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The Call for 2026 Northeast SARE Farmer Grant applications is now
available. Awards of up to $30,000 are available, depending on the
complexity of a project. Proposals are due no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on
December 9, 2025. The NJSARE Coordinator is Stephen Komar,
Agricultural Agent in Sussex County and Michelle Infante-Casella is the
Assistant Coordinator for SARE in NJ. If you have questions you can send
an email to Steve or Michelle, or contact your local county Rutgers
Cooperative Extension Agricultural Agents who can assist and also provide
technical assistance.
Northeast SARE Farmer Grants provide the resources farmers need to
explore new concepts agriculture conducted through experiments, surveys,
prototypes, on-farm demonstrations or other research and education
techniques. Projects address issues that affect farming with long-term
practical impacts in mind. Farmer Grants are designed to be a strong
starting point for farmers interested in pursuing grant funding of projects.
Before starting their proposals, potential candidates identify a Technical
Advisor who can provide non-farming expertise in areas such as research
design, troubleshooting, and promotion. The Technical Advisor acts as a
go-to support person throughout the grant project, making it easier on first
time grantees and forging new relationships in agricultural communities
across the Northeast.
Northeast SARE funds projects in a wide variety of topics, including
marketing and business, crop production, raising livestock, aquaculture,
hydroponics, silvopasture, and more.
Northeast SARE covers the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states of
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Vermont,
and Washington, D.C.
The Farmer Grant program is specifically for farmers. Northeast SARE
will be releasing calls for proposals for other grant programs in the coming
months.
For applications, tutorials on farmer grants, and other important information
about this grant program see the NESARE Farmer Grants Webpage.