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The PDP provides funds for professional development projects that provide sustainable agriculture training to agricultural professionals and educators in the Cooperative Extension Service (CES), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), other governmental agencies, and educators in the profit and non-profit sector serving the food and fiber system.
State Professional Development Programs SARE provides funds to land grant universities to assist extension educators, farmers and other stakeholders in developing education activities in sustainable concepts and systems. The funds help equip ag educators with tools they need to help farmers face change. Each state in the NCR has a sustainable agriculture coordinator who directs sustainable agriculture education activities and engaging agricultural stakeholders. Because each state coordinator works to meet state-specific challenges, educational programs are designed to fit local needs of agricultural educators, farmers, agency personnel and others. For more information regarding your state program, go to your state's page. The deadline for the Professional Development Program preproposals was Friday, May 22, 2009.
Competitive grants are awarded for state and multi-state PDP projects that emphasize cross-agency training, using farmers as educators and addressing
Contact the NCR-SARE office to receive the call for grant proposals. To attend sustainable agriculture training events or find educational materials, contact your state PDP coordinator(s), or contact PDP Coordinator Paula Ford. Regional Extension Coordinator PDP
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2009 Professional Development Call for Preproposals 