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SARE Grants: Advancing Sustainable Innovations in Agriculture

SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) is a decentralized, science-based grant-making and outreach program that supports sustainable innovations in American agriculture. Learn about SARE's model, grant types, partnerships, and the impact it has had on soil quality, sales, and education. Discover SARE's future directions and other USDA-supported information programs for alternative farming systems and sustainable agriculture.

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SARE Grants: Advancing Sustainable Innovations in Agriculture

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  1. Photo by Jerry DeWitt

  2. What is SARE? Grants and outreach to advance sustainable innovations to the whole of American agriculture.

  3. Something New and Different SARE was started in 1988, conceived as a decentralized, science-based, grassroots, practical, problem solving – and inclusive – competitive grant making and outreach program. Photo by Jerry DeWitt

  4. The SARE Model • Four regional councils set priorities and make grants • SARE Outreach produces practical info • USDA-NIFA supports SARE • Other USDA agencies and land-grant universities are partners

  5. People – who depend on agriculture Stewardship – of the nation’s land and water Profit – over the long term The SARE Model • Successful SARE grantees are engaged in projects that simultaneously address the • 3 pillars of sustainability: Photo by Ted Coonfield

  6. The SARE Model SARE has educationpartnerships with Extension and other ag professionals in every state and island protectorate. Photo by Bob Nichols, USDA NRCS

  7. SARE Grant Types Since 1988, SARE has invested in 5,000 projects nationwide • Farmer/Rancher • Research & Education • Professional Development • Graduate Student • Sustainable Community Development • Ag Professional/Producer Partnerships Go to www.sare.orgfor your region’s contact information. Photo by Carol Flaherty

  8. Southern SARE Grant Types • Research & Education • Large Systems Research • Professional Development • On-Farm Research • Producer • Sustainable Community Innovation • Graduate Student

  9. Western SAREGrant Types • Research & Education • Professional Development • Farmer/Rancher • Professional + Producer • Graduate Student

  10. North Central SARE Grant Types • Farmer Rancher • Research & Education • Professional Development • Graduate Student • Youth Educator Photo by Troy Bishopp

  11. Northeast SARE Grant Types • Farmer • Partnership • Sustainable Community • Graduate Student • Professional Development • Research & Education

  12. SARE Outreach a library of practical, how-to books (in print or download for free) media outreach a portfolio of in-depth reports on current topics conference sponsorships countlessonline resources, including project reports

  13. 20 Years ofImpact 79 percent of producers said they improved soil quality through their SARE project 64 percent of producers said their SARE project helped them achieve higher sales 75 percent of educators surveyed led at least one program to share innovations Photo courtesy Karl Kupers

  14. Supporting Tomorrow’s Experts 75 percentof Research and Education grant projects employ graduate students Up to 50 percentof those students co-author scholarly papers Shoshanah Inwood, SARE Graduate Student Grantee

  15. New and Future Directions • “Ratcheting up”with a proposed federal-state matching grants program • Broadening outreachto the whole of American agriculture – sponsoring conferences, tailoring information • Strengthening trainingfor • ag professionals at the state level Photo by Mary Kempfert

  16. New and Future Directions • Helping other grant making institutions incorporate sustainability approaches • Working with universities to integrate sustainable • ag curricula Photo by Helenna Bratman

  17. Other USDA-Supported Information Programs Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Collects and distributes information. Provides searching from National Ag Library's collection and databases. www.nal.usda.gov/afsic ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Provides information and other technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, educators and others. www.attra.org Photo courtesy NRCS

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