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North Central SARE Research and Education Grant

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Closed October 13, 2022


The North Central Region SARE (NCR-SARE) Research and Education (R&E) Grant Program is a competitive grant program for researchers and educators involved in projects that explore and promote environmentally sound, profitable, and socially responsible food and/or fiber systems.

Research and Education projects include a strong outreach component and significant farmer/rancher or other end-user involvement from the inception of the idea through the implementation of the project.


Eligibility

  • Projects may last up to 36 months or may choose to propose a long-term project.

  • NCR-SARE anticipates funding 10-14 Research and Education projects per year.

  • Grant-making decisions are made by the NCR-SARE Administrative Council.

  • Research and Education grants are built by collaborative teams.


Terms

Many projects are interdisciplinary and/or multi-institutional, involving a broad range of agricultural interests. Project coordinators in the past have explored sustainable agriculture under the following topics:

  • Sustainable pest and weed mgmt.

  • Marketing and local food systems

  • Water quality and nutrient mgmt.

  • Systems research

  • High tunnels and season extension

  • Crop diversification

  • Cover crops and soil health

  • Small ruminants/poultry/cattle

  • Pastured livestock/grazing systems

  • Pollinators and biodiversity

  • Urban agriculture

NCR-SARE recognizes that some research/extension systems work is complex and requires a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach that takes many years to complete. To be effective, these projects are likely to exceed the time limits of North Central SARE’s normal one-to-three year funding cycle. Projects that apply under the long-term (more than 3 years) option in the preproposal will be asked to briefly describe why this is a longer-term project and the estimated duration of the project. The justification might include the complexity of the set-up of the project or relationship building; the ecosystem processes at play; or need for longer-term data collection/analysis. 

Preproposals must address issues of sustainable agriculture of current and potential importance to the North Central Region. NCR-SARE is interested in projects that lead to resilient agricultural systems. 

Successful projects should contribute to the following NCR-SARE broad-based outcomes:

  • Improving the profitability of farmers/ranchers and associated agricultural businesses,

  • Sustaining and improving the environmental quality and natural resource base on which agriculture depends, and

  • Enhancing the quality of life for farmers/ranchers, communities, and society as a whole. 

Preproposals should clearly explain:

  • Relevancy of the project to sustainable agriculture in the North Central Region, including identifying expected outcomes for the project and how they will assist NCR-SARE in working toward the broad-based outcomes listed above.

Application Instructions

Proposals are submitted online at: projects.sare.org

You must make an account to apply.

Read the Call For Proposals carefully and have your documents together to make the process smoother.




Details

Release Date

July 30, 2022

Deadline

October 13, 2022

Financial Instrument

Grant

Minimum Award Amount

$10,000

Maximum Award Amount

$250,000

Total Program Funding

$3,000,000


Updated March 18, 2024

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