Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24
Outputs
Target Audience:Target audiences reached during this project include farmers, college and university researchers, graduate students, extension educators, and agricultural service providers from for-profit and non-profit organizations. Policymakers and the general public were also reached. Outreach efforts--providing online and print instructional materials, outreach at farmer and professional events, and training workshops and webinars--encourage planning and submission of project proposals to the Research and Education grant program, Partnership grant program, Graduate Student grant program, and Farmer grant program in an effort to uncover new knowledge in sustainable agriculture and to adopt sustainable agriculture practices and strategies. Outreach efforts for Professional Development Program grants encourage submission of project proposals that will train agricultural service providers in sustainable agriculture so that they may improve farmer programs that enhance the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices. These outreach efforts include online and print instructional materials, outreach at farmer and professional events, and training workshops and webinars. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Training and professional development efforts were conducted by grant program recipients to provide research-based sustainable agriculture information to agricultural service providers (Cooperative Extension, non profit staff and other providers) and farmers. These efforts were provided through one-on-one consultations, factsheets and other written materials, on-farm demonstrations, online trainings, newsletters, tours, webinars and other presentations, workshops, and field days. Information was collected by project grantees on participant changes in knowledge, attitudes, skills and/or awareness. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Outreach efforts to disseminate project results were conducted by both grant recipients and Northeast SARE staff. These efforts included written materials development and distribution; workshops, demonstrations, webinars, and field days; and media releases and stories placed in print and online media outlets. Outreach efforts conducted by grant recipients have been included in project reports available through SARE's Grant Management System at https://projects.sare.org/. Northeast SARE staff outreach efforts included the development and distribution of a bi-monthly newsletter, use of social media channels, and placement of information--including an annual report that shares aggregated project outputs and outcomes--on the Northeast SARE website at www.northeastsare.org. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Northeast SARE will continue to provide coordination of the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program for 12 Northeastern U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The regional office of Northeast SARE will continue to coordinate the development and release of requests for grant proposals as well as the review and recommendation process for the Research and Education (including its research only component), Professional Development Program, Farmer, Graduate Student, Partnership, and State grant programs. It will continue to manage a Technical Committee to review proposals as well as to convene and coordinate meetings of the Northeast SARE Administrative Council, the leadership committee of farmers and other stakeholders that approves proposals for funding and sets the region's policies and procedures. The regional office will also continue to closely work with grant recipients to submit progress and final reports to the national reporting database at https://projects.sare.org/. Project results will be highlighted in Northeast SARE's newsletter, social media channels, and posted on the Northeast SARE website at www.northeastsare.org.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Under this cooperative agreement, the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program awarded 111 competitive grant projects, totaling $5.95 million, to conduct applied research and education activities to help agriculture in the Northeast U.S. become more profitable, protect natural resources and the environment, and improve the quality of life for farmers and rural communities. Northeast SARE announced the following awards. In February 2021, 10 Research and Education grants were awarded out of 73 preproposals and 33 full proposals; 10 Research for Novel Approaches in Sustainable Agriculture grants (research only projects) were awarded out of 92 preproposals and 25 full proposals; 7 Professional Development grants were awarded out of 25 preproposals and 16 full proposals; and 29 Farmer grants were awarded out of 58 proposals reviewed. In July 2021, 28 Graduate Student Research grants were awarded out of 74 proposals reviewed, and 27 Partnership grants were awarded out of 49 proposals reviewed. Also in July 2021, 6 noncompetitive state program proposals were reviewed and awarded, totaling $722,313. In addition, during this reporting period, a competitive process was used to award a contract to a consultant that will work with Northeast SARE over 3 years to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in our program. Research and Education grants provide funding for researchers, Extension educators and other agricultural service providers to investigate, demonstrate and put into action the latest innovations in agricultural production, marketing, environmental protection, and sustainable rural community development. Farmer grants provide funding for farmers to investigate new production and marketing strategies on their farms and share this information with other farmers and agricultural service providers. Graduate Student grants fund research conducted by graduate students on sustainable agriculture topics of interest to farmers and the agricultural community. Partnership grants provide funding to Extension educators, non-profit staff and other agricultural service providers to work in partnership with farmers in conducting on-farm research and demonstrations. Individual project outcomes can be found in progress and final reports submitted to the national reporting database at projects.sare.org/. Professional Development grants fund train-the-trainer projects conducted by and for agricultural service providers at Cooperative Extension, state departments of agriculture, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit entities. Individuals are trained in the latest innovations in agricultural production, marketing, environmental protection, and sustainable rural community development so that they may better serve their farmer clients. Individual project outcomes can be found in progress and final reports submitted to the national reporting database at projects.sare.org/. 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 09/01/22 to 08/31/23
