The Office of Indiana State Chemist at Purdue University will receive $984,430 through a cooperative agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Performance Partnership Grants program. The Office will implement state and federal pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs to protect surface and ground waters, agricultural workers and handlers, and endangered species from pesticides in Indiana. This will be accomplished through enhanced protection of...
This Project Grant award, valued at $1,085,064, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.700). The funding supports the work of the Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) at Purdue University to protect surface/ground waters, agricultural workers, handlers, and endangered species from pesticides, thereby enhancing protection of human health and the environment. Key activities include...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded Purdue University $110,000 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support formula grant program (CFDA 66.419) to host a Pesticide Inspector Residential Training (PIRT) from March 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The training will provide state and tribal inspectors with basic and advanced instruction on conducting pesticide use and misuse inspections, with a focus on drift investigations. Attendees will learn...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,076,972 Cooperative Agreement to the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program. The funding will support IDOA's implementation of state and federal pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs to enhance food safety, protect groundwater, agricultural workers and handlers, and endangered species from pesticides in Illinois. Key activities include conducting inspections,...
The federal Project Grant award under the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) provides $272,697 to Purdue University to continue its Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program in Indiana. The project aims to leverage partnerships and expand the team's expertise to deliver science-based pest management knowledge, including new digital technologies, to agricultural and urban stakeholders. Key focus...
This Project Grant award of $204,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.700) will fund the development and maintenance of a comprehensive pesticide applicator program at North Dakota State University (NDSU). The program will address all aspects of pesticide applicator certification, training, and outreach and education. This agreement is expected to enhance protection of human health and the...
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 $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...
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 two-year, $1,295,057 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry will support the state's implementation of pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 66.700). Key deliverables include inspection reports, enforcement actions, records of certified pesticide applicators, worker protection trainings and inspections....