[GreenYes] SARE Grants Available for Sustainable Agriculture

[Gary Liss <gary@no.address>]

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Grants Available for Sustainable Agriculture

LOGAN, UT ? Applications for grants in 
sustainable agriculture are now being accepted by 
the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program.
More than $2 million will be disbursed early next 
year in this latest round of competitive grants 
in the categories Research and Education, 
Professional Development, Farmer/Rancher, 
Professional + Producer and Graduate Student.

Requests for applications and grant deadlines are 
available on the Western SARE website at 
http://wsare.usu.edu, by calling (435) 797-2257 
or by emailing wsare@no.address
The grants explore, develop or promote some 
aspect of agricultural sustainability, which 
embraces profitable farms and ranches, a healthy 
environment and strong families and communities.

Western SARE, administered through Utah State 
University, is one of four regions of SARE under 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Phil 
Rasmussen, regional coordinator, said that since 
the program was begun in 1988, Western SARE has 
distributed more than $35 million in grants to 
about 900 recipients in the region.

Contacts: Phil Rasmussen, Coordinator, Western SARE, 435.797.2257
Ron Daines, Western SARE Communications Specialist, 435.755.5749
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About Western SARE
Since 1988, the Sustainable Agriculture Research 
and Education program has been breathing life 
into agricultural profitability, environmental 
integrity and community strength. As Western SARE 
Regional Coordinator at the host institution, 
Utah State University, I am privileged to work 
with hundreds of people engaged in sustaining 
Western agriculture - farmers and ranchers and 
people from universities, agribusiness, 
government and nonprofit organizations. Our goal 
is to foster sustainability through grants that 
enable cutting-edge research and education to 
open windows on sustainability across the West.

Western SARE headquarters at USU recently 
underwent a complete Administrative Review with 
emphasis on subcontracts. The successful 
completion and associated accolades marked a 
fitting end to 15 years of successful grant 
operations by Western SARE. We look forward to 
another decade of growth and measurable outcomes in the years ahead.

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SARE competitive grants fund research and 
education cultivating agricultural practices that 
are profitable, environmentally sound and good 
for communities. <http://wsare.usu.edu/about/index.cfm?sub=sare>What Is SARE?

SARE supports research and education projects 
that strive for positive impacts on agriculture 
and address national and regional goals. 
<http://wsare.usu.edu/about/index.cfm?sub=goals>SARE Goals.

Western SARE is governed by an Administrative 
Council that oversees funding and develops 
policies and strategies, much like a corporate 
board of directors. Meet our 
<http://wsare.usu.edu/about/index.cfm?sub=contacts&grp=adm>Administrative 
Council.

Sustainability in agriculture embraces all 
farming and ranching - from small to large, from 
narrowly focused to highly diversified. At all 
times, it shuns labels that polarize or 
categorize. 
<http://wsare.usu.edu/about/index.cfm?sub=sustag>What 
Is Sustainable Agriculture?.

Western SARE offices are housed at the regional 
host institution, Utah State University, where 
most of the region's grants and program 
operations are administered. The Professional 
Development Program (PDP) is administered through 
the University of Wyoming. Each state and Pacific 
island protectorate in the region has a SARE PDP Coordinator.
<http://wsare.usu.edu/about/index.cfm?sub=contacts&grp=wsr>Host 
Institution Staff 
<http://wsare.usu.edu/about/index.cfm?sub=contacts&grp=pdp>Western 
SARE Professional Development Staff 
<http://wsare.usu.edu/about/index.cfm?sub=contacts&grp=sco>Western 
SARE Professional Development Coordinators
A hallmark of SARE is its collaboration with 
partners from universities, agribusiness, 
government agencies and nonprofit organizations.

The Western Region includes 13 states and four Pacific Island protectorates.
-- Alaska
-- Arizona
-- Colorado
-- Hawaii
-- Micronesia
-- Nevada
-- Northern Mariana Islands
-- Utah
-- Wyoming -- American Samoa
-- California
-- Guam
-- Idaho
-- Montana
-- New Mexico
-- Oregon
-- Washington
SARE is part of the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, 
Education and Extension Service (CSREES), with 
funding authorized under Subtitle B of Title XVI 
of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990.

Administered by <http://www.sare.org/>National 
SARE, the SARE program comprises four regions: 
<http://wsare.usu.edu/>Western, 
<http://www.uvm.edu/~nesare/>Northeastern, 
<http://www.griffin.peachnet.edu/sare/>Southern, 
<http://www.sare.org/ncrsare/>North Central.


Gary Liss
916-652-7850
Fax: 916-652-0485
www.garyliss.com 

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