Pesticide Safety Program; Request for Applications (RFA)

Post Date

August 19th 2009

Application Due Date

October 2nd 2009

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

Funding Opportunity Number

EPA-OPP-2009-005

CFDA Number(s)

66.716

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

1

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:

  $3600000

• Award Range:

  $None - $400000

Grant Description

EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is soliciting applications to support a national and international pesticide safety program to assess and develop health and safety programs aimed at reducing exposure to pesticides for agricultural workers, pesticide applicators, growers, health providers, pesticide producers and retailers, as well as local, state, national and international organizations and government agencies, and other members of the agricultural community. This will be a five year cooperative agreement with an estimated value of $3,600,000. The estimated funding available for award in FY 2009 is expected to be approximately $400,000.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Environmental Protection Agency

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Carol Parker, 703-305-6458.

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Carol Parker

• Agency Email Address:

  parker.carol@epa.gov

• More Information:

  Pesticide Safety Program; Request for Applications (RFA)