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23-636: New Jersey Hall was built in 1889 by architect George K. Parsell. The plot of land it is on was given to Rutgers by James Neilson Jr. The building's construction was funded by the Hatch Act of 1887 , which was passed with the purpose of implementing and conducting agricultural research programs. Prior to the Hatch Act of 1887, the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 paved the way for a greater focus on agriculture and mechanical arts in higher education. When Rutgers

46-538: A knowledge-to-action service that has become an integral part of the Cooperative Extension System. In 2015, the nonprofit, member-based eXtension Foundation was created to advance innovation and technology-enhanced professional development going forward. This table summarizes the cooperative extension programs in each state. (Under the 1890 amendment to the Morrill Act , if a state's land-grant university

69-494: Is provided by the state's designated land-grant universities . In most states, the educational offerings are in the areas of agriculture and food, home and family, environment, community economic development , and youth and 4-H . The National 4-H Headquarters is located within the Families, 4-H, and Nutrition unit of CSREES. The Smith-Lever Act , which was passed in 1914, established the partnership between agricultural colleges and

92-453: 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 doesn't conduct its own research; it provides funding and leadership to land-grant universities and competitively granted awards to researchers in partner organizations. CSREES' areas of involvement span across 60 programs in

115-694: The National Research Initiative , the Small Business Innovation Research Program, the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Program, and Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers . CSREES supports research and extension activities at land-grant institutions through federal funds that are appropriated to states on the basis of statutory, population-based formulas. CSREES' formula grants are directed to state experiment stations,

138-697: The Smith–Lever Act of 1914 . Congress amended the act in 1955 to add a formula that uses rural and farm population factors to allocate the annual appropriation for agricultural experiment stations among the states. Under the 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107–171, Sec. 7212), states will continue to be required to provide at least 100% matching funds (traditionally, most states have provided more). On average, Hatch Act formula funds constitute 10% of total funding for each experiment station. (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.). Cooperative extension service The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service ( CSREES )

161-482: The Cooperative Extension System, and Cooperative Forestry Programs. In most cases, the states are required to match the federal formula dollars with nonfederal contributions. The four CSREES research funding programs for land-grant universities are (1) Hatch, (2) Multistate Research (a subset of Hatch), (3) McIntire-Stennis, and (4) Animal Health. Congress directs CSREES to fund and administer certain programs each year through special appropriations accounts. In general,

184-925: The Executive Branch does not support the inclusion of these programs in the president's annual budget submission to Congress. Examples of projects include: the Expert Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Decision Support System; Global Change, UV-B Monitoring; IPM and Biological Control; Minor Crop Pest Management, IR-4; and Minor Use Animal Drugs. CSREES is the USDA's extramural research agency, funding individuals; institutions; and public, private, and non-profit organizations. Its research programs address issues affecting 13 national emphasis areas: Supported research falls into three categories: Education programs support all CSREES emphasis areas and promote teaching excellence, enhance academic quality, and help develop

207-525: The Extension system has collaborated in developing eXtension.org (pronounced "e-extension"). eXtension is an Internet-based learning platform where Extension professionals and citizens nationwide and beyond have 24/7 access to unbiased, research-based, peer-reviewed information from land-grant universities on a wide range of topics. Information is organized into articles, professional development resources, news, frequently asked questions, and blog posts that provide

230-614: The Rutgers Board of Trustees to build New Jersey Hall, in order to house the NJAES as well as new laboratories. New Jersey Hall was home to the chemistry and biology departments of Rutgers college. Students were given more space to conduct research and experiments, specifically on agricultural and mechanical arts. Advances in the use of fertilizers, as well as insecticides, were made. These experiments also enabled chemists to act as an official food and drug administration for New Jersey residents at

253-534: The USDA to support agricultural extension work. The act also stated that USDA provide each state with funds based on a population-related formula. As of around 1929, African Americans made up 24 percent of the South's population, but only 12 percent of the southern extension staff. Additionally, the New Mexico extension service hired only one temporary part-time bilingual home demonstrator in its first 15 years, even though half

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276-425: The biological, physical, and social sciences related to agricultural research, economic analysis, statistics, extension, and higher education. CSREES administers federal appropriations through three funding tools: competitive grants, formula grants, and congressionally directed funding. Competitive grants are awarded to applicants upon the recommendation of a peer-review panel. CSREES' competitive programs include

299-461: The building maintains its historic integrity. The Morrill Act of 1862 gave New Jersey a land script of 210,000 acres of public land in the west. This land was originally that of the Lenni Lenape, who were never compensated. The profits received from the sale of this land to private individuals, allowed New Jersey to fund departments in agriculture and mechanical arts. Rutgers University was chosen as

322-461: The building which is a high basement. There are two entrances to the building, one on the side of Voorhees Mall and one faces Hamilton Street. Stone arches, supported by Romanesque columns with capitals, mark both sides of the entranceways. In 1903 there was a fire that destroyed a large portion of the roof and third story. The damaged areas were rebuilt to maintain the original design. Since then some slight renovations and repairs have been done, but

345-612: The college to receive these funds and be declared the land-grant college of New Jersey. This shifted higher education to focus on the sciences and allowed low-income and disadvantaged New Jersey residents to receive a formal education. The Hatch of 1887 allowed for the New Jersey government to give Rutgers an annual subsidy of $ 15,000, which enabled the establishment of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. On May 11, 1888, plans and funds were excepted by

368-515: The country. Today, AITC provides lesson plans, professional development opportunities, and teacher recognition programs for teachers, as well as maintains a national resource directory and other sources of public information on K-12 agricultural education issues. The Cooperative Extension System is a non-formal educational program implemented in the United States designed to help people use research-based knowledge to improve their lives. The service

391-441: The population only spoke Spanish. Today, CSREES distributes these so-called formula grants annually in cooperation with state and county governments and land-grant universities . Traditionally, each county of all 50 states had a local extension office. This number has declined as some county offices have consolidated into regional extension centers. Today, there are approximately 2,900 extension offices nationwide. Since 2005,

414-527: The scientific and professional workforce. CSREES continues a federal-state teaching partnership started in 1977 by strengthening agricultural and science literacy in K-12 education, improving higher education curricula, and increasing the diversity and quality of future graduates to enter the workforce. In 1981, Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) was established to promote agricultural literacy in classrooms across

437-413: The time. Hatch Act of 1887 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 bill

460-459: The university's Department of Economics and the New Jersey Bureau of Economic Research. It is primarily an office building for professors and graduate students. New Jersey Hall was built by architect George K. Parsell in 1889. It is a mixture of Queen Anne and Richardsonian Romanesque . The outside of the building is made of cut stone. It is three stories high and rests on the foundation of

483-552: Was an extension agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), part of the executive branch of the federal government. The 1994 Department Reorganization Act, passed by Congress, created CSREES by combining the former Cooperative State Research Service and the Extension Service into a single agency. In 2009, CSREES was reorganized into the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). CSREES' mission

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506-604: Was declared the land-grant college of New Jersey, it opened opportunities for innovation and expansion. George H. Cook was the primary advocate for Rutgers to be chosen as the land-grant college of New Jersey and was also the first director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station which was originally housed in New Jersey Hall. The building also initially housed the college's departments of Chemistry and Biology. Today, New Jersey Hall houses

529-499: Was named for Congressman William Hatch , who chaired the House Committee of Agriculture at the time the bill was introduced. State agricultural stations created under this act were usually connected with those land-grant state colleges and universities founded under the Morrill Act of 1862 , with few exceptions. Many stations founded under the Hatch Act later became the foundations for state cooperative extension services under

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