Strategic Agricultural Initiative (SAI) Grant Program FY2010

Post Date

February 19th 2010

Application Due Date

April 5th 2010

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

Funding Opportunity Number

EPA-R4-SAI-10-001

CFDA Number(s)

66.716

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

3

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

All projects must occur in one or more of the Region 4 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $249000

• Award Range:

  $40000 - $100000

Grant Description

EPA Region 4 is seeking applications from eligible organizations that will promote the transition to reduced-risk pest management practices in agriculture to protect human health and the environment. All projects must occur in one or more of the Region 4 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The SAI program focuses financial resources primarily on minor agricultural crop production. Grant funding assistance under this program is generally available to: States, U.S. territories or possession, federally recognized Indian tribal governments and Native American Organizations, public and private universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, other public or private nonprofit institutions, local governments, individuals, and international entities. For profit organizations are not eligible. Non-profit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are also not eligible to apply. Grant activities that are supported under the SAI program and this Request for Applications (RFA) include: education, extension, demonstration, and studies for Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) transition and reduced risk pest management practices in agriculture. Project activities should support achieving the adoption of reduced risk pest management practices, and/or ecologically based Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Environmental Protection Agency

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Christine C. Fortuin, 404-562-9003.

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Christine C. Fortuin

• Agency Email Address:

  Fortuin.Christine@epa.gov

• More Information:

  Strategic Agricultural Initiative (SAI) Grant Program FY2010