This project will strengthen efforts to protect human health and the environment from pesticide-related risks through a combination of outreach, coordination, and enforcement activities

The work will focus on conducting outreach and education to impacted communities, providing practical methods to minimize pesticide risk while safeguarding public health. The project team will coordinate closely with EPA regions, oeca, ocspp, and other federal, state, and local partners to address pesticide issues, including section 18, 24(c), and experimental use permit requests. Activities will also include promoting integrated pest management (IPM) practices to reduce the need for pesticide applications, while identifying and implementing strategies to minimize environmental and non-target impacts from public health pesticide use.finally, the project will respond to clearly identified public health pesticide issues through compliance monitoring and enforcement, ensuring that regulatory standards are met and risks are effectively managed. 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.