This cooperative agreement continues the recipient's implementation of its pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs, including, but not limited to, activities such as: compliance monitoring,…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 awarded the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) a formula grant of $571,933 under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.700) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This cooperative agreement funds NMDA's implementation of pesticide regulatory and enforcement activities designed to protect public health, agricultural workers, water resources, and endangered species throughout New Mexico.

The grant supports a comprehensive range of pesticide compliance and enforcement services, including training and certification of pesticide applicators; worker protection standard enforcement and outreach activities for farmworkers and communities; compliance monitoring and field inspections; enforcement of EPA pesticide label requirements; water quality protection through identification of pesticides of interest; endangered species habitat protection; public health protection through identification of unregistered or misused pesticide products; and outreach and education programs directed to both the regulated community and the general public. The cooperative agreement contains no subawards and is structured to deliver measurable outcomes that advance environmental protection and human health safeguards through enhanced pesticide regulatory oversight across the state.

This cooperative agreement continues the recipient's implementation of its pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs, including, but not limited to, activities such as: compliance monitoring, enforcement, certification and training for pesticide applicators, and outreach and education. The purpose of this agreement is to provide financial and technical support to the new mexico department of agriculture's (nmda) pesticide program promoting enhanced protection of human health and the environment through reduced pesticide exposure to the public, agricultural workers and handlers, protection of water resources from pesticides, and protection of endangered species. This cooperative agreement continues the recipient's implementation of its federal insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide act (fifra) regulatory and enforcement programs, including, but not limited to, activities such as: compliance monitoring, enforcement, certification and training for pesticide applicators, worker protection standard enforcement and outreach, endangered species protection, pesticides and water programs, and general pesticides safety.activities:this agreement funds pesticide regulatory and enforcement activities including: training and certifying pesticide applicators, conducting worker protection activities to protect farmworkers and communities, protecting water quality by identifying pesticides of interest, identifying locations that need protection due to the location of endangered species and their habitat, protecting public health from unregistered pesticide products and misuse, monitoring for compliance in the field and enforcing environmental protection agency (EPA) pesticide labels when needed, and conducting outreach and education to the regulated community and the public.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes of this cooperative agreement include better protection of public health and the environment through 1) increased outreach and education on proper pesticide use to the regulated community and the public to reduce risk, 2) proper training and certification of pesticide applicators, 3) monitoring for compliance by performing inspections, 4) responding to tips and complaints, and 5) taking enforcement action when needed. The program beneficiaries are the regulated community and the general public. Deliverables include inspection reports, enforcement actions, certified applicator records, worker protection trainings and inspections. The agreement will result in enhanced protection of human health and the environment (e.g. reduced pesticide exposure to agricultural workers and handlers, protection of water resources from pesticides, and protection of endangered species). The intended beneficiaries are the agricultural workers, pesticide handlers, and citizens in receipt of or impacted by pesticide use.