The Call for 2026 Northeast SARE Partnership Grant proposals is now available. Approximately $900,000 has been allocated to fund projects for this grant cycle. 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 April 14, 2026.
Northeast SARE Partnership 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.
The Northeast SARE Partnership Grant program funds research and/or education projects that are led by a researcher, educator or agricultural service provider working with at least one farmer, exploring innovative topics through experiments, surveys, prototypes, on-farm demonstrations or other research and education techniques.
Partnership Grant projects must:
- Be led by a researcher, educator or agricultural service provider
- Collaborate with at least one farmer who meets Northeast SARE’s definition of a farm
- Impact both the farmer partner and other farms in the region.
- Explore an innovative practice and/or introduce an existing practice to a new audience of farmers.
- Include outreach activities, or sharing of project impacts and results, to the agricultural community beyond the project team and project participants.
- Align with proposal criteria.
Question and Answer Sessions
Join Partnership Grant Administrator Candice Huber for a brief presentation about the program followed by questions and answers about the 2026 Call for Proposals. Sessions will take place from noon to 1 p.m. EST on March 10, 17, 24, and 31st 2026. Register once to attend any of the sessions.
Please review the call for proposals ahead of the session. It will better help you tailor your questions to fit your project idea.