Kentucky State University

The Focus and Scope of This Five-year Plan of Work for the 1890 Facilities Grants Program for Fiscal Years 2018-2022 Is to Address the Need for Facilities to Enhance Research, Teaching, and Extension Activities of the Kentucky State University (KSU) College of Agriculture, Communities, and the Environment at the Ksu Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm (r&d Farm) and the Ksu Aquaculture Program. Since 2016, Ksu Has Received an Additional $3.3 Million in State Funding to Provide 100% Matching for Evans Allen and 1890 Extension Funds, Resulting in the Hiring of an Additional 56 Employees and 10 New Faculty Members to Lead Programs. This Increase in Funding and Personnel Has Also Increased Student Participation in Research Programming. Therefore, the Objectives of This Proposal Are to: 1) Repair and Pave Roads at the R&d Farm; 2) Construct a Value-added Processing Building at the R&d Farm; 3) Replace and Expand the R&d Farm Office Building and Wet Laboratory;and 4) Replace and Expand the Ksu Aquaculture Office and Laboratory With the Ksu Aquaculture Water Quality and Disease Laboratory and the Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory. Classrooms Will Attract and Motivate Undergraduate and Graduate Students. Hands-on Training and Cutting-edge Research in These Facilities Will Provide Students and Stakeholders With Training to Compete in the Local, National, and Global Job Market. These Building and Facility Upgrades Will Increase State-of-the-art Learning and Research Facilities for Faculty, Scientists, Students, Stakeholders, and Extension Personnel. the Annual Overall Allocation Will Be 44% Research, 36% Extension, and 20% Teaching.