Abstract. FY2026. Hatch multistate. The purpose of hatch act funding is to conduct agricultural research programs at state agricultural experiment stations in the 50 states, the district of…

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded the University of the District of Columbia $235,250 under the Hatch Multistate Research Fund (CFDA 10.203) on October 1, 2025, for cooperative agricultural research employing multidisciplinary approaches across multiple states.

The award funds research on all aspects of agriculture, including soil health, plant and animal production and protection, processing, distribution, safety, marketing and utilization of food and agricultural products, forestry and range management, home economics and family life, human nutrition, and rural development. Research addresses problems of local, state, regional, or national concern. The Hatch Multistate Research Fund requires that at least 25 percent of funding support projects where state agricultural experiment stations work cooperatively with peer institutions, the Agricultural Research Service, or colleges and universities to solve problems affecting more than one state.

UDC's Office of Sponsored Programs, University Research Division, is the recipient. Place of performance is Washington, D.C., with multistate research activities reaching multiple states through cooperative research frameworks.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. Funds may be carried over for up to one year after the end of the fiscal year of appropriation; no prior approval is required for carryover. Formula grants under the Hatch Act are awarded annually as new grants.

Abstract. FY2026. Hatch multistate. The purpose of hatch act funding is to conduct agricultural research programs at state agricultural experiment stations in the 50 states, the district of columbia, and the u.s insular areas. The hatch multistate research fund, under assistance listing number 10.203, has the purpose to conduct cooperative research employing multidisciplinary approaches in which a state agricultural experiment station, working with another state agricultural experiment station, the agricultural research service, and/or a college or university, cooperates to solve problems that concern more than one state. These activities are broad and includes research on all aspects of agriculture, including soil health; plant and animal production and protection; processing, distribution, safety, marketing, and utilization of food and agricultural products; forestry, including range management and range products; home economics and family life; human nutrition; and rural and development. Research may be conducted on problems of local, state, regional or national concern