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SARE Grants FINALLY available in the North Central Region

North East Beekeepers have used these grants extensively. Try your hand at one for next season.

Farmers and ranchers in the North Central Region can now submit proposals for grants to support sustainable agriculture projects.

The 2008 North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) Farmer Rancher Grant Call for Proposals is now available online at http://www.sare.org/NCRSARE/prod.htm.

Grants can range from $6,000 for individual farmers and up to $18,000 for groups of three or more farmers. Beginning farmers and youth may also apply. Projects should emphasize research or education/demonstration.

The deadline for proposals is Dec. 1 at 4:30 p.m.

NCR-SARE expects to fund about 50 projects in the 12-state North Central Region. The NCR has funded more than 650 farmer rancher grants worth more than $4.3 million since the program's inception.