The Partnership Grant program is intended to foster cooperation between agriculture professionals and small groups of farmers and ranchers to catalyze on-farm research, demonstration, and education activities related to sustainable agriculture.
Donor Name: North Central Region SARE (NCR-SARE)
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/20/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The North Central Region-SARE includes the geography shared with the 12 states of: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Examples of appropriate projects include: developing a curriculum about food storage for farmers and processors, on-farm testing of cropping system strategies or grazing systems, cooperative efforts to develop new marketing approaches, or investigations into new approaches to processing and/or adding value to sustainably produced farm products.
Funding Information
Partnership grants can be up to $50,000.
Grant Period
Partnership Grants are for on-farm research, demonstration, and/or educational projects funded for up to 24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Project Coordinator must be an agriculture/natural resource professional in the North Central Region. These professionals could be:
- university educators including extension agents and specialists
- Soil and Water Conservation District field staff
- agricultural consultants (individuals who actively consult with farmers and ranchers as certified crop advisors, soils consultants, ranching consultants, etc.)
- nonprofit or agency staff assisting farmers and ranchers at the local level.
- The project coordinator, through their institution, is fiscally responsible for the project. You may have more professionals assisting with the project, but only one will be listed as the Project Coordinator. Professionals can be paid for their travel expenses. They can also be compensated for their services.
For more information, visit NCR-SARE.
