Professional Development Program grants focus on educating and training agricultural professionals to increase their understanding and proficiency in sustainable agriculture so they, in turn, can educate and train other agricultural professionals.
Donor Name: Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 11/06/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Professional Development projects must improve the ability of agricultural professionals to conduct educational programs and activities in sustainable agriculture principles and systems and to respond to inquiries on the subject from farmers, ranchers, and the public. In a “train the trainer” fashion, this program focuses on increasing knowledge and capacity for agricultural stakeholders to provide further training and information to other agricultural professionals and producers.
Professional Development projects must improve the ability of agricultural professionals to conduct educational programs and activities in sustainable agriculture principles and systems and to respond to inquiries on the subject from farmers, ranchers, and the public. In a “train the trainer” fashion, this program focuses on increasing knowledge and capacity for agricultural stakeholders to provide further training and information to other agricultural professionals and producers.
Project approaches can include, but are not limited to the following:
- Workshops
- Conferences
- Curricula or Materials Development
- Demonstrations
- Web-based courses
- Tours
- Digital Media.
Successful projects incorporate the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainable agriculture.
Successful proposals for the PDP grant program should:
- Increase ag professionals’ sustainable agriculture knowledge, skills, and action using a multi-disciplinary approach.
- Have outreach plans that include environmental, social, and economic components of sustainability and clearly demonstrate how the project will effectively deliver this knowledge.
- Be written clearly with objectives that are easily identifiable.
- Demonstrate economic viability of the project.
- Include a robust plan for project evaluation.
Funding Information
Projects can be up to 3 years (36 months) in length and funded up to $100,000.
Geographical Areas
The Western region includes: Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Micronesia, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
For more information, visit Western SARE.