2. The Land-Grant University Mission at 2009 Faculty Orientation CH2M Hill Alumni Center November 12, 2009 1

3. Land Grant College Legislation 1862 Morrill Land-Grant College Act 30,000 acres/delegate Support existing state college 10% for experimental farm 1890 2 nd Morrill Act $15,000/year to $25,000 Support state land-grant colleges No discrimination in admission, includes Historically Black institutions

4. Allowed for the creation of state land grant universities (LGU’s). The mission was to teach: Agriculture Mechanic arts Home economics Military tactics But not to the exclusion of classical studies, so that members of the working classes might obtain a practical college education. r Morrill Land-Grant Acts of 1862 and 1890 3

5. Hatch Act of 1887 Hatch Experiment Station Bill $15,000/year “to conduct original research or verify experiments …[on subjects] bearing directly upon the agricultural industry of the United States …” Created the Agricultural Experiment Station System

6. Expanded the mission of LGU’s. Provided federal funds to states to: establish a series of agricultural experiment stations under the direction of each state's land- grant university pass along new information, especially in the areas of soil minerals and plant growth. r Hatch Act of 1887 5

7. Smith-Level Act of 1914 Smith-Lever Agricultural Extension Act $10,000/year State matching Entitlement determined by proportion of rural residents Model later used for AES funding as well Created the Cooperative Extension Service

8. Expanded Act of 1994 Expanded the Land- Grant system to include Native American institutions (including Native Hawaiians as well)

9. Federal Partner: USDA 8 FUNDING MECHANISMS through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) The mission of NIFA is to advance knowledge for agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being, and communities through national program leadership and federal assistance. Agriculture is a knowledge-based, global enterprise, sustained by the innovation of scientists and educators. NIFA supports research, education, and extension activities at partner institutions through three main funding mechanisms: competitive grants; formula grants; and non-competitive grants and agreements.

10. Federal Partner: USDA 9 FUNDING MECHANISMS - Competitive Grants: NIFA awards competitive grants for fundamental and applied research, extension, and higher education activities, as well as for projects that integrate research, education and extension functions. Competitive programs enable NIFA to attract a large pool of applicants to work on agricultural issues of national interest, and to select the highest quality proposals submitted by highly qualified individuals, institutions or organizations. Awards are made following a rigorous peer-review process. Eligibility, administrative rules, and procedures vary for each specific program according to authorizing statutes.

11. Federal Partner: USDA 10 FUNDING MECHANISMS - Formula Grants: NIFA provides funds for research and extension to LGU’s (1862, 1890 and 1994 institutions), schools of forestry and schools of veterinary medicine through several formula program authorities. Funds provided to each institution is determined by formulae, often statutorily defined, that may include variables such as the rural population or farm population. Local or regional university leaders decide which specific projects will be supported by an institution’s formula grant allotment. These decisions are informed, in part, by stakeholders who both conduct and use agricultural research and extension. Includes Annual offerings of Animal Health and Disease Grants.

12. Federal Partner: USDA 11 FUNDING MECHANISMS - Non-competitive Grant Programs: Some projects are directed by Congress to specifically support a designated institution or set of institutions for particular research, education or extension topics of importance to a state or region. These projects are supported through: Special Research Grants, Direct Federal Administration Research or Education Grants.

13. 12 Mission Areas: Research, Extension, and Academics