**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 GOAL OF THIS CONFERENCE PROPOSAL IS TO TAKE FORMATIVE ACTION ON THE PACCARB RECOMMENDATIONS BY STRENGTHENING ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS, DEVELOPING AN ADAPTABLE AND PREPARED WORKFORCE, IMPROVING DATA SHARING AND SECURITY, AND PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW INNOVATION. COLLECTIVELY THESE EFFORTS NOT ONLY PROVIDE A FOUNDATION TO MITIGATE ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN THE US FOOD CHAIN, BUT ALSO ASSIST IN READYING OUR PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS INFRASTRUCTURE IN ANTICIPATION OF FUTURE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.