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Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has announced that 14 organizations will receive $8 million through its national Community Foods Project Food Loss and Waste Training and Technical Assistance Grants Program, funded through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The program prioritizes preventing food from becoming waste, diverting edible food to people through […]
Quivira Coalition’s New Agrarian Program is accepting applications until December 15, 2024, for eight-month apprenticeships during 2025. The program partners with skilled ranchers and farmers to offer annual apprenticeships in regenerative agriculture for first-career professionals with a sincere commitment to life at the intersection of conservation and regenerative agriculture. Apprentices work full-time from March/April until […]
The Center for Rural Affairs (CFRA) posted that a Farmer Veteran Coalition chapter is opening in Nebraska. Participants in CFRA programs were instrumental in founding the new chapter, and CFRA is supporting the effort as part of its long-standing commitment to agriculture training for veterans. “We feel that having a chapter here will further enable […]
Proposals are due January 7, 2025. Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) has a new grant program for historically underserved communities. The historically underserved farmer/farming communities grant program is designed to address systemic/structural barriers to access that disproportionately limit the ability of historically underserved farmer/farming communities to fully participate in SARE programs. This grant […]
A research team from The University of Texas at El Paso will be exploring how pecan farms in Texas and Mexico are being affected by climate change. In a study supported by a National Science Foundation Grant, researchers will examine how drought, heat waves, and soil impact the cycle of water and carbon between plants […]
North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) has posted an 11-part series of short videos to help more people feel equipped to apply for a SARE grant. Each video installment addresses a frequently asked question regarding the grant-making process or the application itself.
Pre-proposals are due by December 16, 2024. California Department of Food and Agriculture is accepting pre-proposals for Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) grants. FREP funds proposals that advance fertilization and irrigation practices and minimize environmental impacts of fertilizing materials. This year’s priorities follow: outreach, education, and demonstration projects focused on increasing the adoption of […]
Applications are due January 3, 2025. Minnesota Department of Agriculture will award a total of $45,000 in Wolf-Livestock Conflict Prevention Grants. The grants provide reimbursement for costs of approved practices to prevent wolf-livestock conflicts, such as purchase of guard animals, fladry and fencing, shelters and barriers, and lights and alarms.
Applications are due by December 5, 2024. North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education’s (NCR-SARE) Farmer Rancher Grant Program is a competitive grants program for farmers and ranchers who want to explore sustainable solutions to problems through on-farm research, demonstration, and education projects. Farmer Rancher grants are for ideas initiated by farmers and ranchers […]
North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) announced the recipients of $1.29 million in grants through its Professional Development Program. These competitive grants emphasize training agricultural educators in extension, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, nonprofit organizations, and other public and private sector organizations. The 11 projects selected for funding this year include one […]
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