USDA-SARE Western Region
Calls for proposals will be out in early July for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program.
• The competitive research grants portion of SARE includes a joint USDA/US-EPA effort called Agriculture in Concert with the Environment, ACE. SARE and ACE research grant proposals are due October 29, 1997 (by 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time). SARE continues to target funding to whole-farm/ranch systems projects that increase understanding and adoption of sustainable agriculture practices. ACE grant funds are aimed at research on agricultural practices that minimize environmental effects and hazards.
• SARE’s professional development grant proposals are due November 19, 1997 (by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time). This effort supports grants to develop materials and approaches which help personnel from Cooperative Extension Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service and other professionals expand their understanding of sustainable agriculture. Projects may be designed for agents working in production agriculture, 4H/youth development or other areas.
• Farmers and ranchers residing in the Western U.S. can compete for grants of up to $5,000 each to identify, evaluate and test sustainable agriculture practices and challenges through Western SARE’s farmer/rancher research grant program. (Producer groups, two or more farm/ranch operations working cooperatively, can apply for up to $10,000 per group.) A call for proposals is set for release the first week of November 1997. The deadline for proposals will be January 15, 1998.
To get on the mailing list for calls for proposals, contact the Western SARE office at Utah State University at (801) 797-2257; fnhinck@cc. usu.edu. Calls for proposals can also be downloaded from the program’s web site at: http://ext.usu.edu:80/wsare/
For general information, contact Kristen Kelleher, communications specialist at (916) 752-5987; kkelleher@ucdavis.edu The Western Region includes Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Micronesia, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, N. Mariana Islands, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Organic Research Grants
The Organic Farming Research Foundation is offering funds for organic farming research, dissemination of research results to organic farmers and growers interested in making the transition to organic production, and consumer education on organic farming issues. Projects should involve farmers in design and execution, and take place on working farms when possible. Proposals of $3,000-$5,000 are encouraged. Matching funds and/or in-kind contributions are recommended. Proposals are considered twice a year; the next round of proposals must be received by July 15, 1997. To receive copies of grant application procedures and the OFRF Research and Education Priorities describing target areas, write Grants Program, Organic Farming Research Foundation, PO Box 440, Santa Cruz, CA 95061; Tel: (408) 426-6606.
IPM Funding
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) will be sending out Requests for Proposals for pest management grants in July, which will be due at the end of November. For more information, contact Bob Elliott at DPR, Tel: (916) 324-4156; email: belliott@cdpr.ca.gov
Funding Resources/Web sites
Funding-seekers may want to investigate the fifth edition of Environmental Grantmaking Funding 1997 Directory, published by Resources for Global Sustainability, PO Box 22770, Rochester, NY 14692-2770; Tel: (800) 724-1857; Fax: (716) 473-0968; email: rgs@eznet.net; Web site: http://home.eznet.net/~rgs The 952-page directory includes information on 750 grantmaking foundations. Cost is $89 plus $6 shipping and handling; a CD-Rom version is $104.
Another Web site for funding sources is The Foundation Center at http://fdncenter.org/ (or the “no frills” site for those with lower bandwidth Web access: http://fdncenter.org/2index.html). This site includes tips on the fundraising process, links to Web sites of more than 190 grantmakers, the Philanthropy News Digest, and other information.
Grants Web, with links to many useful sites: http://web.fie.com/cws/sra/resouce/htm
Philanthropy Journal Online, http://www.philanthropy-journal.org
| SAREP Offers More Grant Money This Year Due to a one-time allocation from the California State Legislature, UC SAREP has considerably more funds ($375,000) to award for grants than in the last several years. For the tenth year, SAREP is offering funding for research and education grants that lead to production or policy alternatives for the agricultural community which support environmentally and economically sound production and food systems. Grants will be made for crop or livestock production options; environment and natural resources; marketing, consumer education and community food systems; and labor, land use and other community development and public policy issues. Small grants are being offered for graduate student support ($2,000 per individual) and educational meetings ($1,000 per meeting). The deadline for applications is August 1, 1997 at 5:00 p.m. No late proposals will be accepted, nor will proposals sent via fax. The Request for Proposals (RFP) is available by mail or via the World Wide Web (http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/). The RFP has been sent to everyone on SAREP’s mailing list. If you do not receive an RFP, contact SAREP at (916) 752-7556 or email the office at sarep@ucdavis.edu. If you have any questions, please contact SAREP grants manager Bev Ransom by telephone at (916) 754-8546 or by email:baransom@ucdavis.edu.
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