land grant
noun
: a grant of land made by the government especially for roads, railroads, or agricultural colleges
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Colleges and universities across the U.S., especially land grant universities, conduct research related to water conservation, automation, pesticide and herbicide use and food safety in partnership with USDA.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 July 2025
Construction on the home began in 1799 after John Overton, a Tennessee Supreme Court judge and one of Andrew Jackson’s advisors, acquired the land through a Revolutionary War land grant.
—Alessia Sandala, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
Ultimately, the Ohio General Assembly established Miami University in 1809 with a land grant.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Olga Bolden-Tiller is dean of the College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences at Tuskegee University, and G. Dale Wesson is dean and director of land grant programs of the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences at Florida A&M University.
—Olga Bolden-Tiller, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 July 2025
Construction on the home began in 1799 after John Overton, a Tennessee Supreme Court judge and one of Andrew Jackson’s advisors, acquired the land through a Revolutionary War land grant.
—Alessia Sandala, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
Ultimately, the Ohio General Assembly established Miami University in 1809 with a land grant.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Olga Bolden-Tiller is dean of the College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences at Tuskegee University, and G. Dale Wesson is dean and director of land grant programs of the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences at Florida A&M University.
—Olga Bolden-Tiller, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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“Land grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20grant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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