Project Grant PE983941010

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 West Virginia University was awarded a $130,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention under the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) Grants. The grant will support increased education and outreach on integrated pest management (IPM) practices for fruit and vegetable growers, pesticide applicators, and homeowners in West Virginia from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. Specific services include conducting...

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 $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...

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 $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 $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 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 $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 Project Grant award, funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216), supports capacity building and training efforts at Florida A&M University (FAMU) to address the management of destructive urban pests. The $149,958 award will be used to develop online resources on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of urban arthropods, establish undergraduate and graduate student research projects on monitoring...