**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 PROJECT WILL ASSESS THE SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING (GE) AND NANOTECHNOLOGY USED IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (AGRIFOOD) AND IDENTIFIES STRATEGIES TO ENSURE THEIR SUSTAINBLE FUTURES ACCORDING TO DIVERSE STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES. THE PROPOSED WORK ADVANCES THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM AREA (PRIORITY CODE A1642).THE PROJECT HAS THREE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: (1) ASSESS SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS AND IMPROVE DECISIONS OF GE- AND NANO-AGRIFOODS THROUGH BENEFIT-RISK EVALUATIONS; (2) IDENTIFY STRATEGIES TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE FUTURES OF GE- AND NANO-AGRIFOODS THROUGH STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND EXCHANGE; AND (3) DEVELOP INTERDICIPLINARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO BETTER EVALUATE SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS OF NOVEL AGRIFOOD TECHNOLOGIES.KEY PROJECT OUTCOMES INCLUDE CRITICAL AND TIMELY INFORMATION ON BENEFIT-RISK EVALUATIONS OF GE- AND NANO-AGRIFOODS USING OUTPUT THAT CAN BE EASILY COMMUNICATED TO STAKEHOLDERS. OTHER OUTCOMES INCLUDE STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTIONS OF GE- AND NANO-AGRIFOODS AND HOW WELL THEY ALIGN WITH SUSTAINABLE AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS KEY STRATEGIES TO ENSURE THEIR SUSTAINABLE FUTURES BASED ON DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES. INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING APPROACHES WILL ALSO BE DEVELOPED, INCLUDING A RANGE OF WORKSHOPS, SYMPOSIA, AND RESEARCHER-EXCHANGES, TO STRENGTHEN EVALUATIONS OF SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS OF NOVEL AGRIFOOD TECHNOLOGIES. PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGH PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS, A POLICY BRIEF, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.OVERALL, PROJECT FINDINGS WILL HELP RESEARCHERS, INNOVATORS, POLICY-MAKERS, AND OTHER DECISION-MAKERS (1) MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ON GE- AND NANO-AGRIFOODS USING A RANGE OF BENEFIT AND RISK PARAMETERS, (2) UNDERSTAND SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS OF GE- AND NANO-AGRIFOODS BASED ON STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTIONS, AND (3) IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES FOR EVALUATING SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS OF NOVEL AGRIFOOD TECHNOLOGIES ACCORDING TO DIVERSEVIEWPOINTS.