Assistance program
Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University
$618.1 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agriculture, Department of
- Assistance
- Formula Grants
- CFDA number
- 10.205
- What it does
- To support continuing agricultural research at colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328) (“1890 Land-grant Institutionsâ€), including Tuskegee University, West Virginia State University, and Central State University. Funds appropriated under this section shall be used for expenses of conducting agricultural research, printing, disseminating the results of such research, contributing to the retirement of employees subject to the provisions of the Act of March 4, 1940 (54 Stat. 39–40, as amended;.7 U.S.C. 331), administrative planning and direction, and purchase and rental of land and the construction, acquisition, alteration, or repair of buildings necessary for conducting agricultural research. Allocations for specific institutions can be found on the distribution schedule webpage.
- Who benefits
- Applications may be submitted by 1890 Land-Grant Universities, including Tuskegee University, West Virginia State University and Central State University.
- Who applies
- The following list of 1890 Land-grant Institutions are eligible for the Section 1445 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. Alabama A&M University 2. Alcorn State University 3. Central State University 4. Delaware State University 5. Florida A&M University 6. Fort Valley State University 7. Kentucky State University 8. Langston University 9. Lincoln University 10. North Carolina A&T State University 11. Prairie View A&M University 12. South Carolina State University 13. Southern University 14. Tennessee State University 15. Tuskegee University 16. University of Arkansas Pine Bluff 17. University of Maryland Eastern Shore 18. Virginia State University 19. West Virginia State University.
- Authorized by
- Section 1445 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (NARETPA), enacted as Title XIV of Public Law 95–113 (The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977) on Sept. 29, 1977 is also known as the Evans-Allen Research Program. This law provides the …
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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