Project Grant 01J67201

The City of Gresham, Oregon received a $463,216 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 under the Geographic Programs - Columbia River Basin Restoration Program. The grant will fund the Pesticide Behavior Change Project to reduce human exposures and environmental releases of residential and commercial pesticides in Multnomah, Lane, Marion, and Clackamas counties in Oregon through September 2024. Key deliverables include developing regional pilot projects...

This $523,000 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 supports the Oregon Department of Agriculture's implementation of its pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA #66.700). Key activities include compliance monitoring, enforcement actions, certification and training for pesticide applicators, and outreach/education efforts to enhance protection of human health and water...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) provides $683,137 in funding to Oregon State University (OSU) to conduct a multi-faceted project focused on pollution prevention (P2) in Oregon. The key activities include: 1) placing 18 student interns with Oregon businesses in environmental justice communities to provide P2 technical assistance; 2) delivering direct P2 technical assistance to 36 Oregon...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $696,589 Project Grant to the Oregon Department of Agriculture under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.700). The grant continues the recipient's implementation of pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs, including compliance monitoring, enforcement, certification and training for pesticide applicators, water quality protection, worker protection, waste pesticide collection, and outreach and...

This $273,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program will support integrated pest management (IPM) implementation efforts across Oregon. The key objectives are to: (1) develop IPM strategic plans and strengthen IPM outreach/education for agronomic and specialty crops; (2) enhance a statewide IPM website for urban and rural communities; (3) create educational content on...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $199,664 project grant to Concerned Citizens For Clean Air on June 21, 2022 through the Schools and Roads - Grants to States program (CFDA 10.665). The grant will support the HIGHWAY 101 NO-SPRAY PROJECT & POLLINATOR COORIDOR in Oregon through February 28, 2027. The project aims to establish a pollinator corridor along Highway 101 by eliminating herbicide spraying and replacing invasive plants with native species that support...

This $650,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) will support research to quantify the effects of wildfire smoke and agricultural burning on farmworker labor and health outcomes. The project will be carried out by the University of California, Davis over a 3-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The research aims to assess the immediate threats that smoke exposure poses to farmworker...

This cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency provides $346,078 to the Oregon Health Authority from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The funding supports the Performance Partnership Grants program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, which aims to accelerate environmental outcomes through state partnerships. Specifically, the award will support Oregon's administration of its state lead certification, accreditation,...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) provides $324,892 to Oregon State University to conduct research on the performance, safety, and economic sustainability of using electric weed control (EWC) as an herbicide resistance management strategy in hazelnut orchards. The key objectives are to: (I) develop weed-specific recommendations for...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $337,027 in funding to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to administer the state's lead-based paint activities, renovation, and pre-renovation education programs. The goal is to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in Oregon by ensuring compliance with lead environmental laws and regulations. OHA will deliver services including...