** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** URBAN BIO-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL AGRICULTURE MODEL (UBEAM) IS A FOUR-YEAR NON-FORMAL EDUCATION PROJECT LED BY TEXAS A&AMP;M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE - HARRIS COUNTY WITH COLLABORATORS PROJECT REMIX VENTURES (NONPROFIT) AND UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, SUGAR LAND. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE AMONG JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH (YOUTH) THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM RESIDENTIAL DETENTION CENTERS (SOME ON PROBATION) ABOUT THE SAFE USE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY AND ABOUT CAREERS IN THE FOOD, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND HUMAN SCIENCES. YOUTH (467) WILL GAIN THIS KNOWLEDGE THROUGH 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, HORTICULTURE, EXPANDED FOOD NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES ADAPTED AND TAILORED FOR THEM. AGAL BIOMASS WILL BE THE PERVASIVE TOPIC IN ALL PROGRAMS FOR LEARNING ABOUT BIOTECHNOLOGY BECAUSE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MICROALGAE CAN SEQUESTERCO2 TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES AND USED AS A FOOD SUPPLEMENT AND FERTILIZER. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE YOUTH CONSTRUCTING A MULTI-STATION STATIC DEMONSTRATION SITE AND SERVING AS DOCENTS IN NON-FORMAL CONTEXTS TO DISSEMINATE THE SAFE USE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. YOUTH WILL DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO SHARE THIS KNOWLEDGE WITH PARENTS (135) DURING PARENT MEETINGS, SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN (450) DURING FIELD TRIPS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AND MEMBERS (600) DURING OPEN HOUSES. UBEAM IS EXPECTED TO NOT ONLY IMPACT THE YOUTH BY IMPROVING THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES TO PROPEL THEM INTO THE EMERGING BIOTECHNOLOGY WORK FORCE OR TO GUIDE THEM TO A PATH TOWARD HIGHER EDUCATION STEM/BIOTECHNOLOGY STUDIES BUT ALSO TO ALLAY MISUNDERSTANDINGS RELATED TO THE USE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, PARTICULARLY IN THE PRODUCTION AND AVAILABILITY OF HEALTHY FOODS AMONG URBAN DWELLERS.