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Southern SARE adds two new grants to the online submission system. July 1, 2009

SARE is a competitive grants program funded by USDA and EPA to promote research and education about sustainable agriculture. Calls for proposals are issued each year to start the competitive process.

Southern Region SARE is administered by a host consortium consisting of the University of Georgia and Fort Valley State University with staff located at the University of Georgia-Griffin Campus, Fort Valley State University, and the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture in Oklahoma. The Southern Region includes: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

CIIDS now hosts the following Grant Submission and Review Systems:

  1. R & E Pre-Proposal & Full Proposal (invitation only)
  2. R & E Preliminary Research Grant
  3. R & E Planning Grant
  4. Producer Grant
  5. Graduate Student Grant
  6. Sustainable Community Innovation Grant
  7. Professional Development Grant
  8. On Farm Research Grant