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences reached by Northeast SARE staff during this reporting period included Northeast U.S. farmers, college and university researchers, graduate students, Cooperative Extension educators, and agricultural service providers from for profit and non-profit organizations. Policymakers and the general public were also reached. Efforts to reach these individuals included providing online and print instructional materials about Northeast SARE's grant programs, information dissemination through professional listservs, and offering educational workshops and webinars. These efforts encouraged planning and submission of project proposals to all six competitive grant programs offered by Northeast SARE, with the goal of awarding projects that uncover new knowledge in sustainable agriculture and to adopt sustainable agriculture practices and strategies. Professional development training has also been offered to the program's state coordinators, staff and Administrative Council to deepen understanding about current and new program audiences and sustainable agriculture resources so that individuals working with grant recipients, agricultural service provider colleagues and farmer clients may improve programming to enhance the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Training and professional development efforts were conducted by grant program recipients to provide research-based sustainable agriculture information to agricultural service providers (Cooperative Extension, non profit staff and other providers) and farmers. These efforts were provided through one-on-one consultations, factsheets and other written materials, on-farm demonstrations, online trainings, newsletters, tours, webinars and other presentations, workshops, and field days. Information was collected by project grantees on participant changes in knowledge, attitudes, skills and/or awareness. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Outreach efforts to disseminate project results were conducted by both grant recipients and Northeast SARE staff. These efforts included written materials development and distribution; workshops, demonstrations, webinars, and field days; and media releases and stories placed in print and online media outlets. Outreach efforts conducted by grant recipients have been included in project reports available through SARE's Grant Management System at https://projects.sare.org/. Northeast SARE staff outreach efforts included the development and distribution of a bi-monthly newsletter, use of social media channels, and placement of information--including an annual report that shares aggregated project outputs and outcomes--on the Northeast SARE website at www.northeastsare.org. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Northeast SARE will continue to provide coordination of the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program for 12 Northeastern U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The regional office of Northeast SARE will continue to coordinate the development and release of requests for grant proposals as well as the review and recommendation process for the Research and Education (including its research only component), Professional Development Program, Farmer, Graduate Student, Partnership, and State grant programs. It will continue to manage a Technical Committee to review proposals as well as to convene and coordinate meetings of the Northeast SARE Administrative Council, the leadership committee of farmers and other stakeholders that approves proposals for funding and sets the region's policies and procedures. The regional office will also continue to closely work with grant recipients to submit progress and final reports to the national reporting database at https://projects.sare.org/. Project results will be highlighted in Northeast SARE's newsletter, social media channels, and posted on the Northeast SARE website at www.northeastsare.org.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Under this cooperative agreement, the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program awarded 111 competitive grant projects, totaling $5.95 million, to conduct applied research and education activities to help agriculture in the Northeast U.S. become more profitable, protect natural resources and the environment, and improve the quality of life for farmers and rural communities. Northeast SARE announced the following awards. In February 2021, 10 Research and Education grants were awarded out of 73 preproposals and 33 full proposals; 10 Research for Novel Approaches in Sustainable Agriculture grants (research only projects) were awarded out of 92 preproposals and 25 full proposals; 7 Professional Development grants were awarded out of 25 preproposals and 16 full proposals; and 29 Farmer grants were awarded out of 58 proposals reviewed. In July 2021, 28 Graduate Student Research grants were awarded out of 74 proposals reviewed, and 27 Partnership grants were awarded out of 49 proposals reviewed. Also in July 2021, 6 noncompetitive state program proposals were reviewed and awarded, totaling $722,313. In addition, during this reporting period, a competitive process was used to award a contract to a consultant that will work with Northeast SARE over 3 years to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in our program. Research and Education grants provide funding for researchers, Extension educators and other agricultural service providers to investigate, demonstrate and put into action the latest innovations in agricultural production, marketing, environmental protection, and sustainable rural community development. Farmer grants provide funding for farmers to investigate new production and marketing strategies on their farms and share this information with other farmers and agricultural service providers. Graduate Student grants fund research conducted by graduate students on sustainable agriculture topics of interest to farmers and the agricultural community. Partnership grants provide funding to Extension educators, non-profit staff and other agricultural service providers to work in partnership with farmers in conducting on-farm research and demonstrations. Individual project outcomes can be found in progress and final reports submitted to the national reporting database at projects.sare.org/. Professional Development grants fund train-the-trainer projects conducted by and for agricultural service providers at Cooperative Extension, state departments of agriculture, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit entities. Individuals are trained in the latest innovations in agricultural production, marketing, environmental protection, and sustainable rural community development so that they may better serve their farmer clients. Individual project outcomes can be found in progress and final reports submitted to the national reporting database at projects.sare.org/. 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 09/01/21 to 08/31/22
