Proposal Submissions FY - September (cont.)
| MONTH RECEIVED | PI | COLLEGE/ UNIT | SPONSOR-AGENCY |  |  | AGENCY REQUEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUGUST 2017 | KIRK POMPER | COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS | KENTUCKY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND | The objectives of this project are to foster development, increase production diversification, and improve profitability of tobacco-dependent small farms, as well as limited-resource farmers within the Commonwealth. | This project will provide assistance and mini-grants to underserved small-scale and limited-resource farmers statewide, in the areas of aquaculture, value-added products, or-ganics, food insecurity, and farmer educational support. | $990,000 |
| AUGUST 2017 | DERRICK GILMORE | ACADEMIC AFFAIRS | DOED | STEM High School Apprenticeship Program for Underrepresented Minorities | STEM High School Apprenticeship Program for Underrepresented Minorities | $205,995 |
| AUGUST 2017 | JO ANNE RAINEY | COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES | COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY | Minority Educator Recruitment and Retention | FY 18-MERR-KSU | $45,000 |
| AUGUST 2017 | SHAWN LUCAS | COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS | USDA-NIFA-AFRI | Incorporation of industrial hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.) into conventional crop rotations has increased dramati-cally in Kentucky since passage of the 2014 US Farm Bill legalized its culti-vation. Under the auspices of the Ken-tucky Department of Agriculture. | The Hemp Ef-fect: What Impact will incorporating hemp into traditional crop rotations have on the provisioning of agro-ecosystem | $116,343 |
| AUGUST 2017 | KIRK POMPER | COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS | USDA-NIFA | Distribution of funds to the 1890s land-grant Institutions. | 1890 Cooperative Extension | $6,523,680 |
| AUGUST 2017 | KIRK POMPER | COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS | USDA-NIFA | Kentucky State University Environmental Education Center | RREA 18 | $13,500 |
| SEPTEMBER 2017 | KIRK POMPER | COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS | USDA-NIFA | Distribution of funds to the 1890s land grant Institutions. | Evans Allen Research FY2018 | $7,369,376 |
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