NCR-SARE is pleased to announce the projects recommended for funding for the 2014 Research and Education and Graduate Student competitive grant programs. More than 25 projects were awarded a total of more than $1.7 million through these two NCR-SARE grant programs, which offer competitive grants for researchers, graduate students, organizations, and others who are exploring sustainable […]
Category: Grants
Ceres Trust 2014 Organic Research Initiative Request for Applications
Ceres Trust, a privately administered charitable trust based in the Midwest, announces that our Request for Applications is open for the 2014 Organic Research Initiative (ORI) grant program. Grants of up to $60,000 per year for up to three years will be awarded. The Trust anticipates that up to ten grants will be made to […]
Check out these three grant opportunities
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program – Funding for organizations who loan to small rural businesses. Notice of funding availability here, and more info here. Deadline June 30, 2014. Farmers Market & Local Food Promotion Program Competitive grants to promote local food and farmers markets. Check out application info here for farmers markets and here for local […]
USDA Announces Effort to Cut Energy Costs for Farmers, Ranchers, Rural Small Businesses
Up to $12.3 Million in Grants and $57.8 Million in Loan Guarantees Available In Rural Energy for America Program. Read more about the effort here.
Billion Gallon Water Challenge
The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) is spearheading an initiative called the “Billion Gallon Water Challenge” to preserve and protect water resources in Illinois. ICTS has just completed an RFP for water conservations projects to support research grant programs that will help reach the goal to save 1,000,000,000 gallons of water in Illinois. ICTS will […]
NCR-SARE Graduate Student Grants Now Available
The 2014 North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) Graduate Student Grant Call for Proposals is now available online at http://www.northcentralsare.org/Grants/Our-Grant-Programs/Graduate-Student-Grant-Program Graduate students enrolled at colleges or universities in the North Central region can submit proposals to fund sustainable agriculture projects that will be part of their educational programs. In 2014, $150,000 will be […]
FACT’s Fund-a-Farmer Project – Call for Applications!
Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) is now accepting grant applications from livestock farmers for its Fund-a-Farmer Project! The <http://www.fundafarmer.org/> Fund-a-Farmer Project provides grants to qualifying humane farmers who need assistance in improving the welfare of their farm animals. Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded for projects that (1) help farms transition to pasture-based […]
The Ceres Trust Graduate and Ph.D. Scholarships
The Ceres Trust, a private charity-based trust that supports the advancement of sustainable and organic agriculture, recently announced that they will be accepting applications for their competitive Organic Research Initiative, worth up to $10,000 each, until May 1, 2013. The ORI, now in its fourth year, is available to graduate and Ph.D. students planning to […]
NCR-SARE Announces 2013 Graduate Student Grant Call for Proposals
The 2013 North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) Graduate Student Grant Call for Proposals is now available online at http://www.northcentralsare.org/Grants/Our-Grant-Programs/Graduate-Student-Grant-Program Graduate students enrolled at colleges or universities in the North Central region can submit proposals for up to $10,000 to fund sustainable agriculture projects that will be part of their educational programs. […]
U.S. Borlaug Info for Grad Students
Hope everyone had a great holiday season; I know I did. If you’re a grad student studying sustainability, food systems, or international politics, do you know about the U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security Program? If not, you very well might be interested in a couple of opportunities being offered through the program, which […]