Project Grant E978135061

This $216,000 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 continues the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe's implementation of its pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA #66.700). Key activities supported include compliance monitoring, inspections, enforcement actions, and outreach/education to enhance protection of human health and the environment in South Dakota. This funding will...

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....

The Arkansas State Plant Board (ASPB) received a $738,152 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.700). The award provides financial and technical support for ASPB's implementation of pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Key deliverables include inspection reports, enforcement actions, certified applicator records, worker...

This $231,589 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides funding to the Wyoming Department of Agriculture to operate comprehensive statewide pesticide programs. The key products and services delivered include: Pesticide regulatory and enforcement activities such as training and certifying pesticide applicators, conducting worker protection activities, protecting water quality and...

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...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture received a $748,500 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 through September 30, 2022. The funding continues support for the recipient's implementation of pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA #66.700). Key deliverables include compliance monitoring, enforcement activities, certification and training for pesticide applicators,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.700) provides $2,230,591.00 to the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) to continue implementation of its pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs. The key activities funded include: training and certifying pesticide applicators, conducting worker protection activities to safeguard farmworkers and...

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...

This Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.700), supports the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry's implementation of pesticide regulatory and enforcement activities. The $468,970 award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, funds a range of compliance monitoring, enforcement, certification and training, worker protection, water...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) a $783,138 cooperative agreement under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA #66.605) to support statewide pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The award provides funding for MDARD to continue operating environmental programs while allowing for greater flexibility to address high priorities. Key...