*Sent to all teachers and AITC Coordinators on behalf of Cate Loomis. Questions can be addressed to cloomis3@illinois.edu.
The IL Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) grant program has funding available to help agricultural educators advance their knowledge of and effectiveness in supporting the sustainable agriculture community.
Travel Scholarships to help agricultural educators and farmer leaders to attend sustainable agriculture training courses and conferences.
Mini grants to support projects that educate agricultural professionals and farmer leaders on sustainable agriculture.
Next year, our programs will be restricted to specific topic areas, but we will be accepting a broad range of topics for the remainder of 2024.
Contact IL SARE Coordinator, Cate Loomis at cloomis3@illinois.edu to apply.
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The Regional SARE office is also accepting applications for four grants:
- Farmer-Rancher- Up to $15000 ($30,000 for teams), Due Dec. 5th
- Youth Educator- Up to $6000, Due Nov.7th.
- Partnership- Up to $50,000, Due Oct. 17th
- Research & Education- Up to $250,000, Due Oct. 10th
Visit https://northcentral.sare.org/grants/ or contact the IL SARE Coordinator for more information.
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Jennifer Waters
Facilitating Coordination in Ag Education (FCAE)
Phone: 217-827-0633 Cell: 217-827-0633
Email: jwaters@ilaged.org
Address: 211 IL-125, Pleasant Plains, IL 62677