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Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 2:08 PM
From: Christine French <christine.french@ucr.edu>
Applications for grants in sustainable agriculture are now being accepted by the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program.
SARE grants are used to increase knowledge about sustainable agricultural practices and to help farmers and ranchers adopt those practices. The Western SARE program administers grants in several categories that help it achieve those aims. Each grant operates on an annual cycle and is selected through a competitive process.
Research and Education (R&E) grants range in size from $20,000 to $200,000 or more.
R&E grants fund projects that typically involve scientists, producers and others in an interdisciplinary approach. Calls for pre-proposals are issued in April. Following the scrutiny of a technical review, the best pre-proposals are asked to submit full proposals, due in November. The Western SARE Administrative Council, aided by staff and highly skilled and knowledgeable subject matter experts, select projects for funding early the following year.
Pre-proposals are due 5 p.m. (MDT) June 14, 2006.
For more information please see the program website: http://wsare.usu.edu/
Christine French
Southwest States and Pacific Islands Regional Water Program
Regional Agency Liaison
UC Center for Water Resources
Phone: 951-827-4327 Fax: 951-827-5295
http://ag.arizona.edu/region9wq/
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