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 State of New Hampshire Department of Agriculture Markets and Food, Division of Pesticide Control, received a $374,652 formula grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.700) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This cooperative agreement supports the Division's implementation of comprehensive pesticide regulatory and enforcement activities designed to protect human health and the environment across New Hampshire.

The Division delivers a range of regulatory and enforcement services through this funding, including training and certification of pesticide applicators, compliance monitoring and field inspections, worker protection activities for farmworkers and communities, enforcement action against pesticide label violations and unregistered products, water quality protection through identification of pesticides of concern, endangered species habitat protection, and public and regulated community outreach and education on proper pesticide use. The anticipated deliverables and outcomes include increased awareness of proper pesticide use, certified applicators meeting regulatory standards, documented compliance inspections, response to public complaints and tips, and enforcement actions when violations are identified. No sub-awards have been designated under this assistance agreement.

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 support the recipient's 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. 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 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.