The university of guam is the sole land grant university in the western pacific

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded the University of Guam $3.388 million under the Hatch Act formula grant program on October 1, 2025, to conduct agricultural research.

The University of Guam's AgInnovation Research Center will perform more than ten research projects in fiscal year 2026 spanning horticulture, aquaculture, food science, conservation of genetic diversity for important food crops, human nutrition, integrated pest management, natural resource conservation, natural products chemistry, plant health, soil management, and related topics. Research will be conducted across three experiment stations, a hatchery, nine laboratories, and other facilities. The work involves research faculty, associates, assistants, agriculture technicians, students, and support personnel collaborating with the university's Cooperative Extension and Outreach to incorporate input from farmers and community stakeholders. Projects address sustainable food and agricultural systems, natural resource management, invasive species, landscape resiliency, food science and nutrition, and community development. Research outputs include peer-reviewed journal publications, technical reports, website information, and community outreach events, with results disseminated to farmers, government agencies, community groups, and businesses in Guam and the Western Pacific region.

Performance occurs in Guam with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. Under the Hatch Act formula allocation mechanism, funds must be fully expended in the fiscal year of appropriation; up to 100 percent may carry over for one year after the end of the fiscal year with no prior approval required.

The UOG aginnovation research center (formerly the western pacific tropical research center) is the research branch of college of natural and applied sciences and manages research projects funded by hatch, multistate hatch, and mcintire stennis programs. For the hatch program more than ten research projects will be performed in FY26 on horticulture, aquaculture, food science, conservation of genetic diversity for important food crops, human nutrition, integrated pest management, natural resource conservation, natural products chemistry, plant health, soil management, and other topics. This effort involves research faculty, associates, and assistants as well as agriculture technicians, students, and other support personnel. All projects relate to agriculture in its broadest sense. Interdisciplinary research is carried out in three experiment stations, a hatchery, nine laboratories, and other facilities. Researchers collaborate with UOG cooperative extension and outreach to ensure the research enterprise is informed by input from farmers and other stakeholders in the community. These pro jects address critical areas for the region, including sustainable food and agricultural systems, natural resource management, invasive species, landscape resiliency, food science and nutrition, and community development, to name a few. Consequently, research-based information is conveyed using a variety of means to farmers, government agencies, community groups and businesses in guam and the region. Outputs from the projects include publications in peer-reviewed journals, technical reports, information in websites and other outlets, and community outreach events. Outcomes are improved security and sustainability of agriculture production and natural resource management, and greater economic development and community well-being