Progress 05/15/10 to 05/14/15
Outputs
Target Audience: Target audiences include extension specialists and other agricultural service providers with non-profit organizations, state departments of agriculture, and other agencies such as NRCS. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Professional Development grants provide funding to train agricultural service providers including outreach specialists with cooperative extension, NRCS, state departments of agriculture, and non-profit organizations. These service providers are trained in the latest innovations in agricultural production, marketing, environmental protection, and sustainable rural community development for the ultimate benefit of their farmer clients. Individual project outcomes can be found in annual and final reports submitted to the national reporting database at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx. State program funding assists state program coordinators in getting the message out about SARE grant opportunities and in providing trainings for agricultural service providers in their state. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Outreach efforts are meant to induce planning and submission of project proposals that will train service providers in sustainable agriculture so that they can conduct programs that will enhance the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices. These outreach efforts include online and print instructional materials, visible outreach at conferences, and training workshops. Annual and final reports for individual projects were submitted to the national reporting database at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx. Projects were also highlighted in Northeast SARE's newsletter, Innovations, and through the Northeast SARE website at www.nesare.org. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
In March 2010 the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program announced Professional Development grants. These grants are described at: http://nesare.org/resources. In July 2010, state program proposals from 16 land grant institutions were reviewed and 16 were awarded. Annual and final reports were collected on projects. Reports are available in a searchable database found at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx and at www.nesare.org. Professional Development grants provide funding to train agricultural service providers including outreach specialists with cooperative extension, NRCS, state departments of agriculture, and non-profit organizations. These service providers are trained in the latest innovations in agricultural production, marketing, environmental protection, and sustainable rural community development for the ultimate benefit of their farmer clients. Individual project outcomes can be found in annual and final reports submitted to the national reporting database at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx. State program funding assists state program coordinators in getting the message out about SARE grant opportunities and in providing trainings for agricultural service providers in their state.
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Progress 05/15/13 to 05/14/14
Outputs
Target Audience: Target audiences include extension specialists and other agricultural service providers with non-profit organizations, state departments of agriculture, and other agencies such as NRCS. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Professional Development grants provide funding to train agricultural service providers including outreach specialists with cooperative extension, NRCS, state departments of agriculture, and non-profit organizations. These service providers are trained in the latest innovations in agricultural production, marketing, environmental protection, and sustainable rural community development for the ultimate benefit of their farmer clients. Individual project outcomes can be found in annual and final reports submitted to the national reporting database at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx. State program funding assists state program coordinators in getting the message out about SARE grant opportunities and in providing trainings for agricultural service providers in their state. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Outreach efforts are meant to induce planning and submission of project proposals that will train service providers in sustainable agriculture so that they can conduct programs that will enhance the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices. These outreach efforts include online and print instructional materials, visible outreach at conferences, and training workshops. Annual and final reports for individual projects were submitted to the national reporting database at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx. Projects were also highlighted in Northeast SARE's newsletter, Innovations, and through the Northeast SARE website at www.nesare.org. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? This project provides coordination of the Chapter 3 portion of USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program for the 12 Northeast states and the District of Columbia. The program coordinates sending out of the requests for proposals as well as the review and recommendation process for the Professional Development Program (PDP). The purpose of the PDP program is to enhance the knowledge and capabilities in sustainable agriculture among extension educators and other agricultural service providers working directly with farmers. The program also helps with the development of sustainable agriculture outreach and education capacity among 1862 and 1891 Land Grant institutions in the Northeast region. Annual and final reports will be submitted to the national reporting database at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx. Projects will also be highlighted in Northeast SARE's newsletter, Innovations, and through the Northeast SARE website at www.nesare.org.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
In March 2010 the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program announced Professional Development grants. These grants are described at: http://nesare.org/resources. In July 2010, state program proposals from 16 land grant institutions were reviewed and 16 were awarded. Annual and final reports were collected on projects. Reports are available in a searchable database found at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx and at www.nesare.org. Professional Development grants provide funding to train agricultural service providers including outreach specialists with cooperative extension, NRCS, state departments of agriculture, and non-profit organizations. These service providers are trained in the latest innovations in agricultural production, marketing, environmental protection, and sustainable rural community development for the ultimate benefit of their farmer clients. Individual project outcomes can be found in annual and final reports submitted to the national reporting database at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx. State program funding assists state program coordinators in getting the message out about SARE grant opportunities and in providing trainings for agricultural service providers in their state.
