This $373,255 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 supports the Vermont Agency of Agriculture's implementation of pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.700). The Agency will conduct compliance monitoring through inspections, respond to complaints, certify and train pesticide applicators, protect worker health and safety, safeguard water quality, support endangered species programming, and address pests impacting public health. No subawards are included. The one-year award ending September 30, 2023 will enhance protection of human health and the environment through reduced pesticide exposure and protection of water resources, consistent with the program's goal of safeguarding public health and the environment through state pesticide oversight.