Partnerships
Integral to the CSREES mission is the
notion of partnerships. Our partners include
other federal agencies, private organizations,
and—chiefly—the Land-Grant
University System.
CSREES is the federal partner in a vast
network of thousands of scientists, educators,
and extension staff and volunteers, who
carry out its programs throughout the United
States and its territories, and beyond.
Most of these partners work at or through
land-grant universities. There are one
or more such institutions in each U.S.
state and territory and in the District
of Columbia.
Starting in 1862, the Federal Government
granted federally owned land (hence the
name “land-grant”) to each
state for the development of a university
that would serve the citizens of the state
in the areas of research, education, and
extension.
Other land-grant universities were designated
in 1890 (historically African-American
institutions) and in 1994 (Native American
institutions).
While nearly all universities have research
and education as their core responsibilities,
land-grant universities also have a Federal
Government-mandated extension (outreach)
responsibility. This means they are directed
by law to offer to the public noncredit,
tax-supported educational programs and
information based on the results of university
research.
The wide-ranging CSREES land-grant partnership
includes:
- More than 130 colleges of agriculture
- 59 agricultural experiment stations
- 57 cooperative extension services
- 63 schools of forestry
- Tuskegee University, West Virginia
State College, and the other 16 historically
black colleges and universities
- 27 colleges of veterinary medicine
- 42 schools and colleges of family and
consumer sciences
- 33 Native American land-grant institutions
- 17 Alaskan native-serving and Hawaiian
native-serving institutions
- More than 160 Hispanic-serving institutions
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