Recently, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), alongside 100 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) 2026. 

SARE was one of NSAC’s first legislative accomplishments over 35 years ago, and to this day, it 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. Under current law, SARE is funded at $ 48 million. In May, the President’s Budget suggested funding SARE at $ 40 million for FY2026, and last week, the House FY26 Agriculture Appropriations Bill proposed $ 40 million for …

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