FY 2009 Strategic Agricultural Initiative/Food Quality Protection Act Grant Program

Post Date

January 6th 2009

Application Due Date

March 18th 2009

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

Funding Opportunity Number

EPA-R9-CED1-09-003

CFDA Number(s)

66.716

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

5

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:

  $350000

• Award Range:

  $50000 - $100000

Grant Description

EPA Region 9 is soliciting proposals to carry out the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) and to support efforts by the agricultural community to “transition” away from high-risk pesticides to lower risk pesticides and sustainable practices in food production. The statutory authority for this program is Section 20 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”), 7 U.S.C. ¤136r. The program supports grants for education, extension, and demonstration projects for FQPA transition and reduced risk practices for pest management in agriculture. Proposals for demonstration projects must demonstrate applications, technologies, methods or approaches that are new, innovative or experimental. A demonstration project that is carried out through a routine or established practice is not eligible for funding.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Environmental Protection Agency

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Cindy Wire, 415-947-4242

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Cindy Wire

• Agency Email Address:

  wire.cindy@epa.gov

• More Information:

  FY 2009 Strategic Agricultural Initiative/Food Quality Protection Act Grant Program