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THIS INTEGRATED PROJECT INVOLVES RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING COMPONENTS PROPOSED TO ADDRESS THE GROWING CONCERNS AND ISSUES SURROUNDING MENSTRUATION, INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS POSED TO USERS OF SYNTHETIC FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS (FHP), ADVANCING RESEARCH IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FHP THAT USE NATURAL MATERIALS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE MANAGEMENT (MHM) EDUCATION FOR YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS.THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE:A) TO PRODUCE THREE NATURAL FIBERS; REGENERATIVE COTTON, REGENERATIVE WOOL AND INDUSTRIAL HEMP (CANNABIS SATIVA);B) TO DEVELOP PATENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE FEMININE HYGIENE SANITARY PRODUCTS USING THE THREE NATURAL FIBERS;C) TO EVALUATE THE FHP MADE FROM EACH OF THE NATURAL FIBERS IN COMPARISON TO THE STANDARD SYNTHETIC PRODUCT;D) TO EDUCATE YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS ABOUT MHM THROUGH AN EXTENSION PROGRAM;E) TO ENHANCE INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL, FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES ANDF) TO PROVIDE A LOCAL FIBER PROCESSING CENTER FOR FIBER GROWERS IN LOUISIANA.","subaward_count":0,"total_subaward_amount":null,"total_subsidy_cost":0.0,"total_loan_value":0.0,"total_obligation":37099.06,"date_signed":"2024-04-03","base_and_all_options":null,"base_exercised_options":null,"non_federal_funding":0.0,"total_funding":37099.06,"total_account_outlay":37099.06,"total_account_obligation":37099.06,"account_outlays_by_defc":[{"code":"Q","amount":37099.06}],"account_obligations_by_defc":[{"code":"Q","amount":37099.06}],"record_type":2,"cfda_info":[{"applicant_eligibility":"The 1890 land-grant institutions and Tuskegee University.  The 1890 land-Grant Institutions are:  Alabama A&M University; Alcorn State University; University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Delaware State University; Florida A&M University; Fort Valley State University; Kentucky State University; Lincoln University (MO); Langston University; University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; North Carolina A&T State University; Prairie View A&M University; South Carolina State University; Southern University and A&M College; Tennessee State University; Virginia State University; and West Virginia State College.","beneficiary_eligibility":"The seventeen 1890 land-grant institutions and Tuskegee University, non-1890 academic institutions, private industry, the Department of Agriculture, and other public institutions/organizations","cfda_federal_agency":"NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF","cfda_number":"10.216","cfda_objectives":"The 1890 CBG Program, under Assistance Listing Number 10.216, is designed specifically to build the institutional teaching, research, and Extension capacities of the eligible institutions through cooperative programs with Federal and non-Federal entities.\nThe 1890 CBG Program is designed to achieve three major goals:\n1. 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