The hatch act of 1887 (multistate research fund) program assists state agricultural experiment stations, the district of columbia, and the U.S. Insular areas in conducting agricultural research…

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas $2.215 million on October 1, 2025, under the Hatch Act Multistate Research Fund program (CFDA 10.203).

The recipient uses multistate funding to supplement state appropriation–supported faculty salaries and facilitate faculty engagement in collaborative research. Division researchers conduct basic and applied research for Arkansas producers, businesses, communities, and families across soil and water conservation, plant and animal production and health, food processing and safety, forestry and range management, aquaculture, human nutrition, rural and community development, sustainable agriculture, molecular biology, and biotechnology.

The award runs through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Arkansas. The Hatch Act Multistate Research Fund assists state agricultural experiment stations, the District of Columbia, and U.S. insular areas in conducting agricultural research programs. At least 25 percent of allocated funds must support projects involving multistate collaboration to address regional or national problems. Hatch funds are expected to be fully expended in the fiscal year of appropriation; up to 100 percent may carry over for up to one year after the end of the year for which they were appropriated without prior approval.

The hatch act of 1887 (multistate research fund) program assists 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 conservation 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; sustainable agriculture; molecular biology; and biotechnology. The university of arkansas division of agriculture (uada) utilizes our multistate funding to supplement state appropriation supported faculty salaries and to facilitate faculty engagement in collaborative research. Division researchers conduct basic and applied research for arkansas producers, businesses, communities, and families. Uada faculty have a long history of providing leadership in the development, dissemination and delivery of knowledge, innovative practices, and emerging technology.