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Progress 05/15/12 to 05/14/13
Outputs
Target Audience: Target audiences include extension specialists and other agricultural service providers with non-profit organizations, state departments of agriculture, and other agencies such as NRCS. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? In March 2010 the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program announced Professional Development grants. These grants are described at: http://nesare.org/resources. In July 2010, state program proposals from 16 land grant institutions were reviewed and 16 were awarded. Annual and final reports were collected on projects. Reports are available in a searchable database found at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx and at www.nesare.org. Professional Development grants provide funding to train agricultural service providers including outreach specialists with cooperative extension, NRCS, state departments of agriculture, and non-profit organizations. These service providers are trained in the latest innovations in agricultural production, marketing, environmental protection, and sustainable rural community development for the ultimate benefit of their farmer clients. Individual project outcomes can be found in annual and final reports submitted to the national reporting database at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx. State program funding assists state program coordinators in getting the message out about SARE grant opportunities and in providing trainings for agricultural service providers in their state. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Outreach efforts are meant to induce planning and submission of project proposals that will train service providers in sustainable agriculture so that they can conduct programs that will enhance the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices. These outreach efforts include online and print instructional materials, visible outreach at conferences, and training workshops. Annual and final reports for individual projects were submitted to the national reporting database at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx. Projects were also highlighted in Northeast SARE's newsletter, Innovations, and through the Northeast SARE website at www.nesare.org. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? This project provides coordination of the Chapter 3 portion of USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program for the 12 Northeast states and the District of Columbia. The program coordinates sending out of the requests for proposals as well as the review and recommendation process for the Professional Development Program (PDP). The purpose of the PDP program is to enhance the knowledge and capabilities in sustainable agriculture among extension educators and other agricultural service providers working directly with farmers. The program also helps with the development of sustainable agriculture outreach and education capacity among 1862 and 1891 Land Grant institutions in the Northeast region. Annual and final reports will be submitted to the national reporting database at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx. Projects will also be highlighted in Northeast SARE's newsletter, Innovations, and through the Northeast SARE website at www.nesare.org.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Coordination of the Chapter 3 portion of the USDA Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NESARE) Program for the 12 states and Washington DC in the Northeast Region.
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Progress 05/15/11 to 05/14/12
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Professional Development Program funds Professional Development grants and state program proposals from 16 land grant institutions. These programs are described at: http://www.nesare.org/. During this year, annual and final reports were collected on projects. Reports are available in a searchable database found at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx PARTICIPANTS: "Vernon Grubinger, Ph.D. served as principal investigator overseeing all aspects of the project, recruiting and organizing the regional technical committee and administrative council and its subcommittees, and collaborating with national coordinator and other regional coordinators in the operations committee. David L. Holm, Ph.D. served as program manager overseeing daily details in the regional office, administering grants and outreach efforts, supervising staff. Helen Husher served as communications specialist producing the regional newsletter publication, instructional materials for grant applicants and recipients, releasing the calls for proposals, and monitoring reporting from grant recipients. Lee Hendrickson served as financial manager reimbursing grant recipients and monitoring administrative expenditures under the coop agreement. Candice Huber served as program associate managing web development, preparing and managing contracts, managing data, managing Graduate Student grant and Sustainable Community grant submissions and progress, handling logistics for meetings and conference calls, keeping records for all grants, sending out mailings, and general office support as needed. Jennilee Foster served as office manager handling logistics for meetings and conference calls, printing of contracts, keeping records for all grants, sending out mailings, processing administrative expenses and other administrative support as needed. Carol Delaney served as farmer grant specialist providing outreach to Farmer and Partnership grant recipients and assisting them in completion of projects and outreach to farm groups across the region about SARE grant opportunities. Other collaborators and support within the University of Vermont include the offices of sponsored