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences reached by Northeast SARE staff during this reporting period included Northeast U.S. farmers, collegeand university researchers, graduate students, Cooperative Extension educators, and agricultural service providers from for profitand non-profit organizations. Policymakers and the general public were also reached. Efforts to reach these individuals included providing online and print instructional materials about Northeast SARE's grant programs, information dissemination through professional listservs, and offering educational workshops and webinars. These efforts encouraged planning and submission of project proposals to all six competitive grant programs offered by Northeast SARE, with the goal of awarding projects that uncover new knowledge in sustainable agriculture and to adopt sustainable agriculture practices and strategies. Professional development training has also been offered to the program's state coordinators, staff and Administrative Council to deepen understanding about current and new program audiences and sustainable agriculture resources so that individuals working with grant recipients, agricultural service provider colleagues and farmer clients may improve programming to enhance the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Training and professional development efforts were conducted by grant program recipients to provide research-based sustainable agriculture information to agricultural service providers (Cooperative Extension, non profit staff and otherproviders) and farmers. These efforts were provided through one-on-one consultations, factsheets and other written materials,on-farm demonstrations, online trainings, newsletters, tours, webinars and other presentations, workshops, and field days.Information was collected by project grantees on participant changes in knowledge, attitudes, skills and/or awareness. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Outreach efforts to disseminate project results were conducted by both grant recipients and Northeast SARE staff. Theseefforts included written materials development and distribution; workshops, demonstrations, webinars, and field days; andmedia releases and stories placed in print and online media outlets. Outreach efforts conducted by grant recipients have been included in project reports available through SARE's Grant Management System at https://projects.sare.org/. Northeast SARE staff outreach efforts included the development and distribution of a bi-monthly newsletter, use of social media channels, and placement of information--including an annual report that shares aggregated project outputs and outcomes--on the Northeast SARE website at www.northeastsare.org. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Northeast SARE will continue to provide coordination of the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program for 12 Northeastern U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The regional office of Northeast SARE will continue to coordinate the development and release of requests for grant proposals as well as the review and recommendation process for the Research and Education (including its research only component), Professional Development Program, Farmer, Graduate Student, Partnership, and State grant programs. It will continue to manage a Technical Committee to review proposals as well as to convene and coordinate meetings of the Northeast SARE Administrative Council, the leadership committee of farmers and other stakeholders that approves proposals for funding and sets the region's policies and procedures. The regional office will also continue to closely work with grant recipients to submit progress and final reports to the national reporting database at https://projects.sare.org/. Project results will be highlighted in Northeast SARE's newsletter, social media channels, and posted on the Northeast SARE website at www.northeastsare.org.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Under this cooperative agreement, the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program awarded 111 competitive grant projects, totaling $5.95 million, to conduct applied research and education activities to help agriculture in the Northeast U.S. become more profitable, protect natural resources and the environment, and improve the quality of life for farmers and rural communities. Northeast SARE announced the following awards. In February 2021, 10 Research and Education grants were awarded out of 73 preproposals and 33 full proposals; 10 Research for Novel Approaches in Sustainable Agriculture grants (research only projects) were awarded out of 92 preproposals and 25 full proposals; 7 Professional Development grants were awarded out of 25 preproposals and 16 full proposals; and 29 Farmer grants were awarded out of 58 proposals reviewed. In July 2021, 28 Graduate Student Research grants were awarded out of 74 proposals reviewed, and 27 Partnership grants were awarded out of 49 proposals reviewed. Also in July 2021, 6 noncompetitive state program proposals were reviewed and awarded, totaling $722,313. In addition, during this reporting period, a competitive process was used to award a contract to a consultant that will work with Northeast SARE over 3 years to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in our program. Research and Education grants provide funding for researchers, Extension educators and other agricultural service providers to investigate, demonstrate and put into action the latest innovations in agricultural production, marketing, environmental protection, and sustainable rural community development. Farmer grants provide funding for farmers to investigate new production and marketing strategies on their farms and share this information with other farmers and agricultural service providers. Graduate Student grants fund research conducted by graduate students on sustainable agriculture topics of interest to farmers and the agricultural community. Partnership grants provide funding to Extension educators, non-profit staff and other agricultural service providers to work in partnership with farmers in conducting on-farm research and demonstrations. Individual project outcomes can be found in progress and final reports submitted to the national reporting database at projects.sare.org/. Professional Development grants fund train-the-trainer projects conducted by and for agricultural service providers at Cooperative Extension, state departments of agriculture, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit entities. Individuals are trained in the latest innovations in agricultural production, marketing, environmental protection, and sustainable rural community development so that they may better serve their farmer clients. Individual project outcomes can be found in progress and final reports submitted to the national reporting database at projects.sare.org/. 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 09/01/20 to 08/31/21
