The Research for Novel Approaches in Sustainable Agriculture Grant Program funds “proof of concept” applied research projects intended to confirm the benefits and/or feasibility of new practices and approaches that have high potential for adoption by farmers in the near future.
Donor Name: Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/06/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
These applied research projects are designed to confirm the benefits and/or feasibility of new practices and approaches – i.e Novel Approaches—in agriculture. There should be some existing evidence from previous experiments or pilot projects (your own or others) suggesting that a practice or approach is beneficial and feasible, but further testing, data, and refinement are needed before it can be recommended for widespread adoption by farmers. These practices and approaches may be related to production, marketing, business management, human resource management and other social issues, or other topics related to sustainable agriculture.
Funding Information
Approximately $1.8 million has been allocated to fund projects for this cycle of Research for Novel Approaches Grants. Funding requests typically fall between $30,000 and $200,000 – though there is no cap. Reviewers may increase scrutiny of proposals with budgets over $200,000. Northeast SARE encourages project leaders to include the real costs to implement a project.
Grant Period
Project length can be 1, 2, or 3 years. One and two-year projects must be completed by November 30, 2027. Three-year projects must be completed by November 30, 2028.
Geographical Focus
The Northeast region includes Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Vermont, and Washington, D.C.
Eligible Applicants
- Research for Novel Approaches Grants are open to anyone who works with farmers, including personnel at nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities, Cooperative Extension, municipalities, tribal governments, state departments of agriculture, federal agencies, research farms and experiment stations, for-profit business entities (such as private consultants, farmers and veterinary practices), etc.
- Northeast SARE encourages projects submitted from or in collaboration with women, the LGBTQIA+ community, and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC). Additionally, we encourage projects submitted from or in collaboration with Minority Serving Institutions (including 1890 land grant institutions and other historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and tribal colleges and universities) and other organizations in the Northeast that work with historically underserved communities.
- Your organization must have the legal structure and financial capacity to receive and implement a Northeast SARE contract, including expending funds needed for the project prior to receiving reimbursements from Northeast SARE; advance payments are not possible.
- Applicants and host organizations may be located outside of the Northeast region if the project activities and the farmers served are located within the Northeast region.
- An individual project leader may not submit more than two preproposals per grant program per year. If you submit multiple preproposals and more than one is invited to submit a full proposal, you may submit only one full proposal across the Research for Novel Approaches, Research and Education, and Professional Development Program grants.
- Current SARE grant recipients who are behind in their reporting will not be invited to apply for full proposals. Northeast SARE will not fund proposals that appear to duplicate work that has been approved for funding by another grant program (within or external to SARE).
For more information, visit Northeast SARE.
