Federated States of Micronesia has been awarded $726,363 grants to support 21 projects, including but not limited to, 4 research and/or education projects, 5 professional development projects and 8 producer-led projects. Federated States of Micronesia has also received additional SARE support through multi-state projects.
Some grant programs may have been started or ended, or both, within the selected date range. Complete information may not be available for all grant programs prior to 2016.
| RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| SW05-00C | Preservation of Traditional and Medicinal Plants in Micronesia | $36,115 | Jim Currie College of Micronesia-FSM | |
| SW05-053 | Research and Demonstration on Banana production Technologies in Micronesia | $83,992 | Aurora Del Rosario Palau Community College | |
| SW01-010 | Utilization of Local Feedstuffs for Swine Feeding in the American Pacific | $73,890 | Engly Ioanis College of Micronesia Land Grant Program Dr.Manuel Duguies Cooperative Extension Service | |
| SW99-015 | Sustainable Marketing Strategy in Micronesia | $27,564 | Aurora Del Rosario Palau Community College | |
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| EW18-006 | Training and Outreach for Extension Professionals in Sustainable Capture-based Cage Farming and Hatchery Rearing Methods, of Siganids (Rabbitfishes) | $70,447 | Simon Ellis MERIP | |
| EW12-036 | Training toward Transition of Subsistence Farmers to the Market Economy | $60,000 | Jim Currie College of Micronesia-FSM | |
| EW11-001 | Training in Marine Ornamental Farming for Extension Professionals in Micronesia | $51,050 | Simon Ellis MERIP | |
| EW05-004 | Training on On-Farm Implementation of Sustainable Management Systems for Tropical Atoll Agriculture in the Marshall Islands | $37,362 | Nacanieli Tuivavalagi College of the Marshall Islands | |
| EW99-010 | Development through "Seeing is Believing", and "Learning by Doing" | $50,762 | Robert Bishop | |
| FARMER/RANCHER GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| FW09-302 | On-Farm Implementation and Demonstration of Integrated Sustainable Agriculture and Livestock Production Systems for Small-Scale Farmers in Micronesia | $38,220 | Dr.Virendra M. Verma Northern Marianas College | |
| FW09-312 | Utilization of the Tilapia Invasive Species as a Low-Cost Protein Feed to Improve Egg Production | $29,892 | Steven Young-Uhk College of Micronesia | |
| FW08-008 | Overcoming the Constraints of Tropical Tomato Production Through Shade Netting and Other Methods | $13,578 | Robert Bishop | |
| FW07-028 | Sei Enterprise Inc. Farm Pohnpei Pepper | $12,000 | Sei Uemoto Sei Enterprises Inc. | |
| FW06-307 | Replacing Imported Energy Feeds by Storage of Excess Breadfruit as Out-of-season Pig Feed | $16,712 | Jim Currie College of Micronesia-FSM | |
| FW04-311 | Lamer Fishpond Pilot Test - Demonstration | $6,572 | Steven Young-Uhk College of Micronesia | |
| FW01-028 | Tu Eri Market Sakau Nursery (Recycling of Plant Discards and Animal Wastes) | $4,160 | Kalistus Marquez Tu Eri Market | |
| FW99-079 | Rehabilitation of Degraded Savannah Land | $3,500 | Kesewaol Bishop | |
| ON FARM RESEARCH/PARTNERSHIP GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| OW13-138 | Savor the Flavors of Palau! Crop - Enterprise Diversification | $8,047 | Dr.L. Robert (Bob) Barber, Jr. University of Guam Cooperative Extension Service | |
| 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 | |
| WSP19-027 | Hands-on training on sustainable gardening to address climate change and NCD issues in Micronesia | $31,250 | Engly Ioanis College of Micronesia Land Grant Program Dr.Nacanieli "Nat" Tuivavalagi, PhD. College of Micronesia | |
| WSP18-009 | Micronesia 2018-20 PDP project | $31,250 | Engly Ioanis College of Micronesia Land Grant Program | |
| WSP17-009 | 2018 College of Micronesia PDP Project | $40,000 | Jackson Phillip College of Micronesia | |
For further information on projects, contact Western SARE at (406) 994-4789 or wsare@montana.edu.
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
