The Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program announces the Call for Proposals for Professional + Producer Research and Education Grants for 2023.
Donor Name: Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Territory: Federated States of Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and American Samoa
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/03/2022
Size of the Grant: $75,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
Western SARE Goals
- Promote good stewardship of the nation’s natural resources by providing site-specific, regional and profitable sustainable farming and ranching methods that strengthen agricultural competitiveness; satisfy human food and fiber needs; maintain and enhance the quality and productivity of soil; conserve soil, water, energy, natural resources and fish and wildlife habitat; and maintain and improve the quality of surface and ground water.
- Enhance the quality of life of farmers and ranchers and ensure the viability of rural communities, for example, by increasing income and employment, especially profitable self-employment and innovative marketing opportunities in agricultural and rural communities.
- Protect the health and safety of those involved in food and farm systems by reducing, where feasible and practical, the use of toxic materials in agricultural production, and by optimizing on-farm resources and integrating, where appropriate, biological cycles and controls.
- Promote crop, livestock, and enterprise diversification.
- Examine the regional, economic, social and environmental implications of adopting sustainable agriculture practices and systems.
Funding Information
Projects may be one-to-three years in length. Total funds requested cannot exceed $75,000 over the entire project period.
Eligibility Criteria
Western SARE requires that agricultural producers be involved from inception to finish in the planning, design, implementation, and educational outreach of any SARE-funded project. Each of the Western SARE-funded grant programs, has slightly different requirements for the Composition of the project team and eligible applicants. Assemble your project team accordingly, keeping in mind the inherent interdisciplinary nature of sustainable agriculture.
- Farmer/Rancher Grants: The project team must be a minimum of two (2) people and must
include: A Producer (Principal Investigator and Applicant) and a Technical Advisor. The
Technical Advisor must be independent of the Producer and should not submit the application
on behalf of the Producer. - Professional + Producer Grants: The project team must be a minimum of four (4) people and
must include: An Agricultural Technical Advisor (Principal Investigator) and at least three (3)
Producers. One of the Producers must be identified as the Advisor Representative. The team
may also include additional collaborators. - Research and Education Grants: The project team must be a minimum of five (5) people and
must include: A Principal Investigator (PI or Co-PI), an Extension/Outreach Representative (PI
or Co-PI), and at least three (3) Producers. One of the Producers must be identified as the
Advisor Representative. - Graduate Student Grants: The project team must be a minimum of three (3) people and must
include: A Graduate Student, a Researcher (typically the student major professor who will
serve as the Principal Investigator) and at least one (1) Producer.
For more information, visit SARE.