Non-Competitive Capacity Funding
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Overview of Capacity/Hatch Grant Projects
Purpose: to conduct agricultural research programs at State Agricultural Experiment Stations in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. insular areas. - USDA NIFA Capacity Grants; The Hatch Act of 1887
Purpose: to conduct research by institutions within a State and by institutions in multiple States to solve problems that convern more than one State. - USDA NIFA Capacity Grants
Purpose: to increase forestry research in the production, utilization, and protection of forestland; to train future forestry scientists; and to involve other disciplines in forestry research. - USDA NIFA Capacity Grants
Purpose: to promote animal health research at accredited state veterinary schools or colleges or agricultural experiment stations. - USDA NIFA Capacity Grants
Capacity Grant Resources
Contact
Laura Rasnick
Administrative Research Programs Assistant
303 Latham Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-6336
lrasnick@vt.edu