The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking applications for the Forest Service Pesticide Impact Assessment Program 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.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 10/14/2022
Details:
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, wild land, and urban forests – i.e. must address forest insects, forest pathogens and diseases, and invasive plants.
Objective
The objective of FS-PIAP is 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.
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.
- Proposals that 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 of surface waters as a result of off-site movement in herbicide application: runoff, sediment transport, and drift.
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 proposal submission
- Funding information and directions are found on the Forest Health Protection Special Project Program Funding Information webpage.
For more information, visit U.S. Department of Agriculture.
