| Partnership Grant Program The Partnership Grant is for agricultural professionals who work directly with farmers-specifically Cooperative Extension, NRCS personnel, non-governmental organizations, and others operating in the farm community-who are interested in developing on-farm demonstration, research, or marketing projects related to sustainable agriculture. Sustainable agriculture is understood to be agriculture that is profitable, environmentally sound, and beneficial to the community.
The purpose of the Partnership Grant is to build knowledge farmers can use, to encourage the understanding and widespread use of sustainable techniques, and to strengthen partnerships among farmers, extension, non-governmental organizations, and NRCS personnel that support useful inquiries into how agriculture can be made more profitable through good stewardship.
Partnership projects can address a variety of topics, including the development of beneficial insect habitat, alternative crops or animals, practices that make use of biological cycles for improved soil, plant, and pest management, marketing, adding value, grazing, tool or technology development, agroforestry, farm management, and water quality. Proposals should be relevant to farming and sustainability issues in the northeast region, and should offer both research and outreach components so that results will be available to the wider farm community.
The Partnership Grant application is made up of two different files. There is a .pdf file of application instructions, and a Word file with the various forms you will need to apply. Make sure you download both.
2008 Partnership Grant Application Instructions
2008 Partnership Grant Application template pages
2008 Partnership Grant applications have a postmark deadline of
December 4, 2007.
Fax and e-mail applications are not acceptable.
To obtain additional copies of the application, write us at the above address, or call (802) 656-0471, or email nesare@uvm.edu.
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