AGRICULTURE PROJECTS FUNDED IN
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
by USDA's
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
1988-2025
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
by USDA's
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
1988-2025
U.S. Virgin Islands has been awarded $1,518,410 grants to support 26 projects, including but not limited to, 5 research and/or education projects, 1 professional development project and 4 producer-led projects. U.S. Virgin Islands 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 | |
| LS12-252 | Developing Sustainable Tropical Leguminous Cover Crop and Green Manure Mulch Systems for Low-External-Input crop Production in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Florida | $223,000 | Dr.Stuart Weiss Tarleton State University | |
| LS04-163 | Trade, tenure and tourism in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico: Understanding the Policy Frameworks that will increase success for an Organics Agriculture | $280,000 | Janie Hipp CSREES, USDA Eric Wailes University of Arkansas Louis Petersen, Jr. University of the Virgin Islands | |
| LS00-112 | Greenwater Tank Culture of Tilapia with the Effluent Used as a Source of Water and Nutrients for Terrestrial Crops | $135,484 | Donald Bailey Univ of the Virgin Islands | |
| LS99-107 | Ecological, Sustainable and Economic Impact of Legume-based Pasture Systems for Limited-Resource Small Ruminant Farmers in the Virgin Islands | $110,410 | Elide Valencia University of the Virgin Islands | |
| LS96-075 | Developing Sustainable Crop Management Systems for Improving Production of Culinary Herbs in the Virgin Islands | $143,529 | Manuel C. Palada University of the Virgin Islands | |
| EDUCATION ONLY GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| EDS24-069 | The Use of Vetiver Grass to improve Sustainable Agriculture in the Virgin Islands | $49,999 | benita martin We Grow Food, Inc. Dr.Laura Martin Paradise Farm | |
| EDS22-33 | Launching Virtual and Live Youth Sustainable Educational Agriculture Program | $50,000 | Sandra Cannon The Center for Educational Growth Sansara Cannon The Center for Educational Growth Shanika DeWindt CaneCuttaz, Inc. Vanessa Forbes University of the Virgin Islands Lisa Petersen CFEG and UVI | |
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| ES20-157 | Advancing Professional Development in the U.S. Virgin Islands About the Cooperative Business Model: A Training and Mentorship Program | $87,833 | Louis Petersen, Jr. University of the Virgin Islands | |
| FARMER/RANCHER GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| FS25-388 | The Use Of Vetiver Grass For Stabilization and Remediation Of Farm Ponds. | $19,980 | Dr.Laura Martin Paradise Farm | |
| FS23-354 | Impact of Landscape Fabric on Selected Cultivars Suitability to a Subtropical Climate for the USVI Farm to School Program | $19,930 | Dr.Nate Olive Virgin Islands Farmer Alliance | |
| FS20-327 | Testing Vegetable Varieties in Tropical Conditions on St. Croix, USVI for Farm to School Crop Production | $12,480 | Dr.Nate Olive Virgin Islands Farmer Alliance | |
| FS19-316 | Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon citratus) of the Two Main Strands East Indian Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) or West Indian Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon citratus): Which one yields the greatest amount of essential oil | $8,609 | Benita Martin Meder Mogzit family farm and educational center | |
| ON FARM RESEARCH/PARTNERSHIP GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| OS24-175 | Assessing Arsenic and Soil Salinization Risk of Sargassum Used in Crop Growth, Agricultural Compost, and Upland Waste Piles in the US Virgin Islands | $29,990 | David Hensley University of the Virgin Islands | |
| OS22-151 | Potential Grasses as Alternative Forage Crops for the Virgin Islands | $19,236 | Dr.Worku Burayu University of the Virgin Islands | |
| OS11-062 | Promoting Tropical Cover Crop Mulch Systems for Minimum-Till Crop Production in the U.S. Virgin Islands | $14,957 | Dr.Stuart Weiss Tarleton State University | |
| SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY INNOVATION GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| CS07-053 | Youth and Agriculture: a Bridge to the Future (YABF) for From Tree to Table (FTT) | $10,000 | Latoya Mitchell Virgin Islands Farmers Cooperative, Inc. Yvette Brown Virgin Islands Farmers' Cooperative, Inc. | |
| 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 | |
| SVI23-A001 | 2023 - 2024 University of the Virgin Islands Model State Program - Program Assistant | $33,000 | Stafford Crossman University of The Virgin Islands | |
| SVI23-001 | 2023 -2024 University of the Virgin Islands Model State Program - A Professional Development Project | $21,522 | Stafford Crossman University of The Virgin Islands | |
| SVI22-001 | University of the Virgin Islands Training Grant- MSP22 | $21,925 | Stafford Crossman University of The Virgin Islands | |
| SSVI21-A12 | 2021 -2022 University of the Virgin Islands MSP - Program Assistant | $33,333 | Louis Petersen, Jr. University of the Virgin Islands | |
| SVI21-001 | 2021 -2022 University of the Virgin Islands Model State Program - A Professional Development Project | $22,106 | Louis Petersen, Jr. University of the Virgin Islands | |
| SVI20-001 | 2020 Model State Program- University of the Virgin Islands | $22,206 | Louis Petersen, Jr. University of the Virgin Islands | |
| SVI19-001 | 2019 Model State Program- University of the Virgin Islands | $22,206 | Louis Petersen, Jr. University of the Virgin Islands | |
| SVI18-001 | 2018 Model State Program - University of the Virgin Islands | $52,369 | Louis Petersen, Jr. University of the Virgin Islands | |
| SVI17-001 | SVI17-001 Model State Program | $52,084 | Louis Petersen, Jr. University of the Virgin Islands | |
| SVI16-001 | 2016-2017 Model State Program University of the Virgin Islands | $22,222 | Louis Petersen, Jr. University of the Virgin Islands | |
For further information on projects, contact 770-412-4787 or ssare@uga.edu.
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).