Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24
Outputs
Target Audience:The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program offers grants and education to farmers, educators, service providers, researchers and others to address key issues affecting the sustainability of agriculture throughout our region. The program serves Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. 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 117 competitive grant projects, totaling $6.91 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 2022, 13 Research and Education grants were awarded out of 52 preproposals and 25 full proposals; 11 Research for Novel Approaches in Sustainable Agriculture grants (research only projects) were awarded out of 65 preproposals and 26 full proposals; 5 Professional Development grants were awarded out of 16 preproposals and 8 full proposals; and 33 Farmer grants were awarded out of 63 proposals reviewed. In July 2022, 31 Graduate Student Research grants were awarded out of 65 proposals reviewed, and 24 Partnership grants were awarded out of 35 proposals reviewed. Also in July 2022, 6 noncompetitive state program proposals were reviewed and awarded, totaling $629,424. The lists of awarded projects can be found at www.northeastsare.org. 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 Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program offers grants and education to farmers, educators, service providers, researchers and others to address key issues affecting the sustainability of agriculture throughout our region. The program serves Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. 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 117 competitive grant projects, totaling $6.91 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 2022, 13 Research and Education grants were awarded out of 52 preproposals and 25 full proposals; 11 Research for Novel Approaches in Sustainable Agriculture grants (research only projects) were awarded out of 65 preproposals and 26 full proposals; 5 Professional Development grants were awarded out of 16 preproposals and 8 full proposals; and 33 Farmer grants were awarded out of 63 proposals reviewed. In July 2022, 31 Graduate Student Research grants were awarded out of 65 proposals reviewed, and 24 Partnership grants were awarded out of 35 proposals reviewed. Also in July 2022, 6 noncompetitive state program proposals were reviewed and awarded, totaling $629,424. The lists of awarded projects can be found at www.northeastsare.org. 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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