SARE is aware that there is currently a great deal of interest in energy and NCR-SARE is interested in preproposals that address the sustainability of various energy alternatives. An NCR-SARE Bioenergy Committee has developed a draft of a position paper to help potential preproposal authors understand the types of energy preproposals that NCR-SARE might support. The paper can be found on the NCR-SARE website (www.sare.org/ncrsare).

Preproposals should clearly explain:

·         Expected outcomes for the project and how they will assist NCR-SARE in working toward the broad-based outcomes listed above,

·         How project outcomes will be evaluated, and

·         What impact the project will have on farmers/ranchers, rural communities, and society as a whole.