Recipient Organization
KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
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FRANKFORT,KY 40601
Performing Department
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Non Technical Summary
The focus and scope of this five-year plan of work for the 1890 Facilities Grants Program for fiscal years 2023-2028 is to address the need for facilities to enhance the research, teaching, and Extension activities of the Kentucky State University College of Agriculture, Community and the Sciences. This proposal includes a comprehensive strategy for upgrading and replacing existing aquaculture buildings and facilities. This project will address the critical need for modern infrastructure to support research, teaching, and Extension activities in aquaculture production. Upgraded facilities will enhance KSU's capacity to conduct research on sustainable aquaculture practices, provide hands-on training to students, and offer valuable Extension services to local farmers and industry stakeholders.To meet the growing demand for expertise in health equity, nutrition, and wellness, the plan proposes the construction of a new building dedicated to these areas. This facility will serve as a hub for interdisciplinary research, collaborative teaching programs, and community outreach initiatives. The building will house state-of-the-art laboratories, classrooms, and community spaces, enabling KSU to advance knowledge. Therefore, the objectives of this proposal are to: 1) Replace and expand the KSU Aquaculture Office and Laboratory with the KSU Aquaculture Water Quality and Disease Laboratory and the Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory, and 2) Construct a building to house Health Equity, Nutrition, and Wellness programing with a classroom, laboratory, and offices. Classrooms will attract and motivate undergraduate and graduate students. These building and facility upgrades will increase state-of-the-art learning and research facilities for faculty, scientists, students, stakeholders, and Extension personnel.
Animal Health Component
80%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
20%
Applied
80%
Developmental
0%
Goals / Objectives
The focus and scope of this five-year plan of work for the 1890 Facilities Grants Program for fiscal years 2023 through 2028 is to address the need for facilities to enhance research, teaching, and Extension activities of the Kentucky State University (KSU) Land Grant Program (LGP) and College of Agriculture, Community, and the Sciences (CACS) in the areas of Health Equity, Nutrition, and Wellness and Aquaculture Production.Replacement and enhancement of buildings and facilities in the aquaculture program, as well as construction of a new health equity, nutrition, and wellness building, are needed to address stakeholder needs by KSU programing and facilities. These changes will allow the KSU LGP-CACS to meet the needs of stakeholder-driven programming as recommended by KSU's strategic plan, the LGP Research and Extension Advisory Board, and KSU faculty and staff.Health Equity, Nutrition, and Wellness. Many African American communities in Kentucky face challenges of food insecurity, lack of access to nutritious food, and have poor access to information to improve health and wellness. Food scientists, nutritionists and food processing engineers should continue to experience a strong employment market. Focal points will likely be the food and human health interface and use of dietary supplements. Black men are dying at rates almost two times higher than the national rate for the Louisville Metro area. The KSU Cooperative Extension Program continues to address food security in Louisville, Frankfort, and other urban areas, as well as in rural socially disadvantaged communities.Although the KSU Aquaculture Program is KSU's "Program of Distinction," this program's 4,000-square-foot office/laboratory with conference/classroom space, which was converted from a pole barn in 1985, is in poor repair. This current proposal includes a comprehensive strategy for upgrading and replacing existing aquaculture buildings and facilities. This project will address the critical need for modern infrastructure to support research, teaching, and Extension activities. Upgraded facilities will enhance KSU's capacity to conduct research on sustainable aquaculture practices, provide hands-on training to students, and offer valuable Extension services to local farmers and industry stakeholders.The focus and scope of this five-year plan of work for the 1890 Facilities Grants Program for fiscal years 2023-2028 is to address the need for facilities to enhance the research, teaching, and Extension activities of the Kentucky State University College of Agriculture, Community and the Sciences. This proposal includes a comprehensive strategy for upgrading and replacing existing aquaculture buildings and facilities. This project will address the critical need for modern infrastructure to support research, teaching, and Extension activities in aquaculture production. Upgraded facilities will enhance KSU's capacity to conduct research on sustainable aquaculture practices, provide hands-on training to students, and offer valuable Extension services to local farmers and industry stakeholders.To meet the growing demand for expertise in health equity, nutrition, and wellness, the plan proposes the construction of a new building dedicated to these areas. This facility will serve as a hub for interdisciplinary research, collaborative teaching programs, and community outreach initiatives. The building will house state-of-the-art laboratories, classrooms, and community spaces, enabling KSU to advance knowledge.The objectives of this proposal are to: 1) Replace and expand the KSU Aquaculture Office and Laboratory with the KSU Aquaculture Water Quality and Disease Laboratory and the Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory, and 2) Construct a building to house Health Equity, Nutrition, and Wellness programing with a classroom, laboratory, and offices. Classrooms will attract and motivate undergraduate and graduate students. These building and facility upgrades will increase state-of-the-art learning and research facilities for faculty, scientists, students, stakeholders, and Extension personnel.
