Western SARE solicits proposals for projects that enhance effective outreach and engagement among the agricultural community of the West and Pacific Islands.
Donor Name: Western SARE
Country: Untied States, American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands
State: Selected States
Type of Grant: Grant
Type of Entity: Researcher, Farmers and Ranchers, Educators, and Students
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $65,000
Details:
The purpose of this project is to enhance the overall educational impact of the Western SARE sustainable agriculture program through improved engagement and learning among the diverse agricultural producer groups represented throughout the western SARE region. Overall project objectives are to:
- Evaluate existing learning styles information and develop a white paper or guide that identifies and synthesizes effective methods, best practices, and science-based techniques for producer-relevant outreach and engagement that best serve traditional and underrepresented agricultural producer groups across the West and Pacific Islands.
- Develop an educational resource (such as a handbook and/or web-based program), from findings in objective 1 that can inform SARE projects region-wide. Overall, the final product must:
- Enhance the capacity of SARE projects to develop producer partnerships, and to achieve effective education and outreach objectives related to understanding and implementation of research findings among traditional and underrepresented producer groups.
- Be easy to implement for individuals with a broad spectrum of experience and formal educational training.
- Include science-based and easy-to-follow training and implementation guidelines.
- Be published in a print and online format. The online format must be permanently available to the public at no charge.
Funding Information
The budget for this project is not to exceed $65,000, and will be awarded as a contracted services agreement from Montana State University.
Eligibility Criteria
Who Can Apply?
- Farmers and ranchers
- Researchers
- Extension agents and other educators
- Graduate students
- Grants are available for projects within the United States and U.S. protectorates only.
For more information, visit SARE.