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SARE Grant Opportunities
VA-SARE Professional Development Grants
SARE grants are administered on two different
levels. The following sections list information
regarding the national SARE program and the
grants it offers. Virginia Tech and
Virginia State University, the Virginia land
grant institutions, also receive a pool of funds
available to agency professionals for
professional development. These grants are
open to any agency employee seeking funding for
professional development activities in
sustainable agriculture. To apply for a
VA-SARE Professional Development Grant, please
complete a proposal using the
suggested
template. Completed grant proposals
should be forwarded to Maria Ignosh, Program
Assistant VA-SARE, at
mignosh@vt.edu. After an initial
review, proposals will be sent to the VA-SARE
committee for final approval. In most
cases, you will be notified of the outcome
within one month.
Follow this link to a description of the
different grants available through the SARE
Program. The SARE program currently offers
7 different grant opportunities in the areas of
Research & Education, Research & Education
Planning, Graduate Student, Professional
Development, Producer, On-farm, and Sustainable
Community Innovation.
Follow this link to find information on grant
proposal deadlines, funding levels, who can
apply, directions for grant submission, general
guidelines, project scoring criteria, and other
useful information
Follow this link to a step-by-step guide to the SARE grant process
Follow this link to a step-by-step guide to
writing a winning proposal
Information at this link provides the dates of calls
for proposals and deadline information
Follow this link to a list of national and
regional contacts for the SARE program.
For VA-SARE contact information, choose the
State Contacts
tab on the menu at the top of the page
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