Project Methods
Procedures: At KSU, the construction process is dependent upon direction of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and state construction practices and bids. A preconstruction environmental assessment will be conducted before starting each objective. We will attempt to incorporate the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certification program in these new buildings to assist KSU in providing a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations, and maintenance solutions.Objective 1. The current 5,500-square-foot KSU Aquaculture Office and Laboratory building that was converted from a pole barn in 1985 will be demolished. On the same site or a location near it, the new KSU Aquaculture building housing the Water Quality and Disease Laboratory and the Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory will be constructed. This building will provide over 5,900 square-feet of space and contain a mechanical room; bathrooms; closets; conference room; chemical storage; 15 offices for faculty, staff, and students; reception area; breakroom; water quality and disease laboratory; anatomy and physiology laboratory; feed mill room; shop area; and common space. A number of safety issues will be addressed during construction, including placement of emergency showers, eye wash stations, and fume hoods in laboratories. The new facility will house additional aquaculture faculty and students who have been hired with our 100% state match. Researchers studying water quality, diseases, and fish morphology and physiology changes during experimental trials will have easy access to working laboratory facilities, thereby enhancing faculty, undergraduate, and graduate research programs. The conference room will allow additional classroom instruction space for a number of aquaculture committee meetings and student defenses. The new construction cost estimates for this building are based on $450 per square foot (Table 1). Construction costs includes door security, furniture, and lab benches. A contingency of 5% equals $134,874. We estimate an additional 20% in architectural and engineering fees, project inspection fees, site work, demolition and removal, etc., which totals $539,459. The total project cost is estimated at $3,371,847 which is $2,268,727 from this current proposal and $1,103,131 dedicated from the 2018 USDA facility grant for construction. Research and Extension personnel and students in classes will use the facilities. Thus, the allocation will be 20% teaching, 60% research, and 20% Extension.Objective 2. A new 6,400-square-foot Health Equity, Nutrition, and Wellness building will be placed on the east side of campus. The floor plan will include a mechanical room, bathrooms, closets, 12 offices, common areas, conference room, breakroom, two clinical areas, lab/classroom, a demonstration kitchen/sensory laboratory, and food science laboratory. Programs in the building will also work in collaboration with the KSU Nursing School to create a synergy in programing. The clinical lab/classroom would be utilized in Extension demonstrations, research, and teaching. The courses taught would include FNU 104 Basic Nutrition, FNU 203 Nutrition and Health for the Growing Years, FNU 101 Introduction to Foods, AFE 416 Nutrition and Society, AFE 417 Modern Nutrition and Disease, ALH 210: Terminology for Health Care Professionals. ALH 205: Dimensional Analysis for Pharmaceutical Calculations, AFE 311 (Practicum I) and AFE 411 (Practicum II) each semester (maximum capacity of 30 students per room). This lab/classroom will house microscopes, equipment to process tissue samples, and tables for hand-on participation. Two clinical areas will allow stakeholder outreach in areas such as obesity and diabetic screening and other preventative health programing. The demonstration kitchen/sensory laboratory and food science laboratory will work on a range of food related health and food safety research initiatives. The new construction cost estimates ($2,917,000) are based on $450 per square foot for the offices, labs, and other rooms (Table 2). Construction costs includes door security, furniture, and lab benches. There would be a contingency of 5% for $145,850. We estimate an additional 20% in architectural and engineering fees, project inspection fees, site work, demolition and removal, etc., which totals $583,400. The total project cost is estimated at $3,646,250. Research and Extension personnel and students will use the facilities. Thus, the estimated allocation is 20% teaching, 40% research, and 40% Extension.