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     Funding Opportunities:

• CSREES

  CSREES Special Research Grants Program - Pest Management Alternatives Research (PMAP) which is the special program addressing the Food Quality Protection Act issues.  Proposals for this program are due February 20, 2004.



• CSREES Standard Application Forms
  
  CSREES Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program - Integrated Pest Management.  Proposals are due March 15, 2004.  This RFA includes the following three program areas:
  • Crops at Risk (CAR)
  • Risk Avoidance and Mitigation (RAMP)
  • Methyl Bromide Transitions (MBT)

  The RFAs are available on the CSREES Funding Opportunities web site at: 
  (http://www.wisc.edu/ncra/fundingopps.htm) and on http://www.grants.gov.

  The following National Program Leaders are responsible for these programs:
  PMAP - Dr. Monte Johnson, phone:  (202) 401-1108, email: mpjohnson@csrees.usda.gov
  CAR - Dr. Rick Meyer, phone:  (202) 401-4891, email:  hmeyer@csrees.usda.gov
  RAMP - Dr. Robert Nowierski, phone:  (202) 401-4900, email:  rnowierski@csrees.usda.gov
  MBT - Dr. Dennis Kopp, phone:  (202) 401-6437, email:  dkopp@csrees.usda.gov

• USDA

  The USDA's Small Business Innovation Research Program is offering $16 million in grants. Grants will be awarded to qualified small businesses for innovative research on important problems facing American agriculture and/or rural America that could lead to significant public benefit.

  The USDA is also offering $33 million in value-added grants. These grants are designed to encourage independent producers of agricultural commodities to process their raw products into marketable, value-added goods.
  Click here for more information and an application.

  Other USDA Grant Information:

  • CSREES Seeks Applications for PMAP and IPM Grants
  • American Vineyard Foundation
  • NRI Issues Call for Proposals for Competitive Grants
  • Crops At Risk from FQPA Implementation (CAR)
  • Risk Avoidance and Mitigation Program (RAMP)
  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Funding
  • Organic Transitions Program (ORG)
  • Pest Management Alternatives Program
  • Research Partnerships for Risk Management Development and Implementation

• EPA
  • Three authorities under which EPA Region 8 funds pesticide-related grants:
    • Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP)
    • Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)/Strategic Ag Initiative Funds
    • Region 8 Pesticide Discretionary Funds
  • Authorities under which EPA funds other grants:
    • Community-Based Environmental Protection Grants
    • Environmental Justice Small Grant Program

  Also, the National Foundation for IPM Education PESP Grant Program has issued its call for proposals.  Click here for more information.

  A few more places to start looking for information on EPA Grants:

  • EPA Region 8 web site
    • “Toxics & Pesticides” for program info
    • “Community Resources” for information on applying for grants
  • EPA’s Office of Pesticide programs Web site
  • Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP)
    • Includes a list of projects that have previously been funded