**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** TRIBAL POPULATIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA HAVE THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN THE NATION, AND THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED FANH WORKFORCE DO NOT MEET THE CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS. ALSO, STUDENTS INTEREST IN SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE IS DECLINING. THE PROPOSED 7GENFNA-ILEARN PROJECT WILL WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON THE ROSEBUD RESERVATION TO PROVIDE IMMERSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO: 1) K-5 TEACHERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEACHING MODULES ON REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, 2) 6-12 EDUCATORS TO BLEND INDIGENOUS SCIENCE STANDARDS AND NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PLACED-BASED AGRI-SCIENCE TEACHING MODULES, 3) INDIGENOUS EDUCATORS TO IMPLEMENT FANH/STEM CAREER FAIRS THAT CONNECT INDIGENOUS STUDENTS WITH LOCAL INDIGENOUS FANH PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESS OWNERS, AND INDIGENOUS STUDENTS CURRENTLY IN POST-GRADUATE STEM/FANH PROGRAMS, AND 4) SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND TRIBAL LEADERSHIP ON THE SUPPORTING ROLE OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANDINDIGENOUS NATION BUILDING.THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ENGAGE TWELVE K-12 EDUCATION LEADERS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING TRANSFORMATIONAL TEACHING MODULES IN SCHOOLS, AND TRAIN 27 RESERVATION-BASED TEACHERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT 48 PLACE-BASED AGRI-SCIENCE TEACHING MODULES. IT WILL BUILD PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOLTEACHERS AND LOCAL REGENERATIVE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE PARTNERS/RESOURCES, AS WELL AS WITH HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERTS FROM SDSU. IT WILL PROMOTE PLACE-BASED SOLUTIONS AND INVESTMENTS FOR TIME AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES, PREPARE K-12 TEACHERS WITH INDIGENIZED/DECOLONIZED CURRICULUM AND NETWORKING, AND EXPOSE MORE THAN 200 AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS/YEAR TO AGRICULTURE EDUCATION/EXTENSION EXPERIENCES. THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN STEM/FANH COURSES AND WILL CREATE INTEREST IN CAREER OPTIONS NEEDED FOR FUTURE AGRICULTURE WORKFORCE.