Federal Grant Award Summary

The Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) received a formula grant award of $6.89 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act program (CFDA 10.203). The award, issued on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, supports a comprehensive five-year Plan of Work executed jointly by the Ohio Agricultural Research & Development Center (OARDC) and OSU Extension across nine academic departments, eleven research stations and field labs, and all 88 counties throughout Ohio.

The funded research and extension activities address critical agricultural, environmental, and societal challenges aligned with CFAES's strategic objectives. Key deliverables include educational programming spanning youth development through 4-H programs, undergraduate and graduate instruction, and extension outreach to over 2 million lifelong learners. Research initiatives focus on health and wellness, economic vitality, food security and production, environmental quality, water management, and sustainable rural and urban community development. The Hatch Act formula grant mechanism enables OARDC to generate scientific knowledge that enhances agricultural productivity and innovation while building workforce capacity and advancing resource stewardship across the institution's three campuses.