** 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 CURRENT METHODS FOR HEMP WASTE MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING INCINERATION, COMPOSTING, AND LANDFILLING, DO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO HOLISTIC PRODUCT USE OR SUSTAINABILITY. HEMP FIBERS CAN BURN AT LOW TEMPERATURES AND IMPROVE THE SPALLING RESISTANCE AND FIRE PERFORMANCE OF HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE. THUS, THIS PROJECT WILL UTILIZE WASTE HEMP FIBERS TO BIOMANUFACTURE FIRE-RESISTANT, HIGH-STRENGTH CONCRETE.