2022-24 SSARE Grant Summaries & Program Impacts

See below for the state pages, which have the full history of each location within the southern region.

STATE-BY-STATE GRANT SUMMARIES & IMPACTS

Individual state impacts are available on each state page grant summary found here: https://southern.sare.org/sare-in-your-state/

The grant summaries below include a project highlight, a breakdown of funding by SARE project type, the total funding for the state since 1988, and state grant recipients.

• ALABAMA
• ARKANSAS
• FLORIDA
• GEORGIA
• KENTUCKY
• LOUISIANA
• MISSISSIPPI
• NORTH CAROLINA
• SOUTH CAROLINA
• TENNESSEE
• TEXAS
• VIRGINIA
• PUERTO RICO
• VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE U.S.

IMPACT EVALUATION RESULTS
In 2023, the SARE National Reporting, Coordination, and Communications Office (NRCCO) contracted with Insight for Action to conduct a post-project evaluation of four of SARE's regional grant programs. The purpose of the evaluation was to characterize key impacts made by SARE’s grantmaking from 2016 through 2023. The evaluation employed the Success Case Method (SCM) to identify program impacts grounded in a theory- and practice-informed impact model.

For the post-project evaluation, the SCM entailed: 1) Developing an initial impact model based on a scan of web-based resources and SARE background materials, 17 Subject Matter Expert (SME) interviews, and a review of a balanced sample of 120 grantee final reports, 2) a self-report survey to identify potential success cases, and 3) in-depth interviews to explore how SARE-funded activities contributed to longer-term achievements and impacts.

Percentages in the final Program Impacts Model reflect the proportion of all of the case study grantees who reported that they achieved various indicators and impacts by participating in a SARE funded project.The evaluation demonstrated that when SARE’s grant investments are successfully implemented, they contribute to Environmental, Production, Economic and Social sustainability impacts. Grantees achieve these impacts through various combinations of Increased Knowledge of What Works, Increased Capacity/Motivation, Increased Engagement, Practice Change, and Career Growth.
For a thorough description of project activities and methods visit the Project Final Report. 

Grant Projects by Location

Click an icon to access the project reports associated with each grant that was included in this impact assessment. PDP grants are not included on the map.
Success Case Method Case Studies

For more information on these impacts and to review the results, visit https://www.sare.org/resources/sare-project-impacts-2016-2023/