Project Grant NR226114XXXXG003

The Xerces Society Inc. will receive $524,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to expand pollinator and beneficial insect outreach and education to gardens nationwide. Funded through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935), this three-year award beginning May 25, 2023 will support the Xerces Society's collaboration with the USDA People's Garden Initiative....

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (CFDA 10.025 - Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care) provides $166,556 to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to expand outreach and engagement efforts for early detection and control of invasive forest pests. The key activities to be performed include: Coordinating a web and social media presence to simplify public access to information on invasive...

This $148,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) supports the Indiana Department of Natural Resources' (IDNR) efforts to increase public understanding, acceptance, and support for early detection and control of invasive forest pests. Key activities to be performed under this award include: coordinating web and social media...

This federal 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) provides $313,917 to the University of Vermont & State Agricultural College to develop an integrated pest management (IPM) assessment protocol for grazed pasture ecosystems. The project aims to measure risks from pests and parasites to livestock and human health, while monitoring the biodiversity of...

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...

The award under Cooperative Agreement F23AC02013 funds The Understory Initiative, a non-profit organization, to implement the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. The $259,767 award supports the Understory Initiative's work to increase and improve native seed collection, genetic conservation, and native plant production efforts in the Rogue and Umpqua Basins of southwestern Oregon. This...

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 $142,604 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) will enhance opportunities for the early detection of high-priority forest pests in Vermont. The award will fund activities to expand public outreach and education efforts to engage a broader cross-section of Vermonters and visitors in identifying and reporting the presence of...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), will support a comprehensive survey and monitoring effort for exotic wood borers and bark beetles in the state of Indiana. The $110,000 award, with a performance period from May 2025 to May 2026, will enable the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to place traps and...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Rutgers, The State University $695,410 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (CFDA 10.310) from January 2023 through January 2026. The project aims to develop evidence-based guidelines for managing northeastern forests to support native bee pollinators of spring fruit crops worth $862 million annually. Researchers will assess the impact of timber harvest practices on bees...