Deadline: 31-Aug-21
The Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Professional Development Program (PDP) is requesting pre-proposals for projects of one to two years duration that provide training on sustainable agriculture for agricultural professionals, educators, and mentor farmers who serve farmers and other interested people in USDA’s Southern Region.
The Professional Development Program is a “train the trainer” program, providing funding to agricultural professionals to train Cooperative Extension agents, USDA field personnel, and other ag professionals and educators in areas of sustainable agriculture production practices. Training activities may include seminars, workshops, farm tours, on-farm demonstrations, or the marketing and distributing of training materials. Activities may take place in a single state, multiple states, or throughout the entire Southern region.
This region includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and Virginia.
Funding Information
There is no funding cap for projects. To fund a broad portfolio of projects, priority will be given to those less than $80,000.
Criteria
To be considered for funding a project must meet the following two criteria:
- Project outcomes must focus on developing sustainable agriculture systems or moving existing systems toward sustainability.
- A project’s central purpose must be to provide or enable training. Research projects and farmer-outreach or education projects do not qualify for this funding.
Eligibility Criteria
SARE is an inclusive program and encourages pre-proposals from land grant and non-land grant universities, colleges, USDA agencies, community-based organizations, and non-governmental organizations.
For more information, visit https://southern.sare.org/news/2022-professional-development-program-grant-applications-now-being-accepted/