Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act

To assist State Agricultural Experiment Stations, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Insular Areas in conducting agricultural research programs. These activities are broad and include research on all aspects of agriculture, including soil and water management and use; plant and animal production, protection, and health; processing, distribution, safety, marketing, and utilization of food and agricultural products; forestry, including range management and range products; multiple use of forest rangelands, and urban forestry; aquaculture; home economics and family life; human nutrition; rural and community development; molecular biology; and biotechnology. Research may be conducted on problems of local, State, regional, or national concern. Not less than 25 percent of the total Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361c(c)(3)) funding is allotted to the states for cooperative research employing multidisciplinary approaches in which a State agricultural experiment station, working with another State agricultural experiment station, the Agricultural Research Service, or a college or university, cooperates to solve problems that concern more than one state. These funds are designated as the Multistate Research Fund. Funds are allocated on a pro rata basis, and allocations are adjusted to support national and regional projects. These projects and their associated budgets are reviewed and approved annually.

The following list of State Agricultural Experiment Stations located in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Insular Areas in accordance with the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a-i) are eligible for this program. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided the subcontracts are necessary for the conduct of the project. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration, or even though an application may have been reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. 1. University of Alaska Fairbanks 2. Auburn University 3. University of Arkansas 4. American Samoa Community College 5. University of Arizona 6. University of California 7. Colorado State University 8. University of Connecticut 9. Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station 10. University of the District of Columbia 11. University of Delaware 12. University of Florida 13. University of Georgia 14. University of Guam 15. University of Hawaii 16. Iowa State University 17. University of Idaho 18. University of Illinois 19. Purdue University 20. Kansas State University 21. University of Kentucky 22. Louisiana State University 23. University of Massachusetts 24. University of Maryland 25. University of Maine 26. Michigan State University 27. University of Minnesota 28. University of...

NIFA will review submitted documents to determine if all program, financial, and administrative requirements are met and are current. Missing or incomplete information within an application may require additional submittals and deletion of application(s) already submitted. Within the limit of funds available for such purpose, the NIFA awarding official shall make grants to those responsible, eligible applicants

Statutory Formula: Title 7, Part 361, Subpart c,Public Law 110-234.7 U.S.C. 361c(d)(1)A one-to-one match is required. See the Program NOFO for specific information about the required match, exceptions to the requirement, and match waiver information.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Fiscal Year2025: - Molecular Determinants of Mucosal Infection and Persistence of Zoonotic Viruses - Improving Berry Crop Production Systems to Meet Current Needs and Challenges in the Mid-Atlantic Region - An integrated genetic-diversity resource combining wild- and cultivated-source lineages of leatherleaf fern Rumohra adiantifolia - Leveraging the evolutionary ecology of legume-rhizobia mutualism to maximize yields and ecosystem services - Towards the development of sustainable approaches to managing turfgrass insect pests - Diversify the Corn Silage-Ryelage Production System to Stabilize Forage Yield and Improve Forage Quality with a Smaller Environmental Footprint - Dissecting the Genetic Basis for Negative Correlations Between Plant Growth, Yield, and Stress Resilience - Evaluation of Promising Abies Seed Sources for U.S. Christmas Tree and Nursery Production