National Institute of Food and Agriculture requests applications for the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) program for 2024 to address critical state, regional and national integrated pest management (IPM) needs to ensure food security and respond effectively to other major societal pest management challenges.
Donor Name: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
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. The CPPM program 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.
Purpose and Priorities
The purpose of the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) program 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 sustainable food production 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 effects of existing or new pests becoming more prevalent due to climate change. Proposals that address management aspects of invasive species are prioritized as well. 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.
Program Areas
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.
Project Types
The following describes the types of ARDP projects that are eligible for funding.
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.
Funding Information
This RFA is being released prior to the passage of a full appropriations act for FY 2024. Enactment of a continuing resolution, appropriations act, or other authorizing legislation may affect the availability or level of funding for this program. The amount available for the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) program’s ARDP grants being competed in FY 2024 is approximately $4.8 million. The amount available to fund EIP is approximately $10 million, and for RCP continuation awards in FY 2024 is approximately $4.15 million.
- Applied Research and Development Program (ARDP)
- Maximum Award Amount: $200,000 or $325,000
- Grant Duration: 24-36 Months
- Extension Implementation Program (EIP)
- Maximum Award Amount: $300,000 per year
- Grant Duration: 36 Months
Eligibility Criteria
Applications may only be submitted by colleges and universities, as defined in 7 U.S.C. 3103, 1994 Institutions, and Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities.
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