This $150,000 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program supports an interdisciplinary research and extension project at Florida A&M University (FAMU). The project aims to develop and implement integrated pest management (IPM) strategies targeting six priority areas: 1) IPM for specialty crops, 2) IPM for communities, 3) IPM for pollinator health, 4) IPM for pesticide...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $10,000,000 Project Grant under the "From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals" (CFDA 10.237) program to establish novel recruitment, retention, and experiential learning programs designed to increase the number of minority pest management professionals. The project is a collaborative effort between two Historically Black Colleges and...
This $210,000 Project Grant was awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329). The funding supports a one-year initiative led by the University of Tennessee's Agriculture Extension Service to provide stakeholders with knowledge and recommendations for effective, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable integrated pest management (IPM) practices. The key activities...
This $284,483 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) supports the University of Arizona's Arizona Pest Management Center in implementing high-impact integrated pest management (IPM) programs across three priority areas: agronomic and specialty crops, community settings including housing and schools, and public health. The project aims to advance IPM...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $240,000 Project Grant under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. The goal of this 1-year project (Sep 2024 - Aug 2025) is to develop transdisciplinary integrated pest management (IPM) programs that leverage the latest scientific information to help stakeholders in Georgia and the...
This $281,116 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) supports Integrated Pest Management (IPM) research, extension, and education initiatives at the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU AgCenter). The overarching goal is to deliver timely, reliable, and applicable research-based information to stakeholders to mitigate pest problems impacting...
The Florida A&M University Division of Research will receive $180,000 through a cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The award is part of the USDA's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). Under this agreement, Florida A&M University will enhance ongoing biological control efforts to combat economically damaging invasive species such as the small hive...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded The Ohio State University a $230,365 project grant under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329). The grant funds an integrated pest management (IPM) program to address pest-related challenges across agricultural and community environments in Ohio. The program will deliver a mix of traditional educational activities, technology-based outreach, and...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329), will fund a $281,755 extension implementation program led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The program will address four priority areas: (1) implementing integrated pest management (IPM) in agronomic and specialty crops (65% of funding), (2) IPM for...
This $273,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA #10.329 - Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program) supports integrated pest management (IPM) initiatives in Virginia. Key activities include: IPM implementation in agronomic and specialty crops through train-the-trainer workshops, regional evaluation surveys, pest resistance monitoring, and IPM promotion in protected cropping systems and the nursery/floriculture industries. IPM...