** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE NORTHEAST SUSTAINABLE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (SARE) PROGRAM OFFERS COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO FARMERS, EDUCATORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, RESEARCHERS, GRADUATE STUDENTS AND OTHERS TO ADDRESS KEY ISSUES AFFECTING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRICULTURE THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. NORTHEAST SARE IS ONE OF FOUR REGIONAL SARE PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE USDA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. THE PROGRAM--INCLUDING FUNDING DECISIONS--IS DRIVEN BY THE NORTHEAST SARE OUTCOME STATEMENT: AGRICULTURE IN THE NORTHEAST WILL BE DIVERSIFIED AND PROFITABLE, PROVIDING HEALTHFUL PRODUCTS TO CUSTOMERS. FARMERS AND THE PEOPLE THEY WORK WITH WILL STEWARD RESOURCES TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE, AND FOSTER CONDITIONS WHERE FARMERS CAN HAVE HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND COMMUNITIES CAN THRIVE. PROJECTS MUST TAKE PLACE IN THE NORTHEAST REGION THAT INCLUDES: CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, WEST VIRGINIA, VERMONT, AND WASHINGTON,D.C.