• Program Information
• Pre-Proposal Deadline:
  

  TBA (last known deadline was November 8, 2012)

• Program Description

  The North Central Region SARE (NCR-SARE) Research and Education 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 inception of the idea through implementation of the project. Generally:
  

  • Research and Education grant awards range from $10,000 to $200,000.
  • Projects may last up to 36 months.
  • NCR-SARE funds about 8 to 12 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.
  • Producers are key participants in grant activities.
  • SARE project coordinators realize that sustainable systems must lead to farm and ranch profitability.
  • Coordinators are encouraged to explore social, environmental AND economic aspects of whole systems.
  • Marketing sustainable agriculture products has been a thrust of NCR-SARE, which also funds projects in many other areas.
  • All projects include a strong outreach component.
  • The Research and Education grant-making timeline

• Other opportunities from North Central Regional Sustainable Agriculture and Education Program

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