Regional Agricultural Integrated Pest Managment (IPM) Grants

Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OPP-13-001 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: EnvironmentCFDA Number: 66.714Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: EPAClosing Date: Jul 01, 2013Award Ceiling: $170,000Expected Number of Awards: 4Creation Date: May 15, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), in coordination with the EPA Regional Offices, announces the availability of approximately $506,000 for FY13 to further, through research, development, monitoring, public education, training, demonstrations, or studies, the adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches to reduce pesticide risk in production agriculture settings in the United States. IPM is a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks. Proposed projects must: 1) further through research, development, monitoring, public education, training, demonstrations, or studies the adoption of IPM tactics that reduce the risks associated with pesticide use, and 2) demonstrate the importance and relevance of the proposed project on a regional level. Eligible applicants include the 50 States, District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of Puerto Ric...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Environment Source Type: funding