MONTH RECEIVEDPICOLLEGE/ UNITSPONSOR-AGENCYImageImageAGENCY REQUEST
AUGUST 2017KIRK POMPERCOLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMSKENTUCKY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDThe 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 2017DERRICK GILMOREACADEMIC AFFAIRSDOEDSTEM High School Apprenticeship Program for Underrepresented MinoritiesSTEM High School Apprenticeship Program for Underrepresented Minorities$205,995
AUGUST 2017JO ANNE RAINEYCOLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIESCOMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKYMinority Educator Recruitment and RetentionFY 18-MERR-KSU$45,000
AUGUST 2017SHAWN LUCASCOLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMSUSDA-NIFA-AFRIIncorporation 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 2017KIRK POMPERCOLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMSUSDA-NIFADistribution of funds to the 1890s land-grant Institutions.1890 Cooperative Extension$6,523,680
AUGUST 2017KIRK POMPERCOLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMSUSDA-NIFAKentucky State University Environmental Education CenterRREA 18$13,500
SEPTEMBER 2017KIRK POMPERCOLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMSUSDA-NIFADistribution of funds to the 1890s land grant Institutions.Evans Allen Research FY2018$7,369,376

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