1. Please state project objectives and what work was done this quarter to address them:In the first three quarters of the agreement, the CRAFT Foundation accepted applications for Round Two of the Existing Tree Therapies program as well as Cycle Five of the tradtional CRAFT new planting program. After review by CRAFT staff to validate the eligibility of applications, the CRAFT Board of Directors voted to approve all eligible Existing Tree Therapies applications submitted in Round Two, including those rolled over from the Round One waitlist. A total of approximately 920 projects were approved. Approximations are due to consolidation of applications, which may require some revision prior to final execution of agreements. These projects include acreage from all major citrus-growing regions in the state, as well as varieties including oranges, grapefruit, hybrids and others. While the majority of projects are focusing on the injection of oxytetracycline, treatments of giberellic acid, 2,4-D and brassinosteroids are also included in the approved projects. The Round Two approved projects combine with those previously approved in Round One for a total of more than 1,100 Existing Tree Therapies projects representing approximately 74,000 acres. Participants from both Rounds One and Two have submitted their three-year historical data, first-year treatment data, and 2023-24 harvest data to CRAFT. Many participants have also submitted their second-year treatment data. This data will be added to the CRAFT Data Portal moving forward. Cycle Five of the traditional new planting program received 175 new applications. An additional 46 applications rolled over from the Cycle Four waitlist for consideration in this cycle as well. A total of 211 applications representing more than 14,000 acres were reviewed and considered for approval by the CRAFT Technical Working Group and Board of Directors. Based upon the projects presented, applications were organized by solid-set and reset and further within subgroups of similar projects for replication and evaluation purposes. The Board of Directors approved a total of 71 new planting projects under CRDF funding for a total of 3,282 acres, including 360 acres utilizing Program for Expedited Propagation (PEP) Materials. These projects, along with approximately 60 others representing more than 6,000 additional acres approved by the CRAFT Board of Directors for Cycle Five under other, federal funding agreements will join the 226 projects representing more than 9,000 acres in Cycles One – Four. All Participation Agreements were fully executed and returned to CRAFT prior to the June 30, 2024 deadline and planting of the Cycle Five projects has begun. In addition to the development of projects and execution of contracts, CRAFT staff continued communications and outreach efforts including, a featured presentation at the Florida Citrus Industry Annual Conference, attendance at industry tradeshows and Expos, articles in multiple industry and general publications; updating of the CRAFT website (craftfdn.org); public meetings of the Technical Working Group and Board of Directors; and more. A full list of communications efforts is available upon request. 2. Please state what work is anticipated for next quarter:Existing Tree Therapies projects will continue to report treatments and harvest data for a term of three years to allow for full analysis of the impacts of approved therapies. Following completion of planting, pre-audits of each Cycle Five project will be used to confirm the planting of trees and compliance with contract. Growers will be expected to report production data in real time or at least quarterly in to the USDA-CRAFT Data Portal for a term of six years. The data portal will include a separate entry point for data/ measurements from third party partners such as FDACS and Aerobotics. Data entered by participants and third parties for each project will be visible initially by the growers for their individual projects, and at a later date, on public dashboards developed by CRAFT and USDA-ARS. 3. Please state budget status (underspend or overspend, and why):As of June 30, 2024 contracted grower payments were in line with budget and all invoices had been submitted to CRDF.