Northeast SARE Speakers Fund
The Northeast SARE Speakers Fund offers support to not-for-profit organizations bringing speakers with expertise in sustainable agriculture to meetings, conferences and workshops.
The primary audience for these events or workshops should be
farmers or agricultural service providers such as Cooperative Extension or
NRCS staff. SARE funds can be used to defray the costs of travel, lodging, and meals, up to $1,000.
To apply, you must be holding your event within the northeast region (which is made up of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C.), and the speaker must be offering workshop content that is consistent with SARE’s goals of farm profitability, environmental stewardship, and community benefit.
The application is very straightforward and should be received by the SARE office, preferably via e-mail, at least six weeks before the event. Once the event is over, we will need a brief, clear report and a request for reimbursement from you within 30 days.
Perhaps you already have a speaker in mind, but if you don’t you may want to read more about SARE’s Sustainable Farmer Educators. These speakers are farmers with specific areas of expertise and already have access to SARE funds for time, travel, and other expenses associated with giving workshops and presentations.
To apply
In an e-mail message to nesare@uvm.edu, please give us the following information:
Name, address, and contact information for your organization
Federal ID number of your organization
Name of speaker
Title of the workshop or presentation
Date of the workshop or presentation
Description of the workshop or presentation
Brief (no more than 300 words) biography of speaker that emphasizes relevant background
Expected attendance at the workshop or presentation
If applicable, expected attendance at the larger conference or gathering where the workshop is being offered
Target audiences (extension, farmers, researchers, the general public, etc.)
A description of how you will acknowledge Northeast SARE support
SARE request breakdown indicating estimated transportation (bus, plane, or other carrier) mileage (SARE currently allows 48.5 cents per mile), lodging, and food. Please indicate what other funds, if any, will be used.
Reporting
Speakers Fund recipients must submit a request for reimbursement and a brief report within a month after the event. The report should address the following questions:
How many people attended the workshop?
Who were they (i.e., farmers, educators, researchers)?
Did participants evaluate this speaker? Was there any specific feedback about the quality of the presentation?
What is your evaluation of this speaker? Would you invite this speaker to another event?
How did you promote or acknowledge SARE during the event?
What do you anticipate will change in sustainable agriculture as a result of this gathering?
To apply, send applications to Speakers Fund, Northeast SARE, 655 Spear Street, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 05405-0107, or via e-mail to nesare@uvm.edu. Please allow six weeks for speaker fund requests to be processed.
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