THE SOUTHERN RURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER (SRDC), IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS PARTNERS, INCLUDING BOTH RESEARCH AND EXTENSION LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITY (LGU) FACULTY, THE SOUTHERN EXTENSION RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION CENTER (SRMEC), SOUTHERN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (S-SARE) PROGRAM, THE NORTH CENTRAL EXTENSION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITY (NCERA2172), AND RELEVANT NON-LGU STAKEHOLDERS, SEEK TO ESTABLISH INTEGRATED WORKING GROUPS THAT SPAN DISCIPLINES, STATE LINES, AND RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN ORDER TO HOLISTICALLY ADDRESS HIGH PRIORITY ISSUES RELATED TO HEIRS' PROPERTIES (LAND TENURE, LAND LOSS) IN THE SOUTH. TO REACH THIS GOAL, SRDC PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: (1) SURVEY THE SOUTH'S LGU SYSTEM AND NON-LGU PARTNERS IDENTIFIED TO DETERMINE EXISTING RESOURCES (EXTENSION AND RESEARCH) AND IDENTIFY GAPS IN MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES STRUGGLING TO ADDRESS HEIRS' PROPERTY ISSUES; (2) CATALOGUE RESOURCES IDENTIFIED AND DEVELOP A REPOSITORY TO HOST MATERIALS; (3) ESTIMATE THE REGIONAL IMPACTS OF UNDERDEVELOPED LAND AND DEPRECIATING HOUSING STOCK RESULTING FROM HEIRS PROPERTY ISSUES ON FARM PRODUCTION AND ASSOCIATED FAMILY FINANCES, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE REGIONAL ESTIMATES OF THE EXTENT OF HEIRS' PROPERTY; (4) CONVENE PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO EXAMINE DATA (OBJECTIVES 1-3) AND DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED RESEARCH/EXTENSION PLAN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE ON A REGIONAL LEVEL.