Alaska Grants List

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS
Project #	Project Title	SARE support	Project Leaders
SW24-002	Increasing forestry awareness while introducing biochar production and application methods to Alaska	$75,000	DeShana York University of Alaska Fairbanks
SW10-901	Building Alaska Garden Soils from the Ground Up: Local Soils Research and Demonstration Projects	$48,497	Dr.Stephen Sparrow University of Alaska Fairbanks
SW06-111	Fruit and Berry Tree Crop Trial Program for Native Alaskan Rural Communities in Interior Alaska	$193,324	Kendra Calhoun Cooperative Extension Service, University of Alaska Fairbanks Robert Wheeler Alaska Cooperative Extension Service Dr.Meriam Karlsson University of Alaska
SW97-012	No-till Forage Establishment to Improve Soil and Water Conservation and Reduce Associated Production Risks	$99,209	Dr.Stephen Sparrow University of Alaska Fairbanks Raymond Gavlak University of Alaska Fairbanks
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS
Project #	Project Title	SARE support	Project Leaders
WPDP24-023	Bering Strait Ag Leaders' Summit	$99,875	Iva Karoly-Lister Rural Alaska Community Action Program
EW15-022	High tunnels at High Latitudes: Sustainable Crop Production for Alaska	$32,315	Dr.Casey Matney University of Alaska Fairbanks
EW10-024	Educating Alaska Agriculture Professionals on Sustainable High Latitude Horticulture Production Practices	$50,002	Jeff Smeenk University of Alaska Fairbanks Dr.Milan Shipka University of Alaska Fairbanks
FARMER/RANCHER GRANTS
Project #	Project Title	SARE support	Project Leaders
FW25-002	Hybrid Season Extension Testing in Alaska’s Zone 3/4: Documenting Latitude-Driven Floriculture Anomalies	$25,000	Amber Lanphier Mountain Field Farm
FW25-001	Investigating planting dates and mulching efficacy on overwintered garlic in Interior Alaska	$24,412	Samuel Knapp Offbeet Farm
FW23-432	Viability of all-season Greenhouses for Interior Alaska Using Geodesic Domes and Vertical Hydroponics	$25,000	Michael Harrington The Magic Gardenbus LLC
FW23-415	Determining the Productivity Benefits of Two Novel Kelp Farming Systems	$24,868	Melissa Skye Steritz Noble Ocean Farms
FW23-410	Using Flowering Cover Crops to Attract Natural Predators of Floriculture Pests	$25,000	Meridith Rooney Brown Dog Farm
FW20-361	Alaska vegetable production using a high residue cover crop system to reduce erosion and decrease weeds	$12,300	Jeff Smeenk Alaska Specialty Crops
FW17-026	Grafted Watermelon Production in Southcentral Alaska	$19,999	Robert Brown Robert Brown
FW13-149	Selection and Propagation of Bog Blueberry Plants for Alaskan Food Security	$14,688	Charles Knight Knight Farms
FW12-046	Monitoring Impacts of High Tunnels on Growing Conditions and Season Extension in Southcentral Alaska	$19,615	Rachel Lord Alaska Stems (formerly Harambee Gardens)
FW10-007	Using high tunnels to provide peony with a longer growing season to increase productivity in northern latitudes and cold soils	$14,751	Jan Hanscom Polar Peonies, LLC
FW08-017	Weed Management and Soil Fertility on a Sub-Arctic Farm	$14,803	Michael Emers Rosie Creek Farm
FW04-103	Kuskokwim Native Association Farm Vegetable Marketing Project	$3,750	Diana Lehman Kuskokwim Native Association
FW02-045	Propagation of Alaska Native Plants for Landscape and Restoration Use	$7,500	Michael Emers Rosie Creek Farm
FW02-004	Sub-Arctic Top-Bar-Hive Beekeeping and Natural Honeycomb Production Combined with the Introduction of New Winter Hardy Red Raspberry Cultivars	$3,129	Lance Gillette
FW00-050	Propagation of Alaska Native Plants for Restoration and Landscape Use	$5,000	Michael Emers Rosie Creek Farm
FW99-021	Development of Late Blight Forecasting Model	$6,078	Bob Boyd
FW98-064	Propagation of Indigenous Lingonberry Species for Sustainable Development	$5,000	Vickie Talbot
FW97-026	Growing American and Korean Ginseng in Alaska	$5,000	David C. Smith
FW96-082	Establish More Efficient and Biological Practice for Bringing Forest Land into Agricultural Use through Sustainable Development Using Indigenous Species for Alaska	$3,000	Vickie Talbot
FW95-111	Establish More Efficient and Biological Practice for Bringing Forest Land into Agricultural Use Through Sustainable Development Using Indigenous Species in Alaska	$5,000	Vickie Talbot
GRADUATE STUDENT GRANTS
Project #	Project Title	SARE support	Project Leaders
GW15-015	Exploring the Importance of Locally Sourced Food in Remote Regions: insights from community supported agriculture in the Tanana Valley of Alaska	$24,970	Joseph Little UAF Anastasia Thayer University of Alaska Fairbanks
GW15-005	Sustainable Livestock Production on the Frontier: Plant and Soil Responses to Simulated Managed Grazing in Sub-Arctic Alaska	$24,329	Dr.Janice Rowell University of Alaska Fairbanks Laura Starr SNRES - UAF
GW07-013	Community Supported Gardening and Food Security in Rural Alaska	$10,347	S. Craig Gerlach University of Alaska Fairbanks Philip Loring University of Alaska Fairbanks
ON FARM RESEARCH/PARTNERSHIP GRANTS
Project #	Project Title	SARE support	Project Leaders
OW18-029	Appropriate Technology and Cooperative Marketing to Increase Root Crop Production on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula	$21,631	Carly Pierson Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District
OW18-031	The use of modified insect traps to attract essential native pollinators into greenhouses and increase pollination success	$49,177	Aleya Brinkman Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District
OW16-031	Building Leadership Capacity with Rural Alaskan Youth	$49,355	Greg Finstad University of Alaska Fairbanks
OW15-030	Insect IPM Protocols for Fresh Cut Peonies: Protecting a New Alaskan Export Crop	$48,872	Gino Graziano University of Alaska Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension Service
OW14-040	Interior Alaska Hay Field Renovation Project	$49,449	Brian Atkinson Fairbanks Soil & Water Conservation District Jessica Guritz Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District
PDP STATE PROGRAM GRANTS
The following are non-competitive awards that fund the activities of the SARE state coordinator(s) within each state.
Project #	Project Title	SARE support	Project Leaders
WAK25-001	Alaska WSARE 2025 SIP	$120,000	Dr.Casey Matney University of Alaska Fairbanks
WAK22-001	Alaska WSARE 2022 SIP	$107,250	Dr.Casey Matney University of Alaska Fairbanks
WSP19-031	Alaska 2019 WSARE PDP	$30,000	Dr.Casey Matney University of Alaska Fairbanks
WSP18-001	Alaska 2018-20 PDP project	$30,000	Dr.Casey Matney University of Alaska Fairbanks
WSP17-001	2018 University of Alaska PDP Project	$39,000	Dr.Casey Matney University of Alaska Fairbanks