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Grants and outreach

to advance

sustainable

innovations to the

whole of American

agriculture.

What is SARE?


SARE was started in 1988,

conceived as a

decentralized, science-

based, grassroots,

practical, problem solving –

and inclusive – competitive

grant making and outreach

program.

Something New and Different

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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


Profit – over

the long term

Stewardship

– of the nation’s

land and water

The SARE Model

People – who

depend on agriculture

Successful SARE grantees are

engaged in projects that

simultaneously address the

3 pillars of

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SARE has education

partnerships with

Extension and other ag

professionals in every state

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The SARE Model


SARE Grant TypesSince 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.org for your region’s

contact information.

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• Sustainable pest and weed mgmt

• Clean energy

• Marketing

• Stewardship of land and water

• Systems research

• Community development

• Crop diversification

• Soil quality

• Nutrient management

• Rotational grazing

…and much more

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The SARE Portfolio


SARE

Outreacha 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

countless online resources, including project reports


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

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20 Years of

Impact


75 percent of

Research and Education

grant projects employ

graduate students

Up to 50 percent of

those students co-author

scholarly papersShoshanah

Inwood, SARE Graduate

Student Grantee

Supporting

Tomorrow’s

Experts


“Ratcheting up” with a proposed

federal-state matching grants

program

Broadening outreach to the

whole of American agriculture –

sponsoring conferences, tailoring

information

Strengthening training for

ag professionals at the state level

New and Future

Directions

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Helping other grant making

institutions incorporate

sustainability approaches

Working with universities to

integrate sustainable

ag curricula

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New and Future

Directions


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

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Documents

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