Note to Editors:
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at least one month to request applications and prepare grant proposals.
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Announcement October 1999
For grant applications, contact:
Western SARE Office, Utah State University
(435) 797-2257 or wsare@mendel.usu.edu
Download from: http://wsare.usu.edu/ after October 29
Producer-Directed Research Grants Available,
Year 2000 Awards Cycle Underway
(Logan, UT) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Western Region
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (Western SARE) program has
released its call for proposals for producer-directed research efforts.
With applications due in January, selected projects will be among the first
Western SARE grantees of the new century.
Producers and producer groups residing in the Western U.S. can
compete for grants to identify, evaluate and test sustainable agriculture
practices and challenges through this grant program.
Individuals can apply for grants of up to $5,000; producer groups
(three or more farm/ranch operations working cooperatively) can apply for
up to $10,000. A total pool of $120,000 is available in the region for
one-year grants.
The deadline for completed applications is January 15, 2000.
(However, since this date is a Saturday, proposals will be accepted until
Monday, January 17, 2000 at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.)
To request application materials, contact the host office at Utah
State University at (435) 797-2257 or wsare@mendel.usu.edu. The call for
proposals will also be available on-line via the Western SARE Web site at
http://wsare.usu.edu/
According to soil scientist Phil Rasmussen, regional coordinator of
Western SARE, grant reviewers will be looking for proposals that clearly
define local sustainable agriculture problems or issues and propose
innovative solutions. On-farm tests of suggested technologies and
approaches are strongly encouraged.
All research proposals must be led by one or more producers,
include a professional agricultural technical advisor (a farm advisor or
university researcher, for example), and provide a plan for sharing gained
information with others in the community.
Grant proposals are first reviewed and evaluated by a diverse group
of producers, researchers, educators and administrators who are familiar
with sustainable agriculture. Final selections are made by an appointed
panel, at least half of which are producers. All funding is awarded
competitively.
Any commercial producer or producer group is eligible to apply for
a grant, but only one award will be bestowed annually to an individual
producer, farm/ranch enterprise or producer organization.
About SARE
The federal SARE program is managed by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service,
and directed regionally by four independent, broad-based councils.
Utah State University is host to the SARE program in the Western
region, which includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and
the Island Protectorates.
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Please do not post this announcement after December 15, giving
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1999
=46or grant applications, contact:
Western SARE Office, Utah State University
(435) 797-2257 or wsare@mendel.usu.edu
Download from:
<color><param>0000,0000,00FF</param>http://wsare.usu.edu/</color> after
October 29
Producer-Directed Research Grants Available,
Year 2000 Awards Cycle Underway
(Logan, UT) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Western Region
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (Western SARE) program
has released its call for proposals for producer-directed research
efforts. With applications due in January, selected projects will be
among the first Western SARE grantees of the new century.
Producers and producer groups residing in the Western U.S. can compete
for grants to identify, evaluate and test sustainable agriculture
practices and challenges through this grant program.
Individuals can apply for grants of up to $5,000; producer groups
(three or more farm/ranch operations working cooperatively) can apply
for up to $10,000. A total pool of $120,000 is available in the region
for one-year grants.=20
The deadline for completed applications is January 15, 2000. (However,
since this date is a Saturday, proposals will be accepted until Monday,
January 17, 2000 at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.)
To request application materials, contact the host office at Utah
State University at (435) 797-2257 or
<color><param>0000,0000,00FF</param>wsare@mendel.usu.edu</color>. The
call for proposals will also be available on-line via the Western SARE
Web site at <color><param>0000,0000,00FF</param>http://wsare.usu.edu/
</color>According to soil scientist Phil Rasmussen, regional
coordinator of Western SARE, grant reviewers will be looking for
proposals that clearly define local sustainable agriculture problems or
issues and propose innovative solutions. On-farm tests of suggested
technologies and approaches are strongly encouraged.
All research proposals must be led by one or more producers, include a
professional agricultural technical advisor (a farm advisor or
university researcher, for example), and provide a plan for sharing
gained information with others in the community.
Grant proposals are first reviewed and evaluated by a diverse group of
producers, researchers, educators and administrators who are familiar
with sustainable agriculture. Final selections are made by an appointed
panel, at least half of which are producers. All funding is awarded
competitively.
Any commercial producer or producer group is eligible to apply for a
grant, but only one award will be bestowed annually to an individual
producer, farm/ranch enterprise or producer organization.
About SARE
The federal SARE program is managed by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension
Service, and directed regionally by four independent, broad-based
councils.
Utah State University is host to the SARE program in the Western
region, which includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
and the Island Protectorates.
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Prepared by:
Kristen Kelleher, Western SARE Communications Specialist
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