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Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

 
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Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Waterfront Centre, 800 9th St. SW
Washington, DC 20024
DC Tel. 202-720-7441
Fax 202-690-0289

Type: Government Agency
On the web: http://www.csrees.usda.gov

The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) puts money where the Department of Agriculture's mouth is. The service supports research, education, and extension programs in the Land-Grant University System and partner organizations. Rather than doing actual research, CSREES helps fund it at the state and local levels. The service was created in 1994 when Congress merged the former Cooperative State Research Service with the former Extension Service. CSREES oversees about 60 programs that cover a variety of emphases, including agricultural and food biosecurity, pest management, and nutrition.

Officers:
Administrator: Colien Hefferan
Director, Budget Office: Christina Buch
Deputy Administrator, Information Systems and Technology Management: Michel Desbois

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Columbia Encyclopedia: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
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Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, agency within the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, created (1995) as a result of the reorganization act passed (1994) by Congress. The agency combined the former Cooperative State Research Service, which focused on research and higher education, and the Cooperative Extension Service, which focused on education and outreach. The service works with land-grant colleges and universities, agricultural experiment stations, schools of forestry, colleges of agriculture and veterinary medicine, and other institutions to increase and provide access to knowledge in the food and agricultural sciences and related areas. The service also sponsors Four-H for young people throughout the country.

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This article is about a division of the US Department of Agriculture. For agriculture extensions in general, see Agricultural extension.

The Cooperative Extension Service, also known as the Extension Service of the USDA, 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 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, the environment, community economic development, and youth and 4-H. The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service of the USDA administers funding for Smith Lever Act services in cooperation with state and county governments and land-grant universities.

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Research Funding

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.[1]

Hatch Funds

The purpose of the Hatch program is to support "research basic to problems of agriculture in its broadest aspects" by

  • establishing and maintaining a permanent and effective national agriculture industry (which includes concern for environmental quality),
  • promoting sound and prosperous rural life, and,
  • improving the welfare of the consumer (e.g., food safety and nutrition).

Multistate Research Projects

Twenty-five percent of the funds allocated under the Hatch Act are designated by CSREES for support of Multistate Research Fund (MRF) Projects. These are projects that focus on problems common to two or more states. Suggestions for MRF Projects often originate with the interested scientists; however, directors of the various state agricultural experiment station frequently establish technical committees that are charged with preparing a research project to address broadly recognized problems. Each experiment station director designates the researcher who will represent the station on the technical committee. Individual directors make the decision as to the amount of MRF funds to allocate to a given project for support of research at that station.

McIntire-Stennis Forestry Research Program

The McIntire-Stennis Act[2] provides for an annual allocation of funds through CSREES for support of research related to forestry (including urban) problems. The basic purpose of the act is to "establish research in forestry as a definite and specific part of the agricultural research programs that are carried out cooperatively by the USDA and the land-grant colleges." The act more specifically defines forestry research as including investigations relating to

  • reforestation and management of land for production of timber and related products of the forest, and management of forest and related watershed lands to improve conditions of waterflow and protect resources against floods and erosions;
  • management of forest and related rangeland for domestic livestock and game and improvement of food and habitat for wildlife; protection of forest land and resources;

utilization of wood and other forest products; and such other studies as may be necessary to obtain the fullest and most effective use of forest resources.

Animal Health & Disease Research

The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977,[3] as amended by the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981,[4] provides funding for research to animal health, which is allocated by formula to colleges of veterinary medicine and state agricultural experiment stations. The act specifies that animal research should

  • promote the general welfare through improved health and productivity of domestic livestock, poultry, aquatic animals, and other income-producing animals that are essential to the nation's food supply and the welfare of producers and consumers of animal products;
  • improve the health of horses;
  • facilitate the effective treatment of, and, where possible, prevent animal and poultry diseases in both domesticated and wild animals which, if not controlled, would be disastrous to the United States livestock and poultry industries and endanger the nation's food supply;
  • minimize livestock and poultry losses due to transportation and handling;
  • protect human health through control of animal diseases transmissible to humans;
  • improve methods of controlling the birth of predators and other animals;
  • otherwise to promote the general welfare through expanded programs of research and extension.

