSSES IN AQUACULTURE PRACTICES. ELEVATED AMMONIA AND IRON, THE TWO FUNDAMENTAL AND RECURRENT STRESS CONDITIONS OFTEN PRESENT IN CATFISH AQUACULTURE SYSTEM, CAN INHIBIT THE ELIMINATION OF TOXIC AMMO

**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 INTENSIVE 36-MONTH PHD TRAINEESHIP PROGRAM WILL PRODUCE THREE STUDENTS FROM UNDER-SERVED AND UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS WITH A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND SKILL SET TO MAKE THEM HIGHLY COMPETITIVE FOR CAREERS IN THE USDA TESA OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION. STUDENTS WILL BE RECRUITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ONLY PHD PROGRAM CURRENTLY OFFERE

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES CAUSE BILLION-DOLLAR LOSSES ANNUALLY TO THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY AND NEGATIVELY IMPACT GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY BOTH IN THE US AND GLOBALLY. WHILE ANTIBIOTICS ARE EFFECTIVE AGAINST MANY BACTERIAL DISEASES OF FISH, THERE ARE FEARS THAT THEIR USE IN AQUACULTURE MAY CAUSE SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN HEALTH PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FARM-TO-CLINIC ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE TRANSFER. STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE (A GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM) IS RECOGNIZED AS AN EMERGING PATHOGEN

**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 GOAL OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OF STUDENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SCIENCES THROUGH STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE TEACHING BY INTEGRATING MODERN EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL BOOST LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PRODUCTIVITY WITHI

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM IS ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING INDUSTRIES IN THE WORLD. GLOBALLY, THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IS DEMANDING PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED GRADUATES FOR THE RESURGENCE OF ALL ITS SECTORS. THE DIFFERENT HOSPITALITY SECTORS INCLUDE FOOD AND BEVERAGE (RESTAURANTS), TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION, TOURISM, MEETING AND EVENT PLA

THE TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY REQUIRES THAT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SUPPLY THEM WITH GRADUATES THAT HAVE UP-TO-DATE TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS TO HELP THEM MEET THE NEEDS OF THE 21ST CENTURY CONSUMERS. GIVEN THIS, PROGRAMS ARE EXPECTED TO INVEST IN FACILITIES THAT CAN HELP STUDENTS TO GRADUATE WITH SUCH SKILLS. THEREFORE, THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE MERCHANDISING, TEXTILES AND DESIGN PROGRAM BY ENHANCING AND STRENGTHENING THE CURRICULUM AND TEACHING LABORATORIES. THE OBJEC

EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM

EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM (EFNEP)

THE EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM (EFNEP) WORKS WITH FAMILIES AND YOUTH WITH LOW INCOMES. INDIVIDUALS CAN QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM IF THEIR INCOME IS 185% OR LESS OF THE POVERTY GUIDELINES. THE ADULT EFNEP TARGETS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE CHILDREN BELOW AGE 19 OR WHO ARE PREGNANT AND RESPONSIBLE IN PLANNING AND PREPARING THE FAMILY'S FOOD. JEFFERSON COUNTY POVERTY RATE IS 22.2%, WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS STATE AVERAGE OF 17.2 THE EFNEP YOUTH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS RANGE

THE EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM (EFNEP) WORKS WITH FAMILIES AND YOUTH WITH LOW INCOMES. INDIVIDUALS CAN QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM IF THEIR INCOME IS 185% OR LESS OF THE POVERTY GUIDELINES. THE ADULT EFNEP TARGETS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE CHILDREN BELOW AGE 19 OR WHO ARE PREGNANT AND RESPONSIBLE IN PLANNING AND PREPARING THE FAMILY'S FOOD. JEFFERSON COUNTY POVERTY RATE IS 22.2%, WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS STATE AVERAGE OF 17.2 THE EFNEP YOUTH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS RANGE

OBESITY, POOR NUTRITION, AND LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ARE MAJOR HEALTH CONCERNS. EFNEP IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES AND YOUTH WITH LIMITED INCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, EFNEP LEADS TO PUBLIC SAVINGS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT BETTER HEALTH IS ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED HEALTHCARE COSTS, LESS ABSENTEEISM FROM WORK, AND LESS DEPENDENCE ON EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. ARKANSAS FACES A MORE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE REGARDING OBESITY AND FOOD INSECURITY. ARKANSAS IS LISTED AS THE TWELFTH STATE WITH A PREVAL

OBESITY POOR NUTRITION AND LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ARE MAJOR HEALTH CONCERNS. EFNEP IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF FAMILIES AND YOUTH WITH LIMITED INCOMES. ADDITIONALLY EFNEP LEADS TO PUBLIC SAVINGS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT BETTER HEALTH IS ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED HEALTHCARE COSTS LESS ABSENTEEISM FROM WORK AND LESS DEPENDENCE ON EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. ARKANSAS FACES A MORE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE REGARDING OBESITY IN THE STATE. ARKANSAS IS THE SEVENTH STATE WITH A PREVALENCE OF OBESITY EQUAL T

EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM

EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM

APART FROM THE CURRENT AND PROJECTED NEED FOR VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS IN THE US, THERE IS A WIDELY RECOGNIZED LACK OF RACIAL DIVERSITY WITHIN THE VETERINARY PROFESSION. THIS IS DESPITE THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHY OF CLIENTELE WHO OWN LIVESTOCK AND PETS. THUS A DELIBERATE EFFORT TO INCREASE AND DIVERSIFY THIS POOL OF PROFESSIONAL WORK FORCE IS NEEDED FOR ENHANCED FOOD SECURITY AND SAFETY. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO STRENGTHEN AND BUILD ANIMAL AND PRE-VETERINARY SCIENCE

EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM

DEVELOPMENT OF FRESHWATER AQUAPONICS FOR PLANT (HERBS, VEGETABLES, AND FLOWERS) AND HIGH-VALUE FISH PRODUCTION

EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM

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