EPA School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Grants

Post Date

June 14th 2013

Application Due Date

July 29th 2013

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

Funding Opportunity Number

EPA-OPP-13-002

CFDA Number(s)

66.716

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

5

Eligibility Categories

Other

See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $700000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $250000

Grant Description

EPAуs Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) announces the availability of approximately $700,000 for assistance agreements to further, through research, development, monitoring, public education, training, demonstrations, or studies, the adoption of verifiable integrated pest management (IPM) by the nationуs kindergarten to 12th grade public and tribal schools. IPM is a sustainable approach to managing pests that combines biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks. A school IPM program uses easily implementable strategies to reduce sources of food, water, and shelter for pests in school buildings and grounds. Verifiable school IPM is an ongoing activity that includes all of these documented elements: understanding pests; setting action thresholds for key pests, i.e., knowing when to take action against key pests; monitoring for pests, their locations and populations; removing conditions that allow pest infestation; and using one or more effective pest control methods including sanitation, structural maintenance, and nonchemical methods in place of or in combination with pesticides.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Environmental Protection Agency

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Cara Finn, Phone 703-305-5659

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Cara Finn

• Agency Email Address:

  finn.cara@epa.gov

• More Information:

  Link to Full Announcement - EPA School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Grants