SARE On-Farm Research Grant Program

Official Website: http://www.griffin.uga.edu/sare/

Purpose: On-farm research and marketing projects that promote sustainable agriculture. Projects should be innovative, generate results that are useful beyond one year, and produce information that many farmers can use.

Eligible applicants: Extension, NRCS, and/or NGO personnel who currently work with farmers and ranchers. A farmer must be included in the project.

Ineligible uses of funding: Starting or expanding a farm or farming operation, buying equipment, permanent improvements to a farm or ranch, lunches or other full meals at field days or large gatherings, testing of commercial products.

Funding level: $15,000 maximum for up to two years

Match requirement: None

Timing of grants: Proposals are generally due in the fall

Pros: Targeted to sustainable agriculture, relatively simple application process. Projects should include farmers.

Cons: Low funding. Cannot be to benefit a single business entity. Results must be shared.