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Land-Grant Agricultural and Mechanical College Act of 1862: Long title: An Act donating Public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. Nicknames: Morrill Act of 1862: Enacted by: the 37th United States Congress: Effective: July 2, 1862: Citations; Public law ...
The Hatch Act of 1887 (ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440, enacted 1887-03-02, 7 U.S.C. § 361a et seq.) gave federal funds, initially $15,000 each, to state land-grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations, as well as pass along new information, especially in the areas of soil minerals and plant growth.
The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, also known as the 2002 Farm Bill, addressed a great variety of issues related to agriculture, ecology, energy, trade, and nutrition. Signed after the September 11th attacks of 2001, the act directs approximately $16.5 billion of government funding toward agricultural subsidies each year.
Revenues from public land purchases were a major source of funding for the federal government through the 19th century, along with tariff revenues, since the federal income tax was not established until the 20th century. Starting with the American Revolutionary War, veterans often received land grants instead of backpay or other remuneration. [9]
Run by the U.S. government, Grants.gov is home to an extensive database of grants from federal agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, and the Department ...
Agricultural Experiment Stations Act of 1887; Long title: An Act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several States under the provisions of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the acts supplementary thereto.
Georgia Schools Superintendent Richard Woods said Wednesday that public funds would be used for the Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course in state schools, after weeks of confusion.
Jun. 10—The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave Zero Emissions Northwest and Partners for Rural Washington $250,000 to help owners of small farms pursue and acquire federal funds to modernize ...