The Research and Education Grant Program involves scientists, agricultural producers, and others using interdisciplinary approaches to advance sustainable agriculture at local and regional levels.
Donor Name: Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/23/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
With the collaboration of producers, projects must integrate rigorous research and education aiming to advance the three components of sustainable agriculture- environmental, economic, and social- and use innovative educational outreach to disseminate new knowledge to students, producers, and other agricultural stakeholders. It is expected that outcomes of funded projects will result in quantifiable benefits for producers, increase the preservation of the natural and social resources upon which agriculture relies, and be documented in scholarly journals and disseminated throughout teaching and educational outreach activities with students, producers, and other agricultural stakeholders. Submission of Research and Education proposals is limited to applicants who submitted a successful pre-Proposal. Research and Education pre-proposals will be reviewed according to the criteria included in the Call for Pre-proposals. Applicants of successful submissions will be notified prior to the full-proposal competition and be invited to submit a full proposal for this program.
Funding Information
Total funds requested may not exceed $350,000 over the entire budget period.
Grant Period
Projects may be 1-3 years in length and cannot exceed 36 months in total. Project start and end dates are chosen by the PI with the earliest start date being April 1, 2025 and the latest start date October 1, 2025.
Geographical Areas
Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Micronesia, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
Eligibility Criteria
Researchers from Western institutions may apply; projects must incorporate research and education, and bring together a team of researchers, students, ag professionals, and producers.
The project team needs a minimum of five (5) people and must include:
- A Project Director (PI or Co-PI)
- Extension/Outreach Representative (PI or Co-PI)
- A minimum of three (3) Agricultural Producers (one of the producers must be identified as the Advisor Representative).
For more information, visit Western SARE.
