Funding-SARE Professional Development Grants; June 1, 2011

Training the trainer on sustainable ag practices.

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Help Limited-Resource Farmers

As an addition to the various types of training projects that are funded each year, we have identified a new priority area for 2012. Applicants are invited to submit pre-proposals for projects that specifically address training trainers to help limited-resource farmers and ranchers understand and access funding sources available to them.

“This is not simply to educate on what programs are available, but to prepare trainers who can then teach how to fill out the necessary documents, determine eligibility and teach what each program provides for in terms of fundable activities,” said David Redhage, Southern SARE Professional Development Grants program manager.

See the “Priority Area for 2012” information listed in the Calls for Proposal.

Southern SARE Releases Professional Development Grants Calls for Proposals

GRIFFIN, Ga. -- The Southern region of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has released its Calls for Proposals for the 2012 Professional Development Grants program.

The organization is accepting pre-proposals for projects of one to two years duration that provide training on sustainable agriculture for agricultural professionals and educators who serve farmers/ranchers and other interested people in the Southern region. This region includes: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Get Calls for Proposal guidelines. The deadline for submitting pre-proposals is June 1. If selected, applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal in August. Grants winners are announced in February.

The objective of the SARE program is to enable farmers and ranchers to move profitably toward production systems compatible with the goal of sustainable agriculture, including promoting good land stewardship, protecting the health and safety of people and animals, enhancing quality of life, and strengthening rural communities.

For more information on Southern SARE, log on to http://www.southernsare.org.

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