Southern SARE Professional Development Program - 2026 Professional Development Program Grant Call for Pre-Proposals

Montana State University

Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) invites researchers from Western Region institutions to apply for Research and Education grants up to $350,000 to support projects that incorporate research and education and bring together a team of researchers, students, ag professionals, and producers. Projects must integrate rigorous research and education aiming to advance the environmental, economic, and social components of sustainable agriculture and use innovative educational outreach to disseminate new knowledge to students, producers, and other agricultural stakeholders.

Montana State University

Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is accepting proposals from agricultural technical advisors for Professional + Producer grants up to $850,000. This grant program supports projects that involve an agricultural technical advisor and at least three producers implementing projects to address identified needs in sustainable agriculture. Projects must integrate research and education aiming to advance the environmental, economic, and social components of sustainable agriculture and use innovative educational outreach to disseminate new knowledge to producers and other agricultural stakeholders.

North Central Region - SARE

Partnership Grant Program, intended to foster cooperation between agriculture professionals and small groups of farmers and ranchers to catalyze on-farm research, demonstration, and education activities related to sustainable agriculture. Any agriculture/natural resource professional in the 12-state North Central region may apply.