** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS NIFA REEU PROGRAM, BEEMORE: BEES AND MICROBES IN ORGANIZED RESEARCH AND EXTENSION WILL: A) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EDUCATED, CREATIVE CITIZENS PREPARED TO ADDRESS GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC NEEDS; B) RECRUIT INDIVIDUALS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS INTO A SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM EARLY IN THEIR COLLEGE CAREERS; C) INTEGRATE SCIENCE EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT; D) ADVANCE BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF MICROBE-BEE INTERACTIONS FOR POLLINATOR HEALTH IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS IN AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY - FOOD SECURITY. THE PROJECT INTERSECTS ESSENTIALLY ALL GOALS OF THE NIFA AFRI ELI FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.