The call for proposals will be released in mid-October 1999. January 15, 2000. Grant reviewers will be looking for proposals that clearly define local sustainable agriculture problems or issues and propose innovative solutions. On-farm tests of suggested technologies and approaches are strongly encouraged. Any commercial producer or producer group is eligible to apply for a grant.
All funding is awarded competitively.
The federal SARE program is managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, and directed regionally by four independent, broad-based councils. Utah State University is host to the SARE program in the Western region, which includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and the Island Protectorates.