** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** AGRICULTURAL WATER POLLUTION (AWP) REMAINS A COMPLEX AND GLOBAL ISSUE. NEW CHALLENGES ARE ARISING WITH AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION, EMERGING CONTAMINANTS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE. RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO DEVELOP NEW KNOWLEDGE USABLE AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL. COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, DECISION MAKERS AND LAND MANAGERS ARE CRITICAL TO TRANSFER CURRENT AND RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE TO PRACTICE. GROWING AND INNOVATING THE FIELD OF AGRO-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING REQUIRES TRAINING AGRO-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS WITH A STRONG TECHNICAL BACKGROUND, INTERDISCIPLINARY SKILLS, AND COLLABORATIVE COMPETENCES AND BUILDING A MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE THAT BRINGS A RICH NEW RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES, INSIGHTS, AND EXPERIENCES.TO ADDRESS THIS WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION AND TRAINING NEED, A REEU PROGRAM WILL BE CREATED TO TRAIN STUDENTS ON THE SCIENCE, PRACTICE, AND POLICY OF AWP MANAGEMENT. THE PROGRAM LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO GROW AND CULTIVATE STUDENTS' TECHNICAL, PROBLEM-SOLVING, INTERDISCIPLINARY, AND COLLABORATIVE SKILLS AND PREPARE THEM FOR CAREERS IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH, EXTENSION, GOVERNMENT, OR INDUSTRY TO ADDRESS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE CHALLENGES.THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND EXTENSION EXPERIENCES THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO BUILDING STUDENTS' INTERDISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE, PROBLEM SOLVING, RESEARCH AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THE MAIN PROGRAM ACTIVITY CONSISTS OF A HANDS-ON RESEARCH PROJECT THAT AIMS TO PRODUCE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR TOOLS RELEVANT TO AWP MANAGEMENT. STUDENTS WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE TO A WEEK LONG FIELD TRIP IN FRANCE.