{"id":274,"date":"2018-06-28T14:45:12","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T18:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wvstateu.edu\/research-extension\/sare\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T13:56:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T17:56:28","slug":"agriculture-sare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wvstateu.wphost01.wvnet.edu\/research-extension\/extension\/agriculture-and-natural-resources\/agriculture-sare\/","title":{"rendered":"SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM (SARE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/wvstateu.edu\/research-extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/SARE_Northeast_CMYK_2500pixelwidth-1-1.png\" alt=\"SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM (SARE)\" width=\"250\" height=\"221\" \/><br data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" \/><br data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" \/>The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sare.org\/\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">https:\/\/www.sare.org\/<\/a>) program is a decentralized competitive grants and education program operating in every state and island protectorate. Funded by the United States Department of Agriculture&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nifa.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">National Institute for Food and Agriculture<\/a>, the program is run by\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sare.org\/About-SARE\/SARE-s-Four-Regions\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">four regions<\/a>\u00a0(<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northcentralsare.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">North Central<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northeastsare.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Northeast<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southernsare.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">South<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernsare.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">West<\/a>) hosted by land-grant institutions.\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sare.org\/About-SARE\/SARE-Outreach\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">SARE Outreach<\/a>\u00a0provides communication and technical support at the national level.\u00a0<br data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" \/><br data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" \/>West Virginia belongs to the Northeast region (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northeastsare.org\/\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">https:\/\/www.northeastsare.org<\/a>) along with\u00a0Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h3><strong>2024 Calls for Preproposals Now Available for Three Large Northeast SARE Grants<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1764 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wvstateu.edu\/research-extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/sare-grant-call-2024.png\" alt=\"2024 NESARE 3 Large Grant Preproposal Call\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Three Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) programs are calling for preproposals. $5.9M in funding is available across the Research and Education, Research for Novel Approaches, and Professional Development grant programs. <strong>Preproposals are due August 6, 2024 by 5 p.m. EST.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 14px\"><span style=\"color: #daa520\">Northeast SARE&#8217;s Large Grant Preproposal Summaries<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 14px\">Learn the differences and similarities between Northeast SARE&#8217;s three largest grant programs: Research and Education, Research for Novel Approaches, and Professional Development. In this recording, Northeast SARE staff will describe the Research &amp; Education, Research for Novel Approaches, and Professional Development Grant programs. Meet the Grant Coordinators, find the best grant program to fit your project, learn about the components of a strong proposal, and learn how to apply by submitting the required preproposals.\u00a0 Link:\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MfZTu_5XTWY\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MfZTu_5XTWY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Q&amp;A Sessions will take place in June and July to help applicants determine which program is right for their project. These sessions are a great opportunity to build community understanding around Northeast SARE grant programs and procedures.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sare.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=418b7be99f70d5d6dcbe81740&amp;id=11d12d7445&amp;e=3f924ed58b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sare.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D418b7be99f70d5d6dcbe81740%26id%3D11d12d7445%26e%3D3f924ed58b&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716394838639000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1B4uYJLMDFnf98_qkI9JbK\">Register for the Q&amp;A sessions.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MfZTu_5XTWY\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 0px;height: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MfZTu_5XTWY\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sare.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=418b7be99f70d5d6dcbe81740&amp;id=aee0a936be&amp;e=3f924ed58b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sare.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D418b7be99f70d5d6dcbe81740%26id%3Daee0a936be%26e%3D3f924ed58b&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716394838639000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1MUCSpIWjtznfUzseAdWeb\">Professional Development Grant<\/a>\u00a0program funds projects that develop the knowledge, awareness, skills and attitudes of agricultural and other service providers about sustainable agriculture practices to teach, advise or assist farmers. A service provider is a professional who assists farmers as part of their work. Projects that develop the ability of other service providers (for example, real estate agents, bankers, and attorneys) to work with farmers are also eligible. These service providers then use what they\u2019ve learned through participation in project activities in their work with farmers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sare.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=418b7be99f70d5d6dcbe81740&amp;id=617898b135&amp;e=3f924ed58b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sare.