land-grant
Federal property gift
Land-grant describes institutions established through government grants of public land, most commonly universities.
The Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890 gave federal land to states to fund colleges emphasizing agriculture, engineering, and military science: a land-grant university, land-grant colleges democratized higher education.
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- stateCondition or mode
- publicAvailable to all
agricultural college · extension · research · flagship · teaching · outreach · accessibility · democratization
Founding organizational document
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- deedWritten property conveyance
- tractArea of land
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
parcel · federal · territory · act of Congress · conveyance · title · acreage · public domain
Cultivating land for food
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- agricultural educationStudy of farming practices
- agronomyCrop and soil science
- horticultureCultivating plants systematically
livestock · soil science · animal husbandry · dairy · mechanization · rural development · farm management · agricultural research
Supplying monetary resources
- proceedsRevenue from a transaction
- saleExchange for payment
- revenueBusiness income total
- trustConfidence in another
appropriation · subsidy · support · benefaction · investment · income · matching funds
university
Higher education institution
public · agricultural college · extension · research · flagship · teaching · outreach · accessibility · democratization · practical education
charter
Founding organizational document
allotment · parcel · federal · territory · act of Congress · conveyance · title · acreage · public domain · survey
farming
Cultivating land for food
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- agricultural educationStudy of farming practices
- agronomyCrop and soil science
horticulture · livestock · soil science · animal husbandry · dairy · mechanization · rural development · farm management · agricultural research · veterinary
funding
Supplying monetary resources
trust · appropriation · subsidy · support · benefaction · investment · income · matching funds
land, grant, lands, landscape, landed, granting, granted, grants, landscapes