Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act Partnership Grants

Post Date

March 5th 2010

Application Due Date

April 19th 2010

Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.

Funding Opportunity Number

EPA-OPP-10-002

CFDA Number(s)

66.716

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Individuals
Other

See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $900000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) and Office of the Science Advisor (OSA) are soliciting initial proposals to advance partnerships that focus on pesticide risk management issues with a special focus on integrated pest management (IPM) approaches. Awards are intended to support a diverse set of project types, including, but not limited to demonstrations, transfer of innovative IPM technologies, outreach, and education. This announcement provides qualification and application requirements to those interested in submitting initial proposals for fiscal year 2010. The total amount of funding available for award is expected to be $900,000 which is authorized by the Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act and from the Science and Technology appropriation from the Office of the Science Advisor. The number of awards to be made under this announcement will depend on individual proposal costs, the availability of funds, and the quality of proposals received. This competition begins with a call for initial proposals from which candidates will be selected and offered an invitation to submit full applications. This announcement contains information on the format and content for the initial proposals as well as criteria for the evaluation of invited applications. The maximum funding level is $250,000 per project for Agricultural IPM and Community IPM; $300,000 per IPM for Infectious Diseases; and, $100,000 per Ecosystem Modeling to Evaluate Benefits of IPM project. The project period of performance is limited to two years from the award date.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Environmental Protection Agency

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Todd Peterson, 703-308-7224.

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Todd Peterson

• Agency Email Address:

  peterson.todd@epa.gov

• More Information:

  Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act Partnership Grants