Evans-Allen Act of 1977

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United States federal law agricultural research funding program

The Evans-Allen Act of 1977 is a U.S. federal law that provides formula-based funding for agricultural research at historically Black land-grant universities, supporting their capacity to conduct scientific research in food, agriculture, and related fields.

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Label	Occurrences
Evans-Allen Act of 1977 canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ agricultural research funding program ⓘ
administeredBy	USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
aimsToAddress	historical underfunding of 1890 land-grant universities in agricultural research ⓘ
appliesTo	1890 land-grant universities ⓘ historically Black land-grant universities ⓘ
benefits	1890 land-grant universities NERFINISHED ⓘ historically Black colleges and universities with land-grant status ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
enables	development of research infrastructure at historically Black land-grant universities ⓘ long-term research programs at 1890 land-grant universities ⓘ
field	agricultural research ⓘ food and agricultural sciences ⓘ related environmental and natural resource fields ⓘ
fundingType	formula-based funding ⓘ
funds	research in agricultural economics at 1890 institutions ⓘ research in food safety at 1890 institutions ⓘ research in food security at 1890 institutions ⓘ research in plant and animal health at 1890 institutions ⓘ research in rural development at 1890 institutions ⓘ research in sustainable agriculture at 1890 institutions ⓘ
mechanism	federal formula grants to 1890 land-grant universities ⓘ
policyArea	agriculture ⓘ higher education ⓘ science and technology policy ⓘ
purpose	to enhance research infrastructure at 1890 land-grant universities ⓘ to strengthen agricultural research at historically Black land-grant universities ⓘ to support capacity for scientific research at 1890 land-grant institutions ⓘ
relatedTo	1890 land-grant program ⓘ Hatch Act of 1887 NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Morrill Act of 1890 NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports	capacity-building projects in agricultural research at 1890 universities ⓘ hiring and retention of research faculty at 1890 land-grant universities ⓘ multistate research collaborations involving 1890 institutions ⓘ research training opportunities for students at 1890 institutions ⓘ
supportsActivity	applied agricultural research ⓘ basic agricultural research ⓘ research capacity building at 1890 institutions ⓘ research in animal and plant sciences ⓘ research in food systems ⓘ research in human nutrition and health related to food and agriculture ⓘ research in natural resources and the environment related to agriculture ⓘ
targetGroup	faculty researchers at 1890 land-grant universities ⓘ graduate students in agricultural sciences at 1890 institutions ⓘ

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Description of subject: The Evans-Allen Act of 1977 is a U.S. federal law that provides formula-based funding for agricultural research at historically Black land-grant universities, supporting their capacity to conduct scientific research in food, agriculture, and related fields.

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Evans-Allen research programs → legalBasis → Evans-Allen Act of 1977 ⓘ