NCR-SARE YOUTH and YOUTH EDUCATOR GRANTS AVAILABLE

Do you work with youth age 8 to 18 who are interested in sustainable agriculture? If so, see below.

NCR-SARE YOUTH and YOUTH EDUCATOR GRANTS AVAILABLE

The North Central Region - Sustainable Agriculture Research andEducation (NCR-SARE) , 2009 Youth & Youth Educator Call for Proposals isnow available. You can find the Call for Proposals on the NCR-SAREwebsite at: http://www.sare.org/ncrsare/cfp.htm

NCR-SARE Youth & Youth Educator Grants are intended to provideopportunities for youth in the North Central Region of the U.S. to learnmore about Sustainable Agriculture. The North Central Region includes Wisconsin, as well as Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota.

This call is for youth, ages 8 – 18, and youth educators in the NCR-SARENorth Central Region.
Applications are due at the NCR-SARE Office in Lincoln, NE by 4:30 pm(CDT), Tuesday, September 15, 2009. There is $34,000 available for thisprogram. Projects must be finished and final reports submitted byDecember 31, 2010.

There are two options:
1. YOUTH GRANTS
Grants for on-farm research, demonstration, or education projects byyouth ages 8-18. Research and demonstration projects are for hands-onefforts to explore sustainable agriculture issues and practices.Education projects can involve teaching others about sustainableagriculture or attending a sustainable agriculture conference, workshop,or camp. $400 maximum.
2. YOUTH EDUCATOR GRANTS
Grants for educators to provide programming on sustainable agriculturefor youth. $2,000 maximum.

For more information you can contactDiane Mayerfeld, Wisconsin SARE coordinator, at <dbmayerfeld@wisc.edu> or (608) 262-8188 orJoan Benjamin, Regional SARE Coordinator for Farmer and Youth Grants, at <jbenjamin2@unl.edu> or (402) 472-0809