US: Crop Protection & Pest Management Competitive Grants Program

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3 years ago

Deadline: 13-Feb-23

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is seeking applications for the Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program.

The purpose of the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) program (Assistance Listing 10.329) is to provide funding for integrated, multifunctional agricultural research, extension, and education activities. The goals and objectives of CPPM are to address high priority issues related to pests including insects, nematodes, pathogens, weeds, and other pests and their management using integrated pest management (IPM) approaches at the state, regional and national levels.
The CPPM program supports projects that will ensure food security and respond effectively to other major societal pest management challenges with comprehensive IPM approaches that are economically viable, ecologically prudent, and safe for human health. In addition, the CPPM program encourages proposals that develop new IPM strategies and tools to mitigate the effect of climate change on existing or new pests.
The CPPM program also addresses IPM challenges for emerging issues and existing priority pest concerns that can be addressed more effectively with new and emerging technologies. The outcomes of the CPPM program are effective, affordable, and environmentally sound IPM practices and strategies needed to maintain agricultural productivity and healthy communities.

The CPPM program provides support for research to develop new IPM approaches, extension to disseminate IPM knowledge and improve adoption of IPM practices, and coordination of IPM activities at the regional and national levels to increase the adoption and implementation of IPM practices on a broad scale.
The CPPM program provides support for these functions with three linked program areas that emphasize research and development for discovery of IPM knowledge; extension activities for IPM adoption and implementation; and enhanced coordination, collaboration, and communications among related CPPM programs and awardees.
Together the Applied Research and Development Program (ARDP), the Extension Implementation Program (EIP), and the Regional Coordination Program (RCP) areas represent a comprehensive approach for developing IPM practices and strategies and extending this new knowledge across many environments through a coordinated national network. It is anticipated that the application of this evidence-based science will have positive outcomes for society.

The amount available for the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) program’s ARDP grants being competed in FY 2023 is approximately $4.9 million. The amount available to fund EIP and RCP continuation awards in FY 2023 is approximately $14.15 million.
May not exceed a total of $200,000 for applications with Project Directors (PD) from one state/U.S. territory.
May not exceed a total of $325,000 for applications with Project Directors (PDs) from more than one state/U.S. territory.
All funds for ARDP awards will be provided in year one of the project.

Applicants must propose one of these project types:

Applied research (single function) projects develop innovative, ecologically based, sustainable IPM technologies, tactics, strategies, and systems that address regional and/or national IPM priorities.
Research-led projects enhance the adoption of innovative, ecologically based, sustainable IPM strategies and systems.
Extension-led projects extend implementation of innovative, ecologically based, sustainable IPM strategies and systems by IPM practitioners and growers. Extension-led projects enhance outreach efforts and maximize opportunities to build strategic alliances with stakeholders to expand their active participation in increasing the implementation of IPM methods.

Applicants for the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) program must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or, preclude NIFA from making an award.
Applications may only be submitted by colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities.
Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.
NIFA will disqualify both applications if an applicant submits duplicate or multiple submissions.

For more information, visit Grants.gov.

For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344543