**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** HURRICANE IAN IMPACTED THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF FLORIDA ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2022. THIS STRONG CATEGORY4 HURRICANE CAUSED IMMEASURABLE DAMAGE FROM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 150 MPH AND SIGNIFICANT STORMSURGE OF OVER 6 FEET IN SOME AREAS. THE IMPACTED AREA INCLUDED MANY AGRICULTURAL SECTORS, INCLUDINGSPECIALTY CROPS, DAIRY, ROW CROPS, LIVESTOCK, AND FISHERIES. EARLY ESTIMATIONS ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OFTHESE SECTORS IS BETWEEN $787 MILLION AND $1.6 BILLION DOLLARS. PAST EXPERIENCE AND LITERATURE HAVESHOWN THAT HEAVY ECONOMIC IMPACTS SUCH AS THIS CAN IMPACT LONG-TERM RECOVERY IN COMMUNITIES.THIS INCLUDES PERSONAL, SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH ASPECTS OF DAILY LIFE. WORKING TO LESSENMULTIPLE IMPACTS AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND SAFETY OF CHILDREN,YOUTHAND ADULTS AFFECTED BY DISASTERS, THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TWOFOLD: 1) TO DETERMINE THENEEDS AND BARRIERS OF THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HARDEST HIT ECONOMICALLY BYHURRICANE IAN AND 2) TO FACILITATE LONG-TERM RECOVERY BY ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF EXTENSION TO IDENTIFYNEED RESOURCES AND DEVELOP LINKS TO CRITICAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES. UTILIZING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TODETERMINE THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS HEAVILY IMPACTED, PHOTOVOICE RESEARCH TO COLLECT THE CURRENTPERCEPTIONS, NEEDS, AND BARRIERS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND RESEARCH TO PRACTICE CONCEPTS SUCHAS COMMUNICATION TOOLKITS, WEBINARS, AND SPECIALIZED REPORTS, THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE AS A FOUNDATIONTO DECREASE LONG-TERM IMPACTS FROM HURRICANES ON AFFECTED FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES