Formula funds refer to the Federal dollars distributed to the land grant colleges of agriculture through formulas found in the Hatch Act (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.), the SmithâÂÂLever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), the McIntireâÂÂStennis Act (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.), and the EvansâÂÂAllen Act (7 U.S.C. 3222) for (1) agricultural research at the state agricultural experiment stations, (2) Extension Service programs, (3) forestry research at the land grant colleges of agriculture, and (4) research at the 1890 institutions, respectively.