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences reached by Northeast SARE staff during this reporting period included Northeast U.S. farmers, college and university researchers, graduate students, Cooperative Extension educators, and agricultural service providers from for-profit and non-profit organizations. Policymakers and the general public were also reached. Efforts to reach these individuals included providing online and print instructional materials about Northeast SARE's grant programs, information dissemination through professional listservs, and offering educational workshops and webinars. These efforts encouraged planning and submission of project proposals to all six competitive grant programs offered by Northeast SARE, with the goal of awarding projects that uncover new knowledge in sustainable agriculture and to adopt sustainable agriculture practices and strategies. Professional development training has also been offered to the program's state coordinators, staff and Administrative Council to deepen understanding about current and new program audiences and sustainable agriculture resources so that individuals working with grant recipients, agricultural service provider colleagues and farmer clients may improve programming to enhance the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Training and professional development efforts were conducted by grant program recipients to provide research-based sustainable agriculture information to agricultural service providers (Cooperative Extension, non profit staff and other providers) and farmers. These efforts were provided through one-on-one consultations, factsheets and other written materials, on-farm demonstrations, online trainings, newsletters, tours, webinars and other presentations, workshops, and field days. Information was collected by project grantees on participant changes in knowledge, attitudes, skills and/or awareness. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Outreach efforts to disseminate project results were conducted by both grant recipients and Northeast SARE staff. These efforts included written materials development and distribution; workshops, demonstrations, webinars, and field days; and media releases and stories placed in print and online media outlets. Outreach efforts conducted by grant recipients have been included in project reports available through SARE's Grant Management System at https://projects.sare.org/. Northeast SARE staff outreach efforts included the development and distribution of a bi-monthly newsletter, use of social media channels, and placement of information--including an annual report that shares aggregated project outputs and outcomes--on the Northeast SARE website at www.northeastsare.org. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Northeast SARE will continue to provide coordination of the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program for 12 Northeastern U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The regional office of Northeast SARE will continue to coordinate the development and release of requests for grant proposals as well as the review and recommendation process for the Research and Education (including its research only component), Professional Development Program, Farmer, Graduate Student, Partnership, and State grant programs. It will continue to manage a Technical Committee to review proposals as well as to convene and coordinate meetings of the Northeast SARE Administrative Council, the leadership committee of farmers and other stakeholders that approves proposals for funding and sets the region's policies and procedures. The regional office will also continue to closely work with grant recipients to submit progress and final reports to the national reporting database at https://projects.sare.org/. Project results will be highlighted in Northeast SARE's newsletter, social media channels, and posted on the Northeast SARE website at www.northeastsare.org.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Under this cooperative agreement, the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program awarded 111 competitive grant projects, totaling $5.95 million, to conduct applied research and education activities to help agriculture in the Northeast U.S. become more profitable, protect natural resources and the environment, and improve the quality of life for farmers and rural communities. Northeast SARE announced the following awards. In February 2021, 10 Research and Education grants were awarded out of 73 preproposals and 33 full proposals; 10 Research for Novel Approaches in Sustainable Agriculture grants (research only projects) were awarded out of 92 preproposals and 25 full proposals; 7 Professional Development grants were awarded out of 25 preproposals and 16 full proposals; and 29 Farmer grants were awarded out of 58 proposals reviewed. In July 2021, 28 Graduate Student Research grants were awarded out of 74 proposals reviewed, and 27 Partnership grants were awarded out of 49 proposals reviewed. Also in July 2021, 6 noncompetitive state program proposals were reviewed and awarded, totaling $722,313. The lists of awarded projects can be found at www.northeastsare.org. In addition, during this reporting period, a competitive process was used to award a contract to a consultant that will work with Northeast SARE over 3 years to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in our program. Research and Education grants provide funding for researchers, Extension educators and other agricultural service providers to investigate, demonstrate and put into action the latest innovations in agricultural production, marketing, environmental protection, and sustainable rural community development. Farmer grants provide funding for farmers to investigate new production and marketing strategies on their farms and share this information with other farmers and agricultural service providers. Graduate Student grants fund research conducted by graduate students on sustainable agriculture topics of interest to farmers and the agricultural community. Partnership grants provide funding to Extension educators, non-profit staff and other agricultural service providers to work in partnership with farmers in conducting on-farm research and demonstrations. Individual project outcomes can be found in progress and final reports submitted to the national reporting database at projects.sare.org/. Professional Development grants fund train-the-trainer projects conducted by and for agricultural service providers at Cooperative Extension, state departments of agriculture, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit entities. Individuals are trained in the latest innovations in agricultural production, marketing, environmental protection, and sustainable rural community development so that they may better serve their farmer clients. Individual project outcomes can be found in progress and final reports submitted to the national reporting database at projects.sare.org/. 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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