Connecticut Family Nutrition Program for Infants, Toddlers, and Children. R. P rez-Escamilla. The Hatch Act, established in 1882, awards federal funds to land-grant institutions which are specified for agricultural research and education. Agricultural Experiment Stations at each land-grant institution accept and review faculty research proposals. Funding received in Nutritional Sciences is used to support graduate research assistantships.
Proposals are peer-reviewed.