**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** WE PROPOSE A CONFERENCE ENTITLED NUTRITION SECURITY: MOVING FROM CONCEPTUALIZATION TO MEASUREMENT. ITS GOAL IS TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VALID, RELIABLE MEASURE OF NUTRITION SECURITY THAT IS FEASIBLE TO MEASURE AS A PART OF THE U.S. NUTRITION MONITORING SYSTEM. BECAUSE MEASUREMENT IS CRUCIAL TO NEEDS ASSESSMENT, POLICY AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION, AND NUTRITION MONITORING, THIS ACTIVITY WILL ADVANCE MULTIPLE NIFA PROGRAM PRIORITY AREAS. THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE WILL BRING TOGETHER RESEARCHERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WORKING ON NUTRITION SECURITY, NUTRITION EQUITY, FOOD SECURITY, MEASUREMENT CREATION AND VALIDATION, NUTRITION MONITORING, AND FOOD ASSISTANCE AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS. ITS OBJECTIVES, BROADLY DESCRIBED, ARE, FIRST, TO PRESENT A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR NUTRITION SECURITY; SECOND, TO DESCRIBE WORK COMPLETED BY MULTIPLE RESEARCH GROUPS ON POTENTIAL MEASURES OF NUTRITION SECURITY; AND THIRD, TO ENGAGE KEY RESEARCHERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN A DISCUSSION TO IDENTIFY RESEARCH PRIORITIES AND RECOMMEND NEXT STEPS. FINDINGS AND RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE SYNTHESIZED AND COMMUNICATED IN ONE OR MORE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES AS WELL AS A NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY FOR DISSEMINATION THROUGH THE USDA NUTRITION HUB, SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER.