This $235,601 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program supports integrated pest management (IPM) research, extension, and education initiatives at the University of Maine System (UMS). The key objectives of the 1-year project are to: Minimize pesticide use in Maine agriculture and communities through increased IPM implementation (60.6% of funding) Increase awareness of public health...
This $250,942 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) research, extension, and education initiatives at Michigan State University (MSU) from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The key objectives are to: 1) Expand and support IPM information delivery by MSU Extension work teams; 2) Develop innovative tools to improve extension...
This $166,178 Project Grant award, funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329), supports integrated pest management (IPM) research, extension, and education initiatives across agricultural and community environments. The key products and services to be delivered include: IPM implementation in agronomic crops and animal agriculture, IPM education for pesticide applicators, and overall...
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 $254,981 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) implementation efforts in Colorado. The award funds the Colorado Center for Sustainable Pest Management at Colorado State University to address stakeholder needs and priorities through coordinated activities focused on improving the sustainability of pest management...
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 the implementation of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies across specialty crops, public health, and animal agriculture in Maryland and the Delmarva region. The primary goals are to help farmers adopt more holistic and biodiversity-friendly IPM practices that reduce reliance on synthetic pesticides,...
This $285,000 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) supports the University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM) in delivering a comprehensive set of extension products and training programs. The key objectives include: 1) Administrative coordination to support new Cooperative Extension academics, 2) Developing IPM...
This $222,574 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will support integrated pest management (IPM) research, education, and extension initiatives across agricultural crops, communities, and public health domains. Key activities funded under this 1-year grant include: implementing IPM practices for agronomic crops (50% of funding),...
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 $124,915 Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.329) will support the University of New Hampshire's (UNH) integrated pest management (IPM) extension implementation plan for New Hampshire from September 2024 to August 2025. The project aims to increase IPM adoption, improve IPM practices, enhance economic outcomes, and minimize health and environmental risks through education, training, and...