EXPLORING SARE FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES
2006 National AgrAbility Project
Training Workshop
November 13 - 16, 2006
Jackson, Mississippi
What Is SARE ?
 A Different Kind of
Grant Program
 USDA funded to
expand and extend
knowledge about
sustainable agriculture
 Regionally
administered
 Participatory
 Inclusive
 Systems approach
Southern SARE
 13 states, Puerto
Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands
 $2.7 million
awarded in 2005
 63 projects funded
in 2005
 7 different grants
programs
Southern Region SARE Structure
Host Institutions
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Fort Valley State University
University of Georgia
Administrative Council
Technical Review Committee
Sustainable Agriculture
 Provides more
profitable farm income
 Protects farm
environment and
natural resources
 Promotes stable,
prosperous rural
communities
Ones Program,
7 Grant Opportunities
 Research and Education
Grants
 Research and Education
Planning Grants
 Graduate Student Grants
 Professional Development
Grants
 Producer Grants
 On-Farm Research Grants
 Sustainable Community
Innovation Grants
Research and Education
Grants
 Systems oriented
 Multi-institutional
 Projects average $175, 000
 One to three years
 Multi-state
 Interdisciplinary
 Farmer cooperators at every
stage
 Next call released March
2007
Research and Education
Planning Grants
 Planning Grants provide
funds to gather information
 Plan to meet, to organize
 Planning Activity Grants
 Planning Research Grants
 $15,000 and last for one year.
 Next call released March
2007
Graduate Student Grants
 Intended for full time Master’s
or Ph.D students
 Up to $10,000 toward
supplies, equipment,
salaries and travel
related to the research
 Up to three years of project
activities
 Next call released March
2007
Professional Development
Grants
 Trains agricultural
professionals in
sustainable
techniques and
philosophy
 Next call released
March 2007
SARE Producer Grants
 Any Farmer or Farmer
organization
 Includes farmers,
researchers, extension
agents, NGO, etc.
 Up to $10,000 for
individual farmer, $15,000
for producer organization
 Funded up to two years
 Next call released
September 2007
On-Farm Research Grants
 Extension, NRCS, NGO’s
who work with producers
 On farm research and
marketing projects that
promote sustainable
agriculture
 Up to $15,000 Maximum
 Must include at least one
producer cooperator
 Next call released
September 2007
Sustainable Community
Innovation Grants
 Link community and farms
 Link sustainable agriculture
and rural development
 Farmer trainers pass along a
lifetime of learning
 Project maximum of $10,000
and up to two years
 Due November 28, 2006
 Two Funding Categories
Know More
 Sustainable Ag Network (SAN)
 Bulletins – free !
 Available in Quantity
 Regional publications
My Role and SARE
 Office of Limited Resource
Farms and Minority Outreach
 Help me to attract more SARE
proposals NGO’s, limited
resource, and minority
producers
 Respond to requests for AC
nominations and proposal
reviewers.
THANK YOU
James H. Hill
Southern Region SARE
Fort Valley State University
Cooperative Extension Program
PO Box 4061
Fort Valley, GA 31039
PH: 478 825 6263
Fax: 478 825 6299
email: jhill@southernsare.org
www.southernsare.org