Deadline: 14-Oct-22
The Forest Service Pesticide Impact Assessment Program (FS-PIAP) is now open for applications to improve knowledge of the benefits and risks of pesticides registered by US-EPA for use in field-based applications supporting forestry and related programs of USFS and cooperators.
The Forest Service Pesticide Impact Assessment Program (FS-PIAP) is administered at the national level and funds are provided by the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection.
Projects submitted to this Program must contribute to the Forest Health Protection (FHP) mission: To protect and improve the health of America’s rural, wildland, and urban forests – i.e. must address forest insects, forest pathogens and diseases, and invasive plants.
National Priorities
Priorities are set by the FHP Pesticide Use Coordinators. FS-PIAP proposals that address national priorities will receive a higher ranking. FS-PIAP national program priorities are:
- Advancement in proper use of pesticides (efficacy, efficiency, safety, training, etc.), because it is Forest Service policy to base actual and recommended uses of pesticides on analysis of effectiveness, specificity, environmental impacts, economic efficiency, and human exposure.
- Proposalsthat address the efficacy and benefits of new uses of pesticides being considered for management of invasive and native forest pest insects, diseases, and plants
- Environmental toxicity, fate; soil mobility and uptake/metabolism, with emphasis on priority pesticides in conjunction with adjuvants. Species of interest include amphibians, salmonids, and invertebrates including hymenopteran pollinators. Effects on "soil health" fauna, flora, and processes. Effectiveness of Best Management Practices in preventing contamination ofsurface waters as a result of off-site movement in herbicide application: runoff, sediment transport, and drift.
Funding Information
- Travel to meetings/conferences will not be paid in year one of a proposal unless that project is scheduled to end in one year. The maximum amount is $2,500.
- A maximum of $2500 per year in travel is allowed in the 2nd and 3rd year for multi-year projects or $5000($7500) for the life of the project.
- Travel funds cannot be used by Forest Service personnel.
Eligibility Criteria
- Must address the FHP program mission
- Must be submitted through the appropriate FS-PIAP Regional Representative
- Must have an FHP sponsor who is directly involved in the project proposal, development, and implementation.
- The FHP sponsor must agree to sponsor the project PRIOR to proposalsubmission
- Funding information and directions are found on the Forest Health Protection Special Project Program Funding Information webpage.
Evaluation Criteria
New Project will be evaluated using the following criteria:
- Importance – Does the proposed project addresses current FS-PIAP national program priorities?
- Technical merit – Does the proposed project have a strong foundational basis and technically sound approach?
- Results – Is the proposed project likely to produce results which will be implemented/applied by FHP personnel and partners?
- Technology Transfer – Is the proposed project supported with sound Technology Transfer after completion?
- Stakeholder and end user involvement – Does the proposed project demonstrate support and need by stakeholders/end users from project initiation to the dissemination or distribution of information following project completion?
- Finance and Economic efficiency – Are the proposed project costs reasonable and fully documented?
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For more information, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/foresthealth/working-with-us/index.shtml
