<p>This $400,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) is for the University of Massachusetts to provide training on integrated pest management (IPM) for NRCS staff and affiliates. The award also includes the provision of technical assistance for NRCS customers through IPM site visits. The project period runs from September 17, 2024 to August 31, 2028.</p>
This $240,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) supports the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, Inc. in employing a technical support specialist to write conservation plans and provide technical assistance to women producers in Wisconsin. The funding will be used over a 5-year period from Sep 2023 to Sep 2028 to help the non-profit organization deliver...
This $4,267,629 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), will help maintain and build momentum towards measurably meeting the conservation goals associated with NRCS's Working Lands for Wildlife program. The award period runs from September 4, 2024 to September 30, 2029 and will support the IUP Research Institute, a non-profit organization based in...
This $285,000 Project Grant awarded by 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 University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM) in delivering a comprehensive set of extension products and training programs. The key objectives include: 1) Administrative coordination to support new Cooperative Extension academics, 2) Developing IPM...
This $210,000 Project Grant was awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329). The funding supports a one-year initiative led by the University of Tennessee's Agriculture Extension Service to provide stakeholders with knowledge and recommendations for effective, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable integrated pest management (IPM) practices. The key activities...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $310,302 Cooperative Agreement to Pollinator Partnership, doing business as Coevolution Institute, under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The award, with a performance period from January 5, 2024 to March 30, 2027, supports the "URBAN FARMING FOR POLLINATORS" project. Pollinator Partnership, a woman-owned non-profit organization focused on...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329), will fund a $281,755 extension implementation program led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The program will address four priority areas: (1) implementing integrated pest management (IPM) in agronomic and specialty crops (65% of funding), (2) IPM for...
The North Carolina State University Center for Integrated Pest Management (NCSU CIPM) was awarded a $184,929 cooperative agreement by the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the agency's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The cooperative agreement will support NCSU CIPM's delivery of integrated pest management technical assistance and outreach services from August 1, 2021...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $180,000 and provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329), supports integrated pest management (IPM) research, extension, and education initiatives at New Mexico State University (NMSU). The award aims to highlight the benefits of IPM, overcome perceived barriers, and increase IPM adoption across stakeholder groups in New Mexico....
This $210,000 Project Grant awarded by 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 University of Illinois' integrated pest management (IPM) program. The key products and services to be delivered include: State-wide monitoring for agronomically important pests, scouting and threshold determination field demonstrations, and wheat disease and toxin testing. The award will also...