Get a Grant

Grants are offered as follows:

• Farmer Grants
  Farmer Grants are for commercial producers who have an innovative idea they want to test using a field trial, on-farm demonstration, or other technique. Application deadlines are in December for awards the following March.


• Partnership Grants
  Partnership Grants are for agricultural service providers--extension and NRCS staff, consultants, state departments of agriculture, and others working in the agricultural community--who want to conduct on-farm demonstrations, research, marketing, and other projects with farmers as cooperators. Application deadlines are in December for awards the following March.


• Sustainable Community Grants
  Sustainable Community Grants make a direct connection between community revitalization and farming. Application deadlines are in December for awards the following March.


• Professional Development Grants
  The Professional Development program funds outcome-based projects that train Cooperative Extension educators and other agricultural service providers in sustainable techniques and concepts. Preproposals are due in the spring with full proposals due in the fall.


• Research and Education Grants
  The Research and Education program funds outcome-based projects offering research, education, and demonstration projects that engage farmers as cooperators in the exploration of sustainable farm practices. Preproposals are due in the spring with full proposals due in the fall.


• Agroecosystems Research Grants
  The Agroecosystems Research Grant program funds long-term research that explores the ecological interactions that are the basis of sustainable agriculture. Preproposals are due in the spring with full proposals due in the fall.


• Conference and Workshop Support
  
  Speakers Fund
  The Northeast SARE Speakers Fund supports organizations bringing speakers with expertise in sustainable agriculture to meetings, conferences, and workshops. Proposals should be sent at least six weeks before the event.
  
  Sustainable Farmer Educators
  The SARE program also offers direct grant support to selected speakers so that they can travel within the region and speak on sustainable topics without any cost to the organization hosting an event.

Grant Workshops
Conference planners, Cooperative Extension staff, producer groups, or other organizations can ask SARE to conduct workshops on how to apply for SARE funds. Contact us at least six weeks before your target workshop date.