This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) provides $329,889 in funding to the Nez Perce Tribe to increase the availability and distribution of biological control organisms for integrated weed management in Idaho and surrounding states. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) managing and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $119,113 Cooperative Agreement to the Colorado Department of Agriculture to continue critical biocontrol activities in Colorado. The agreement supports the selection, rearing, and release of biocontrol agents to manage rangeland ecology, noxious weeds, and pests on Colorado's rangelands and throughout the western U.S. Key activities include identifying new agents, rearing them, and releasing them...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $100,000 through a Cooperative Agreement under the Bureau of Land Management's Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230) to the Montana Department of Agriculture. This funding will be used to build capacity for the Southeast Montana Invasive Annual Grass Task Force by enabling participating counties to accurately map infestations, conduct pre- and post-treatment vegetation monitoring, print and distribute educational materials...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $256,079, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), supports research and field trials to develop control methods for the invasive Box Tree Moth (BTM). The key tasks include: Documenting BTM seasonal phenology and monitoring native natural enemies in Niagara County, New York to understand pest biology and...
This $103,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (CFDA 15.230 - Invasive and Noxious Plant Management) supports Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation & Development, a non-profit organization, in implementing invasive plant management projects across Oregon and Washington. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year award include conducting field surveys, mapping invasive species, applying integrated pest...
This federal Project Grant award for $215,000.00, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), supports the Montana Department of Agriculture in conducting a variety of invasive species management and capacity building activities. The key products and services to be delivered through this award include invasive species surveys, pest suppression treatments, scientific research, and ecosystem restoration...
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $214,500 cooperative agreement to CAB International to develop environmentally safe and effective biological control agents for several invasive weed species in the United States. The award, made under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001), will support CAB International's work from June 2021 through July 2022 to biologically control invasive species through the development of targeted...
This $406,537 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), supports research and development to improve management methods for exotic invasive forest and landscape pests. The key products and services to be delivered under this agreement include: Conducting a survey of the invasive Lymantria dispar (Gypsy moth) pest, including...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) provides $280,000 to the State of Washington Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to conduct a survey program to identify and eradicate high-risk, exotic, invasive moths originating from Asia that could threaten the agricultural and natural resources of Washington State and...
This $225,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) supports the integrated pest management (IPM) research, extension, and education initiatives of Montana State University. The key objectives of this one-year project include: developing real-time pest monitoring tools and training materials for agricultural professionals; expanding the availability and...