UC SAREP Grants Program

UC SAREP Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
Small Grants Program 

The Small Grants Program is not currently accepting applications

 

The UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program hosts an annual request for proposals for our Sustainable Agritulture and Food System Small Grants Program. The program funds research projects, education and demonstration programs of science-based research, and projects that support the development of sustainable community food systems. 

While are not currently accepting applications, please review the general information below and subscribe to our newsletter for notifications of future funding opportunities. 

Typical Timeline
  • RFP release: October 
  • Application deadline: January
  • Project period: May 1 - April 30
Funding Priority Areas  

Priority Area 1:  Support California’s farmers, ranchers, and land stewards of all scales in piloting and transitioning to: 

  • environmentally regenerative approaches to producing crops and livestock (including but not limited to soil health, organic and agroecological practices, integrated pest management, crop diversification);
  • pathways for realizing economic return from ecologically-sound crop management practices and fair labor practices;
  • marketing and distribution strategies that support diversified, decentralized, and locally-based supply chains;
  • strategies that promote producer-to-producer networking and/or producer-to-supply chain networking.

Priority Area 2:  Support California’s rural, urban, and Tribal communities in identifying and implementing strategies to: 

  • expand access to healthy, sustainably produced, culturally appropriate foods;
  • ensure worker wellbeing across the food chain;
  • minimize the community and environmental costs of food production and distribution; 
  • strengthen connections between consumers and producers;
  • establish and strengthen producer-to-producer connections and producer-to-supply chain connections.
Funding Availability & Proposal Categories

Individual grants will be limited to a maximum of $10,000, with one Applied Research Grant awarded up to $20,000. Proposals are requested for three types of projects:  

  • Planning Grants 
  • Education and Outreach Grants
  • Applied Research Grants

History and Past Grant Recipients

From 1987 to 2012, and resuming in 2020, the program has funded nearly $9 million in research projects, education and demonstration programs of research-based technologies and systems, and projects that support the development of sustainable community food systems. 

See a list of publications that resulted from grants funded 1987-1992.

Our past grant recipient database is currently under redevelopment as part of the UC ANR transfer to the Integrated Web Project. Pleaese check back for updates in the future. 

 

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