Strategies to reduce risk of bees to agroecological stressors in the mississippi delta

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement of $526,000 to Mississippi State University on September 18, 2025, to develop strategies to reduce the risk of bees to agroecological stressors in the Mississippi Delta under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001).

Performance is scheduled through September 17, 2027, at Stoneville, Mississippi. The cooperative agreement funds research and development conducted in cooperation with and correlated to the Agricultural Research Service's in-house research programs as defined by Congress. Under this program, peer review panels evaluate applicant qualifications and determine research priority. The maximum period of performance is five years; appropriated funds cancel in the sixth year and must be obligated by August 30 of the fifth year of the agreement. No renewals are permitted, only extensions subject to the five-year statutory limit. Financial records and supporting documents must be retained for three years from the date of final expenditure report submission.