programs and accounts, and University of Vermont Extension for computer support, office space and facility needs. Other collaborators include a subcontract to the University of Connecticut to assist in oversight of the state land grant programs. Thomas Morris, Ph.D. served 0.5 FTE as the regional coordinator for the state programs. Morris supervised the review of state proposals and completion of state program plans of work. Janet McAllister worked as 1.0 FTE program assistant to Morris. TARGET AUDIENCES: "Target audiences include extension specialists and other agricultural service providers with non-profit organizations, state departments of agriculture, and other agencies such as NRCS. Outreach efforts are meant to induce planning and submission of project proposals that will train service providers in sustainable agriculture so that they can conduct programs that will enhance the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices. These outreach efforts include online and print instructional materials, visible outreach at conferences, and training workshops." PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
Professional Development grants provide funding to train agricultural service providers including outreach specialists with cooperative extension, NRCS, state departments of agriculture, and non-profit organizations. These service providers are trained in the latest innovations in agricultural production, marketing, environmental protection, and sustainable rural community development for the ultimate benefit of their farmer clients. Individual project outcomes can be found in annual and final reports submitted to the national reporting database at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx. State program funding assists state program coordinators in getting the message out about SARE grant opportunities and in providing trainings for agricultural service providers in their state.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 05/15/10 to 05/14/11
Outputs
OUTPUTS: In March 2010 the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program announced Professional Development grants. These grants are described at: http://nesare.org/resources/publications. In August 2010, state program proposals from 16 land grant institutions were reviewed and 16 were awarded. PARTICIPANTS: Vernon Grubinger, Ph.D. served as principal investigator overseeing all aspects of the project, recruiting and organizing the regional technical committee and administrative council and its subcommittees, and collaborating with national coordinator and other regional coordinators in the operations committee. David L. Holm, Ph.D. served as program manager overseeing daily details in the regional office, administering grants and outreach efforts, supervising staff. Helen Husher served 0.8 FTE as communications specialist producing the regional newsletter publication, instructional materials for grant applicants and recipients, releasing the calls for proposals, and monitoring reporting from grant recipients. Lee Hendrickson served as financial manager reimbursing grant recipients and monitoring administrative expenditures under the coop agreement. Candice Huber served as program associate managing web development, preparing and managing contracts, managing data, managing graduate student grant submissions and progress, handling logistics for meetings and conference calls, keeping records for all grants, sending out mailings, and general office support as needed. . Carol Delaney served as farmer grant specialist providing outreach to Farmer, Partnership and Sustainable Community grant recipients and assisting them in completion of projects and outreach to farm groups across the region about SARE grant opportunities. Other collaborators and support within the University of Vermont include the offices of sponsored programs and accounts, and University of Vermont Extension for computer support, office space and facility needs. Other collaborators include a subcontract to the University of Connecticut to assist in oversight of the state land grant programs. Thomas Morris, Ph.D. served 0.5 FTE as the regional coordinator for the state programs. Morris supervised the review of state proposals and completion of state program plans of work. Janet McAllister worked as 1.0 FTE program assistant to Morris. TARGET AUDIENCES: Target audiences include extension specialists and other agricultural service providers with non-profit organizations, state departments of agriculture, and other agencies such as NRCS. Outreach efforts are meant to induce planning and submission of project proposals that will train service providers in sustainable agriculture so that they can conduct programs that will enhance the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices. These outreach efforts include online and print instructional materials, visible outreach at conferences, and training workshops. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
Professional Development grants provide funding to train agricultural service providers including outreach specialists with cooperative extension, NRCS, state departments of agriculture, and non-profit organizations. These service providers are trained in the latest innovations in agricultural production, marketing, environmental protection, and sustainable rural community development for the ultimate benefit of their farmer clients. Individual project outcomes can be found in annual and final reports submitted to the national reporting database at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx. State program funding assists state program coordinators in getting the message out about SARE grant opportunities and in providing trainings for agricultural service providers in their state.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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