The purpose of hatch-multistate capacity funding is to facilitate cooperative multidisciplinary research on high-priority topics shared by two or more state agricultural experiment stations (saes), in…

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded the University of Wyoming $1.618 million on October 1, 2025, under the Hatch Act Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations program (CFDA 10.203) to support multidisciplinary agricultural research conducted cooperatively across two or more state agricultural experiment stations.

The award funds fundamental and applied research on agricultural, natural, and community resource issues through the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station (WAES), addressing current and future needs of Wyoming, the region, the nation, and the world. Research activities span soil and water conservation, plant and animal production and health, forestry and range management, processing and marketing of agricultural products, human nutrition, rural and community development, and biotechnology. WAES operates four Research and Extension Centers distributed across Wyoming that conduct research projects on priorities of interest to farmers, ranchers, consumers, and communities, with strong educational and community engagement components. Research faculty in nine departments—including Agricultural & Applied Economics, Animal Science, Botany, and others—participate in the work.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2027, with place of performance at Laramie, Wyoming. As a formula grant under the Hatch Act, this funding is distributed to eligible state agricultural experiment stations according to statutory formula. The assistance type is a formula grant. Funds are obligated at $1.618 million and expected to be expended in the fiscal year of appropriation; up to 100 percent may be carried over for up to one year after the end of the year for which they were appropriated without prior approval.

The purpose of hatch-multistate capacity funding is to facilitate cooperative multidisciplinary research on high-priority topics shared by two or more state agricultural experiment stations (saes), in partnership with the national institute of food and agriculture (nifa), other research institutions and agencies, and the cooperative extension service. Through this cooperation, technological opportunities and complex problem-solving activities beyond the scope of a single saes, can be approached more efficiently and comprehensively. Hatch-multistate activities are broad and include research on all aspects of agriculture, including soil and water use and conservation; 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 and rangelands; human nutrition; rural and community development as IT relates to agriculture; sustainable agriculture; and molecular biology and biotechnology contributing to agricultural advancements. Waes is concerned with finding solutions to contemporary issues affecting wyomin g and the region through high-quality research, creative scholarship, responsive service, and statewide engagement, empowering the people of wyoming to make choices that enhance their quality of life. Waes uses hatch-multistate funding to support fundamental and applied research on agricultural, natural, and community resource issues related to the current and future needs of wyoming, the region, the nation, and the world. Waes maintains four research and extension (r & e) centers around the state that conduct research projects focused on priorities and services of interest to farmers, ranchers, consumers, and communities, and that have strong educational and community engagement components. College research faculty in nine departments-agricultural & applied economics, animal science, botany, ecosystem science & management, family and consumer sciences, molecular biology, plant sciences, veterinary sciences, and zoology & physiology-conduct hatch-multistate funded research addressing at least one of four critical issues: 1) communities, families & youth; 2) community socio-economic prosperity; 3) human health, wellness & nutrition, and 4) natural systems, food & fiber production. Hatch- multistate project proposals are submitted to the national institute of food and agriculture (nifa) for final approval after a rigorous peer review process. Wyoming participants must be approved by the associate dean and director of the wyoming agricultural experiment station. Nifa approved projects are uploaded into the nifa reporting system (NRS) where project results are reported on an annual basis and nifa again reviews and approves these submissions. This multistep peer-review, evaluation, results reporting, and approval process ensures that projects are relevant, methodologically sound, and meet the criteria required for funding under hatch-multistate guidelines. Hatch-multistate project information can be accessed by the public online at the national information management & support system website: https://WWW.nimss.ORG/.