Last week, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), alongside 97 food, farm, conservation, and rural organizations, delivered a letter to Congressional Appropriators urging them to fully fund the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) at $ 60 million in fiscal year (FY) 2025. 

SARE was one of NSAC’s first legislative accomplishments over 35 years ago and to this day remains one of our Coalition’s top funding priorities.  However, after more than 35 years of proven on-the-ground results, the program has yet to reach its fully authorized funding amount of $ 60 million. SARE is funded at $ 48 million for FY 2024. For a quick look at the final FY2024 agriculture funding levels, see NSAC’s detailed appropriations chart.

SARE funding is divided and administered by four regional Administrative Councils that coordinate with four regional host institutions and …

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