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IMPACTS

Multistate Research Fund

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Collaboration sprouts innovation.
We communicate the impacts.

Collaboration

Administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Hatch Multistate Research Fund supports land-grant university Agricultural Experiment Stations working together to tackle issues in food and agriculture.

Impact

Hatch Multistate research projects are innovating agriculture and impacting the environment, economy, and society. These impacts show the importance and value of multistate agricultural research projects.

Communication

 The Multistate Research Fund Impacts Program shares the impacts of Hatch Multistate projects and trains scientists to report their impacts to a wide variety of audiences.

MULTISTATE RESEARCH BY THE NUMBERS

$60.3M

available to support Hatch Multistate projects in FY2022.

57

land-grant universities eligible to receive Hatch Multistate funding.

250

active Hatch    Multistate research projects in 2022.

2.4K

researchers and educators participating in Hatch Multistate projects in 2022.

100

Impact Statements produced by MRF Impacts to promote these projects.

MULTISTATE PROJECTS HAVE UNIQUE QUALITIES THAT FOSTER IMPACTS

MULTISTATE RESEARCH IMPACTS THE ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMY, AND SOCIETY

Public research for all. 

The Multistate Research Fund is publicly funded and supports priority issues that affect all Americans. The projects are led by land-grant universities. Private entities can join the projects, but do not lead them. 

More expertise for bigger issues. 

Diverse expertise from multiple states helps projects tackle complex regional and national problems.

Sharing is caring. 

Collaborating researchers share tools, facilities, data, and other resources.

Coordination improves efficiency.

Coordination makes research more efficient by reducing duplication and spreading the workload.

Solutions that suit. 

Multistate participation allows projects to provide comprehensive solutions and nuanced, targeted solutions for specific areas.

In it for the long-term. 

The Multistate Research Fund provides support in five-year, renewable cycles, offering a chance for the long-term projects needed for thorough research and development in agriculture.

WE SHARE THE IMPACTS

The Multistate Research Fund Impacts Program shares the impacts of Hatch Multistate projects via impact statements, social media, and other materials.

We train scientists, Extension educators, project administrators, and others to report their impacts via Impact Writing Workshops, worksheets, tip sheets, videos, and more.

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