**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** SUSTAINABLE AND PRODUCTIVE MODERN AGRICULTURE IS BASED ON THE HEALTH OF BOTH THE LAND AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND REQUIRES GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INNOVATIONS THAT ALLOW PRODUCERS TO ADAPT TO THE NEW MARKET, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. WITH SUPPORT FROM USDA-NIFA, WESTERN SARE PROMOTES RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE ACROSS THE WESTERN US. OUR STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDE SMALL-, MID- AND LARGE-SCALE FARMERS AND RANCHERS OF URBAN, RURAL, AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES; RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS; EXTENSION AGENTS; AGRIBUSINESS PROFESSIONALS; CONSUMERS; AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH INTEREST IN SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. TO REACH THIS VAST AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE, WESTERN SARE COORDINATES SEVEN COMPETITIVE AND TWO RESTRICTED GRANT PROGRAMS, FUNDED AT APPROXIMATELY 3:1 RATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (CHAPTER ONE) AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CHAPTER THREE), RESPECTIVELY. CHAPTER ONE GRANT PROGRAMS INCLUDE (1) RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, (2) PROFESSIONAL + PRODUCER, (3) FRAMER/RANCHER, (4) GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND (5) SABBATICALS. CHAPTER THREE GRANT PROGRAMS ARE (1) RESEARCH TO GRASSROOTS, (2) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, (3) ENHANCED STATE PROGRAM, AND (4) STATE/PROTECTORATE IMPLEMENTATION. IN 2020/21, WESTERN SARE STAFF WILL WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL TO ASSEMBLE TECHNICAL COMMITTEES, REVIEW PROPOSALS, AND CONVEY THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL MEETINGS TO ESTABLISH PRIORITIES, DETERMINE POLICIES, AND SELECT FUNDED PROJECTS. WESTERN SARE COMMUNICATION WILL DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION RELATED TO RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, PRESS RELEASES, WEB PAGES, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND OTHER MATERIALS. BY PROMOTING RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, WESTERN SARE WILL HAVE MULTIPLE AND DIVERSE OUTCOMES THAT, COLLECTIVELY, WILL ENHANCE THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSIONS OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE WESTERN US.