SARE Supports Strategies to Produce and Distribute Food, Fuel and Fiber Sustainably
Learn more about Sustainable AgricultureSouthern SARE offers competitive grants and educational opportunities for farmers/ranchers, researchers, educators, institutions, organizations and others exploring sustainable agriculture in the Southern region, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. Which grant is right for you?
Open Grant Calls for Proposals
Future Grant Release Dates
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The 2026 Graduate Student Grant Call for Proposals will open February 2026.
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The 2027 Research and Education Grants are anticipated to open February 2026.
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The 2027 Education Grants are anticipated to open May 2026.
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The 2027 Professional Development Program Grants are anticipated to open July 2026.
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The 2027 On-Farm Research Grants are anticipated to open in September 2026.
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The 2027 Producer Grants are anticipated to open in September 2026.
Periodic Table of Cover Crops
NCAT, partnering with the Southeastern African American Farmers Organic Network and Operation Spring Plant, has developed a handy visual tool for land stewards to find the most suitable cover crop plants to help achieve their soil health goals. Designed like the periodic table, the resource provides information on plant structure, root type, water demands, weed suppression, and other useful functions.
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Biofumigants for Sustainable Soilborne Disease Management in Nursery Production
In Tennessee, innovative research into biofumigant cover cropping practices has provided nursery producers with new options for managing diseases while reducing workers’ exposure to chemicals. Adoption of biofumigant cover cropping by Tennessee nursery growers has the potential to reduce their reliance on chemical fungicides and improve soil health, but additional research is needed first.
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Southern SARE Producer Grant Call for Proposals Released
GRIFFIN, Georgia – The Call for Proposals for the 2026 Producer Grant Program, intended for farmers/ranchers and farmer/rancher organizations throughout the Southern region, is now available from the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SSARE) program. Proposal submission deadline is December 5, 2025 at 12 p.m. (NOON) EST. Announcement of funded proposals will take place […]
The most significant thing that came out of the project was that we received so many requests from farmers across Texas and western states like California asking for more information on tagasaste. This is a challenging area environmentally, and there are a lot of problems here that need to be solved. The SARE grant gave us a leg up in beginning to look for solutions.
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