for Profit, Stewardship, Family and Community
"The goal of sustainable agriculture is to increase economic profitability,
enhance environmental stewardship and improve the quality of life on farms
and in rural areas."
Agriculture Secretary, Dan Glickman, 1992
Website: http://sustainable.tamu.edu
| In this issue: Summer 2000, No. 4 Quarterly Newsletter CALL for 2001 PreProposals Deadline: August 31, 2000 |
The Southern Region SARE Professional Development Program has released a CALL FOR PREPROPOSALS for sustainable agriculture training projects directed towards CES agents, NRCS, FSA, and other USDA professionals, consultants, farmer trainers, and other agricultural professionals.
TWO FUNDING LEVELS
This year, the program offers two funding levels: 1) UP TO $120,000 for one-region wide project that involves participation of all 15 southern region states/territories; and 2) up to $50,000 for training projects that meet the general guidelines published in the call for preproposals. There will be approximately $325,000 available to fund projects for FY2001.
The Deadline for Submission of preproposals is 5:00 pm EDT, August
31, 2000.
WHO MAY APPLY?
SARE is an inclusive program, and encourages proposals from landgrant
and non-landgrant universities, colleges, agriculture-related agencies,
community-based organizations, and non-governmental organizations.
PASS/FAIL CRITERIA
To be considered for funding, a project must meet the following two criteria:
- Project outcomes focus on developing sustainable agriculture
systems or moving existing systems towards sustainability as
defined in the 1990 Farm Bill.
- A project's central purpose must be to provide or enable training to Cooperative Extension Service agents: USDA field personnel from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Farm Services Agency, and other agencies and other educators, including farmers who will themselves serve as trainers. Research Projects and farmer-outreach or education projects do not qualify for this funding.
For general guidelines, directions for submission, region-wide project guidelines, project scoring criteria and pre-proposal format and outline may be found on the following websites: http://www.griffin.peachnet.edu/sare/2001pdpcall/21pdp.htm
http://www.griffin.peachnet.edu/sare
Send Preproposals to:
Southern Region SARE Program
1109 Experiment Street
Room 203 Stuckey Building
Griffin, GA 30223-1797
Phone: (770) 412-4787
FAX or EMAIL TRANSMISSIONS OF PREPROPOSALS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE
Other dates:
November 13, 2000: Invitations to submit full proposals will be made
January 19, 2001: Full Proposals will be due
For questions and information you may contact:
Roger Crickenberger (919) 515-3252
Rosanne Minarovic (919) 515-3252
John O'Sullivan (336) 334-7956
Jim Lukens (501) 442-9824
By Charles Stichler
SARE Coordinator and
Extension Agronomist
P.O. Box 1849
Uvalde, Texas 78802
830/278-9151
E-mail: C-Stichler@tamu.edu
Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex religion,
disability or national origin.
The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the county commissioners
Courts of Texas Cooperating.