Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program Partnership Grant Program
Apply by: April 14th
Awards Range: Up to $30,000 for projects lasting up to two years
Intended applicants:
Agricultural service providers who work directly with farmers, including:
- Nonprofit organizations
- Colleges and universities
- Cooperative Extension staff
- Municipalities or state departments of agriculture
- Federal agencies (e.g., NRCS)
- For-profit agricultural consultants, veterinarians, and related service providers
Summery: The Northeast SARE Partnership Grant program funds research and/or education projects that are led by a researcher, educator or agricultural service provider working with at least one farmer, exploring innovative topics through experiments, surveys, prototypes, on-farm demonstrations or other research and education techniques.
Please note that this program requires an explicit connection to the needs, interests and expertise of farmers and farming partners in the Northeast. It is not designed to support educational programs for the non-farming general public, food donation efforts, general public awareness campaigns about agriculture and nutrition, or community and school gardening initiatives.
