Farmer-driven innovations in agriculture that improve profitability, stewardship and quality of life.

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About SARE

The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program is a decentralized competitive grants and education program operating in every state and island protectorate. SARE is divided into four different regions that operate as separate entities and run grant programs for their states.

To learn about grant opportunities, visit your regional site.

The journey through this SARE grant project has been enlightening and transformative for our farm operation. These learnings are not just pivotal for our operation but also hold valuable insight for the broader farming community, emphasizing the role of grants like SARE in fostering innovation and collective growth in sustainable agriculture.

northcentral SARE map
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To learn about grant opportunities, visit your regional site.

SARE helped us curb the costs of trying out an initial idea, which was really helpful for this endeavor.

northeast SARE map
Visit northeast.sare.org

To learn about grant opportunities, visit your regional site.

A white yak looking at the camera in the snow

I would like to thank the SARE program for funding my project to expand the possible economic potential yaks can bring to small acreage farms and larger beef producers. This project has brought together a half dozen agricultural specialists from Morehead State University and the University of Kentucky to work on issues concerning yak husbandry. The entire project and where it is leading is exciting.

southern SARE map
Visit southern.sare.org

To learn about grant opportunities, visit your regional site.

At the end of the day, it’s the producers we’re thinking about. We hope that the yields we see will be the same or higher with reduced nitorgen applications. This benefits the producer and the environment.

western SARE map
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FARMER-FOCUSED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

Since 1988, SARE's grants program has supported farmers, ranchers, researchers and educators who are improving the sustainability of U.S. agriculture.

Ecological Weed Management at the Martens Farm, Penn Yan, NY


$474
million

in funding since 1988

9,769 projects

funded since 1988*

* These totals reflect available data; complete information may not be available for all grant programs prior to 2016.