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The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is a U.S. federal government body whose creation was mandated in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. Its purpose is to consolidate all federally funded agricultural research , and it is subordinate to the Department of Agriculture .
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.
CSREES' mission is to "advance agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being, and communities" by supporting research, education, and extension programs at land-grant universities and other organizations it partners with. CSREES does not conduct its own research; it provides funding and leadership to land-grant universities and ...
Prior to the inception of ARS, agricultural research was first conducted under the umbrella of the Agricultural Department in the U.S. Patent Office in 1839. It was created to collect statistics, distribute seeds and compile and distribute pertinent information. In 1862 the USDA was created and agricultural research was moved to its department.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) which is a part of USDA's Research, Education, and Economics mission area (REE), NIFA is an agency that uses federal funding in order to address agricultural and food justice related issues that impact people's daily lives.
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia received $1.6 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to move the project forward.
The USDA sent seeds where congressmen told them to. Distribution of seeds was a large portion of the USDA's early function. [3] In 1868, the USDA created a 'Seed Division'—later the Office of Congressional Seed Distribution—that was tasked mainly with "procuring and distributing seeds of superior and new plants."
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