** 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 SORGHUM TRAITS COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION NETWORK (STRAIT CIN) IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATIVE NETWORK TO ADDRESS THE BOTTLENECK IN INNOVATIVE COMMERCIAL SORGHUM TRAIT OFFERINGS. THE PROPOSAL AIMS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GRAND CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE-SAFE AGRICULTURE WITH THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF SORGHUM TRAITS. THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ESTABLISH A SUSTAINED PUBLIC-PRIVATE NETWORK AND TO EQUIP THE NETWORK WITH PROTOCOLS AND GENOMIC RESOURCES THAT PROVIDE A RECURRING PIPELINE OF COMMERCIAL INNOVATIONS. UNDERPINNING THIS LONG-TERM GOAL ARE THREE SUPPORTING OBJECTIVES, CONNECT, CATALYZE, AND CHARACTERIZE.CONNECT. CONNECT A COMMUNITY THAT SPANS THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE RESEARCH PARADIGM WITH ACTIVE CONTRIBUTION, TRUST AND ENGAGEMENT.CATALYZE. CATALYZE THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SORGHUM RESEARCH CAPACITIES TO SYNERGISTICALLY ACCELERATE TRAIT DELIVERY.CHARACTERIZE. CHARACTERIZE GENOMIC RESOURCES AND DEVELOP METHODS THAT OPTIMIZE THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN PUBLIC DISCOVERY AND PRIVATE DEPLOYMENT OF INNOVATION.