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Grants in Washington

State Grants Summary

The grants summary  includes a project highlight, a breakdown of funding by SARE project type, the total funding for the state since 1988 and state grant recipients.

Since 1988, SARE has awarded numerous grants in every state and Island Protectorate. Aimed at advancing sustainable innovations, these grants add up to an impressive portfolio of sustainable agriculture efforts across the nation.

If you have questions about Western SARE and funding opportunities that this website doesn’t answer, you can contact your state coordinator. They can help answer questions specifically about SARE grants and your potential research and education project, but not general questions or provide answers on how to fund land purchases or capital equipment. 

Learn more about the state coordinator’s role.

Website

Some of the state/protectorate coordinators in the Western Region maintain state SARE and sustainable agriculture websites.

Washington website

State Contacts

Chad Kruger

Director, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resource
Washington State University
Email
(509) 335-4605

SARE IN WASHINGTON

2017 field day about grazing cattle and seeding perennials to restore degraded rangelands
At a 2017 field day, Washington state ranchers and scientists explained how they use cattle grazing, herbicides and seeding of perennial grasses to control invasive weeds and restore rangelands at large scales. Photo by Juan Villalba, Utah State University

WASHINGTON Impacts

$15.2
million
in funding since 1988*
226 projects
funded since 1988*
* These totals reflect available data; complete information may not be available for all grant programs prior to 2016.

Featured Stories from Washington

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Range Riders

Most Western SARE research projects use science to develop new knowledge, insights or practices to help farmers and ranchers in their quest to be more successful and sustainable. Some, though, rediscover and refine old knowledge – like the effectiveness of range riding to protect livestock from predators like wolves, mountain lions and bears. “It’s fascinating […]