Formula Grant 98408726

Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded $245,058 to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This funding supports the Department's continuing pesticide environmental programs through a comprehensive statewide initiative encompassing pesticide registration, labeling, worker training and certification, facility inspections, and enforcement activities. The award strengthens the partnership between the state agency and EPA while providing greater flexibility to address environmental priorities and achieve administrative efficiencies.

The funded activities deliver products and services designed to prevent unnecessary pesticide exposure to the public, agricultural workers, handlers, water resources, and endangered species. Key deliverables include over 20,000 hours of pesticide inspections annually, ongoing certification and training of certified applicators, compliance monitoring and deterrence activities, pollinator and endangered species protection through outreach initiatives, and mid-year and end-of-year progress reports. All project deliverables align with Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) cooperative agreement guidance and the mutually agreed-upon workplan. No sub-awards are included in this assistance agreement.