** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** WITH INCREASED CALLS FOR FARMERS TO ADOPT CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY MUST BE ENABLING AND HELP REDUCE BARRIERS TO ADOPTION. A RANGE OF COST-SHARE AND INCENTIVE PAYMENT PROGRAMS EXIST TO SUPPORT FARMERS TRANSITION TO CLIMATE-SMART SYSTEMS, BUT USAGE REMAINS LOW AND FARMERS REPORT CONFUSION OVER HOW TO APPLY AND AN OVERLY CUMBERSOME PROCESS. IN 2023, THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI WILL IMPLEMENT A $25MILLION, 5-YEAR MISSOURI-WIDE MISSOURI CRCL PROJECT: HALF OF THESE FUNDS WILL GO TOWARDS INCENTIVE PAYMENTS TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC CLIMATE-SMART PRACTICES. THE PROJECT IS DEVELOPING A SOFTWARE APPLICATION TO FACILITATE PARTICIPATION AMONG A DIVERSE RANGE OF MISSOURI PRODUCERS. TO ENHANCE THE USEABILITY, ACCESS, AND INCLUSIVITY, THIS PROPOSED AFRI RESEARCH PROJECT WILL COMPLEMENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY (PRIORITY AREA 5: AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY). GUIDED BY A RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION FRAMEWORK, WE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE APP DEVELOPERS, PROJECT PARTNERS, AND FARMERS (INTENDED END USERS) TO CONDUCT PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH THAT WILL DIRECTLY INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT, DISSEMINATION, AND REFINEMENT OF THE APP (OBJ. 1). WE WILL FURTHER EVALUATE THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC, ETHICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THIS APP FOR DIFFERENT PRODUCERS IN MISSOURI (OBJ. 2). FINALLY, FINDINGS WILL BE PUT IN A BROADER CONTEXT TO IDENTIFY AND SHARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DIGITAL INNOVATORS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AND INCLUSIVITY OF INCENTIVE PROGRAMS IN CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE (OBJ. 3). WE WILL MEET THESE OBJECTIVES THROUGH THREE PHASES OF MIXED METHODS DATA COLLECTION AND FEEDBACK WITH FARMERS AND FARM PARTNERS, APP DEVELOPERS, AND MISSOURI CRCLE PROJECT PARTNERS.