** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO GROW PRECISION ENGINEERING SYSTEMS OF NEAR REAL-TIME MONITORING FOR MUSCADINE GRAPE VINEYARDS AND WATER MANAGEMENT (GPES) BY PILOTING THE FAMU CENTER FOR VITICULTURE AND SMALL FRUIT RESEARCH AS TESTBEDS FOR DEPLOYING ADVANCED ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES; AND TO ENABLE STAKEHOLDERS, ESPECIALLY UNDERSERVED AFRICAN AMERICAN GROWERS TO OBSERVE, LEARN, AND TEST THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESSES FOR VINEYARDS' SUSTAINABILITY (E.G., CANOPY HEALTH, WATER USE EFFICIENCY, DISEASE SENSING, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY) AND TO EVALUATE HOW TESTBED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES MAY AFFECT GROWERS' TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION BEHAVIORS; AND TO ENGAGE MINORITY AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO TRAIN STUDENTS FOR PRECISION VINEYARDS AND WATER MANAGEMENT OF THE FUTURE.THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES A1551 PROGRAM AREA PRIORITY FOCUSES ON ENGINEERED DEVICES, TECHNOLOGIES, SENSORS, AND TOOLS TO PROVIDE PRECISION CROP AND ORCHARD MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGIES FOR TARGETED APPLICATION OF CROP PROTECTION MATERIALS, AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF IRRIGATION AND NUTRIENT USE IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS. SPECIFICALLY, IT ADDRESSES THE A1551 PRIORITY AREAS A, B, C, D, AND F 1). AS AN INTEGRATED PROJECT, THIS PROPOSED PROJECT WILL MAKE PRECISION AGRICULTURE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY MORE ACCESSIBLE BY EXTENSION AND EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN GROWERS AND STUDENTS, WILL ENGAGE HBCU THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDERREPRESENTED, AND WILL DEVELOP PRECISION AGRICULTURE PLATFORMS AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES TAILORED TO MULTIPLE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES AND DIFFERENT CAREER STAGES WITHIN A1551.