Cooperative Extension System

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 was not open to all races, a separate land-grant university had to be established for each race. Hence, some states have more than one land-grant university.)

Cooperative Extension[5]
State University Extension Website
Alabama Alabama A&M University
Auburn University
Tuskegee University[6]		 Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Alaska University of Alaska University of Alaska Cooperative Extension
Arizona University of Arizona Arizona Cooperative Extension
Arkansas University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff		 University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
California University of California University of California Cooperative Extension
Colorado Colorado State University Colorado State Extension
Connecticut University of Connecticut University of Connecticut Extension Services
Delaware University of Delaware
Delaware State University		 Delaware Cooperative Extension
DSU Cooperative Extension
District of Columbia University of the District of Columbia University of the District of Columbia Cooperative Extension Service
Florida University of Florida
Florida A&M University		 University of Florida IFAS Extension
Georgia University of Georgia
Fort Valley State University		 University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
Hawaii University of Hawaii University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service
Idaho University of Idaho University of Idaho Extension
Illinois University of Illinois University of Illinois Extension
Indiana Purdue University Purdue University Extension
Iowa Iowa State University Iowa State University Extension
Kansas Kansas State University Kansas State University Research & Extension
Kentucky University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
Louisiana Louisiana State University
Southern University and A&M College		 Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service
Maine University of Maine University of Maine Extension
Maryland University of Maryland
University of Maryland Eastern Shore		 Maryland Cooperative Extension
Massachusetts University of Massachusetts University of Massachusetts Extension
Michigan Michigan State University Michigan State University Extension
Minnesota University of Minnesota Minnesota Extension Service
Mississippi Mississippi State University
Alcorn State University		 Mississippi State University Extension
Missouri University of Missouri
Lincoln University		 University of Missouri Extension
Montana Montana State University Montana State University Extension Service
Nebraska University of Nebraska University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
Nevada University of Nevada University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
New Hampshire University of New Hampshire University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
New Jersey Rutgers University Rutgers Cooperative Extension
New Mexico New Mexico State University New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service
New York Cornell University Cornell Cooperative Extension
North Carolina North Carolina State University
North Carolina A&T State University		 North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
North Carolina A&T State University Cooperative Extension Program
North Dakota North Dakota State University North Dakota State University Extension Service
Ohio Ohio State University The Ohio State University Extension
Oklahoma Oklahoma State University Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Oregon Oregon State University Oregon State University Extension Service
Pennsylvania Penn State Penn State Cooperative Extension
Rhode Island University of Rhode Island University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension
South Carolina Clemson University
South Carolina State University		 Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service
South Dakota South Dakota State University South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service
Tennessee University of Tennessee
Tennessee State University		 University of Tennessee Extension
Tennessee State University Cooperative Extension Program
Texas Texas A&M University
Prairie View A&M University		 Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Utah Utah State University Utah State University Extension
Vermont University of Vermont University of Vermont Extension System
Virginia Virginia Tech
Virginia State University		 Virginia Cooperative Extension
Washington Washington State University Washington State University Extension
West Virginia West Virginia University West Virginia University Extension Service
Wisconsin University of Wisconsin-Extension University of Wisconsin Extension
Wyoming University of Wyoming University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.cuaes.cornell.edu/CUAESWeb/funding.htm Retrieved 2007-10-22.
  2. ^ PL 87-788
  3. ^ PL 95-113
  4. ^ PL 97-98.
  5. ^ http://www.csrees.usda.gov/qlinks/partners/partners_list.pdf Retrieve 2007-10-22.
  6. ^ Although Tuskeegee University has been a private university, it began to receive Cooperative Extension funding in 1972.
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