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D418b7be99f70d5d6dcbe81740%26id%3D617898b135%26e%3D3f924ed58b&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716394838639000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2bSDxFWWIA91FLsBPmRS-T\">Research and Education<\/a>\u00a0program funds projects that result in gains in farmer knowledge, awareness, skills, and attitudes that are then applied to make measurable on-farm changes leading to greater sustainability. The focus on farmer behavior change is a key requirement of this grant program.\u00a0\u00a0 All proposals must include an education program for farmers that seeks to achieve a \u201cperformance target\u201d that describes the changes in practices, behaviors or conditions among farmers expected to result from the proposed project. Proposals may be submitted with or without an applied research component supporting the education program.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/sare.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=418b7be99f70d5d6dcbe81740&amp;id=0b7ebe6700&amp;e=3f924ed58b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sare.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D418b7be99f70d5d6dcbe81740%26id%3D0b7ebe6700%26e%3D3f924ed58b&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716394838639000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Iy-cp5Cw9FQKsVbhMlvXG\">\u00a0Research for Novel Approaches<\/a> program funds \u201cproof of concept\u201d applied research projects intended to confirm the benefits and\/or feasibility of new practices and approaches that have high potential for adoption by farmers in the near future. These practices and approaches may be related to production, marketing, business management, human resource management or other topics related to sustainable agriculture.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date on grant information\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/northeast.sare.org\/news\/join-our-mailing-list\/\">northeast.sare.org\/news\/join-our-mailing-list\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Northeast SARE\u2019s Administrative Council <\/strong>has\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/northeast.sare.org\/news\/ac-approves-pause-to-redesign-programs\/\">approved a one-year pause<\/a><\/strong> in five of our seven regional grant programs. Thus, while Northeast SARE offers a number of\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northeastsare.org\/Grants\/Get-a-Grant\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">grant programs<\/a>\u00a0to farmers, educators, researchers, nonprofits, and others who work with farmers we only have a few open this year.\u00a0 You can also search <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.northeastsare.org\/Reports\/\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">SARE&#8217;s national database for grant project results<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-105 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wvstateu.edu\/research-extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/Northeast_SARE_Grant_Comparison_Chart-1-1.png\" alt=\"Northeast SARE Grant Comparison Chart\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><br data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" \/>NE SARE defines a &#8220;farm&#8221; based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nass.usda.gov\/Publications\/AgCensus\/2017\/Full_Report\/Volume_1%2C_Chapter_1_US\/usintro.pdf\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">U.S. Census of Agriculture\u00a0<\/a>\u201cAny place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year.\u201d\u00a0 For additional details see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Northeast-SAREs-Definition-of-a-Farm.pdf\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Northeast SARE&#8217;s Definition of a Farm<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">While the program operates regionally,\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northeastsare.org\/State-Programs\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">state programs<\/a>\u00a0deliver train-the-trainer programs locally and provide outreach in each Northeast state.\u00a0 West Virginia has two state coordinators, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northeastsare.org\/State-Programs\/Coordinator-bios\/Liedl\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Barbara Liedl<\/a> at West Virginia State University and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northeastsare.org\/State-Programs\/Coordinator-bios\/Singh-Knights\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Doolarie Singh-Knights<\/a> at WVU.<\/div>\n<div data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 500px\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\n<tbody data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\n<tr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wvstateu.edu\/getattachment\/Outreach\/WVSU-Extension-Service\/ANR\/SARE\/Barbara-portrait2_small.jpg.aspx?lang=en-US\" alt=\"\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-110\" src=\"https:\/\/wvstateu.edu\/research-extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/Barbara-portrait2_small.jpg-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-111\" src=\"https:\/\/wvstateu.edu\/research-extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/Dee-portrait_small.jpg-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"140\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wvstateu.edu\/getattachment\/Outreach\/WVSU-Extension-Service\/ANR\/SARE\/Dee-portrait_small.jpg.aspx?lang=en-US\" alt=\"\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><strong data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Barbara E. Liedl, PhD<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><strong data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Doolarie Singh-Knights, PhD<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">West Virginia State University<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">West Virginia University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><a href=\"mailto:liedlbe@wvstateu.edu\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">liedlbe@wvstateu.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><a href=\"mailto:DoSingh-Knights@mail.wvu.edu\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">DoSingh-Knights@mail.wvu.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">(304) 204-4037<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">(304) 293-7606<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><\/div>\n<h1 data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) (https:\/\/www.sare.org\/) program is a decentralized competitive grants and education program operating in every state and island protectorate. 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