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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.

North Central SARE's network of state coordinators–housed at each land grant university throughout the region–conduct train-the-trainer programs and share information about our grant programs and other sustainable agriculture resources in their respective states.

State Contacts

Katie Lee

Katie Lee

Extension Educator
University of Minnesota
Email
(651) 497-1305
Bio
Katie Lee is a University of Minnesota Extension Educator in Apiculture, where she supports the needs of beekeepers across the state of Minnesota.
Kate Seager

Kate Seager

Information Exchange
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
Email
(612) 625-8235
Bio
Kate Seager is a Minnesota SARE State Co-Coordinator and works for the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture’s Information Exchange, which works to bridge the gap between the need for timely, practical information about sustainable agriculture and existing resources and information.

SARE IN MINNESOTA

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.

Marla Spivak opening a bee box.
'Hygenic' bee research by Marla Spivak of the University of Minnesota.

MINNESOTA Impacts

$17.8
million
in funding since 1988*
399 projects
funded since 1988*
* These totals reflect available data; complete information may not be available for all grant programs prior to 2016.

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