Hatch Formula Grant Program
Hatch Projects Development
Hatch Reporting
Hatch Formula Grant Program
National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA-Supported Research
Within USDA, NIFA supports research, education, and extension activities at partner Land Grant Institutions through three main funding mechanisms:
- formula grants (Hatch and Multistate projects);
- competitive grants such as the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI);
- Non-competitive grants and cooperative agreements.
Hatch is a nationally supported program with funds from USDA-NIFA and matched by state general funds and various commodity and grower organizations in each state. These funds are provided to Experiment Stations in each state to support basic infrastructure, scientific expertise, and facilities for conducting research. The Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station (OAES) scientists contribute to research projects at the state and multistate level under the five USDA/NIFA challenge areas and additional Oregon themes.
Hatch Projects Development
Station programs, goals, and proposed outcomes
Faculty eligibility & responsibilities
Faculty Eligibility: Professorial rank AES faculty with >0.2 FTE must assume a programmatic leadership role in a project
Timing: Faculty are expected to join or develop a project within six months of their appointment
Joining or Proposing Hatch projects
Joining existing project - Faculty research workplan template
Proposing new project – Proposal template
Hatch Reporting
Annual reports should demonstrate the relationship to CAS and NIFA goals and objectives and reports Activities, Outputs, and Outcomes (Measures, Indicators, Targets), and when appropriate, include “Stories” of Impacts.
Faculty eligibility & responsibilities
Individual projects: Professorial rank faculty must report research accomplishments annually.
Team projects: Professorial rank AES faculty with >0.2 FTE are expected to report at least every other year. Professorial AES faculty with <0.2 FTE must report research accomplishments at least once during the lifetime of the project.
Project Products & Services: All faculty are expected to annually report publications, patents, varietals released, and other outputs, accomplishments and awards.
Timing: Annual reports cover activities for the calendar year. Final reports summarize the lifetime of the project.
Reference documents