IN RURAL AND PERI-URBAN AREAS NEAR CULTURALLY DIVERSE METROPOLITAN AREAS, PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND IS AT HIGH RISK OF BEING LOST TO DEVELOPMENT, IMPOSING SUBSTANTIAL COSTS FOR FOOD SECURITY, RURAL ECONOMIES, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, AND NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. WIDESPREAD DEPLOYMENT OF AGRIVOLTAIC SYSTEMS, BY GENERATING NEW REVENUE OR LOWERING ENERGY COSTS FOR FARMERS, COULD HELP TO PROTECT FARMLAND FROM NON-AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO NATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY GOALS. HOWEVER, LACK OF AVAILABLE KNOWLEDGE IS A BARRIER TO ENTRY TO THE AGRIVOLTAIC SPACE AND THERE ARE FEW OUTREACH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO AGRIVOLTAICS. OUR PROJECT IS AIMED AT SOLVING THIS PROBLEM BY LEVERAGING CURRENT EFFORTS IN THE AGRIVOLTAICS SPACE IN NEW JERSEY TO CONDUCT INNOVATIVE RESEARCH INTO CROP PERFORMANCE, SOIL HEALTH, ENERGY PRODUCTION, AND SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS, FOR AGRIVOLTAIC SYSTEMS.