WHAT IS SARE? Funded
by the USDA, the national
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program
supports and promotes sustainable farming and ranching. We offer competitive grants and educational opportunities for producers, scientists, educators, institutions, organizations
and others exploring sustainable agriculture. Abstracts from national
SARE projects are available in a comprehensive,
searchable database.
NCR-SARE provides extensive information about our grant programs and timelines.
WHAT IS SARE Outreach? SARE Outreach is SARE's outreach
arm, providing field-ready information in print and electronic formats.
The national SARE program is comprised of the Northeast, South, West and North Central regions. The North Central region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
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For Barbara Norman, sustainable agriculture is more than an interest; it’s a lifestyle. She is a third generation farmer on her blueberry farm in Van Buren County, MI, and Norman has been awarded the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program’s (NCR-SARE) first ever Diversity Grant for $100,000.
The Diversity Research and Education Grant Program is a new NCR-SARE grant program. Its purpose is to fund people and/or projects that can help NCR-SARE reach and work with underserved audiences to improve agricultural sustainability in the region. Chaired by Robin Salverson, the NCR-SARE Diversity Committee was formed to respond to NCR-SARE’s goal to reach and work with underserved audiences.
Barbara Norman in her blueberry patch. – photo by Joan Benjamin.
Read the Diversity Research and Education Grant Program Call for Proposals online . The deadline for proposals was Friday, November 30, 2007.
Read more about Norman's project online on the NCR-SARE blog. |
NCR-SARE's Recent Grant Projects
2007 Farmer Rancher Grant Projects Recommended For Funding
 List of 2007 Farmer Rancher Projects Recommended For Funding
2007 Professional Development Program Projects Recommended for Funding
List of 2007 PDP Competitive Grants Recommended for Funding
2008 Research and Education Projects Recommended for Funding
List of 2008 Research and Education Projects Recommended for Funding
Abstracts of 2008 Research and Education Projects Recommended for Funding
2008 Graduate Student Projects Recommended for Funding
List of 2008 Graduate Student Projects Recommended for Funding
Abstracts of 2008 Graduate Student Projects Recommended for Funding
NCR-SARE funds 50 to 75 cutting-edge projects every year in the four grant programs. NCR-SARE’s Administrative Council (AC) members decide which projects will receive SARE funds. A collection of farm and non-farm citizens, the AC includes a diverse mix of agricultural stakeholders in the region. Council members hail from regional farms and ranches, the Cooperative Extension Service, universities, and nonprofit organizations.
In addition, regional representatives of the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and NCR agribusinesses, state agencies, and foundations sit at the table to distribute grant money.
The USDA's NCR-SARE program has awarded more than $30 million worth of competitive grants to farmers and ranchers, researchers, educators, public and private institutions, nonprofit groups, and others exploring sustainable agriculture in 12 states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
North Central Region
SARE
120 BAE, University of Minnesota
1390 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
612-626-3113
612-626-3132 (fax)
ncrsare@umn.edu
www.sare.org/ncrsare
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