Smith–Lever Act of 1914

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The Smith–Lever Act of 1914 is a U.S. federal law that established the Cooperative Extension Service to provide agricultural education and outreach from land-grant universities to rural communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Congress
United States federal law
administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
appliesIn U.S. territories (as authorized)
all U.S. states
appliesTo land-grant universities
state agricultural colleges
beneficiary American agricultural sector
codifiedIn United States Code
country United States of America
createdProgramType cooperative extension
dateSigned 1914-05-08
effectiveDate 1914-05-08
enactedBy 63rd United States Congress
established Cooperative Extension Service
focusArea 4-H youth development
agriculture
home economics
rural development
fullTitle Smith–Lever Act of 1914 self-linksurface differs
surface form: An Act to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of the Act of July 2, 1862, and of Acts supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture
fundingModel federal-state partnership
historicalSignificance institutionalized cooperative extension in the United States
linked federal, state, and local governments in agricultural education
implementedThrough county extension offices
extension agents
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
languageOfWork English
legislativeBranch United States Congress
namedAfter Asbury Francis Lever
Hoke Smith
policyArea agricultural policy
education policy
rural policy
purpose to extend research-based knowledge from land-grant universities to the public
to provide agricultural education and outreach
relatedTo Hatch Act of 1887
Morrill Act of 1862
Morrill Act of 1890
requires matching funds from states
sectionOfLaw 7 U.S.C. § 341 et seq.
shortTitle Smith–Lever Act of 1914 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Smith–Lever Act
signedBy Woodrow Wilson
sponsor Asbury Francis Lever
Hoke Smith
targetPopulation farmers
rural communities
typeOfExtension non-formal education
yearEnacted 1914

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63rd United States Congress passed Smith–Lever Act of 1914
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Program relatedTo Smith–Lever Act of 1914
this entity surface form: Smith-Lever Extension program
Morrill Act of 1862 relatedAct Smith–Lever Act of 1914
this entity surface form: Smith-Lever Act of 1914
Smith–Lever Act of 1914 shortTitle Smith–Lever Act of 1914 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Smith–Lever Act
Smith–Lever Act of 1914 fullTitle Smith–Lever Act of 1914 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: An Act to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of the Act of July 2, 1862, and of Acts supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture