Northeastern IPM Center

Northeastern Regional Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program

Focus: IPM Research and Extension
Deadline: November 17, 2006
Duration: up to 2 years
Amounts: Varies. Average award:$85,000. Total funding ~$610,000

The Northeastern Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Center is pleased to announce the availability of funding through the Northeastern Regional Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program. A Request for Applications (RFA) is posted on the Center's web site at http://northeastipm.org/abou_fund.cfm .

Approximately $610,000 will be available in FY 2007 to support projects that develop pest control tactics, integrate tactics into an IPM system, and extend IPM information to others. Successful projects will involve stakeholders, promote environmental stewardship, benefit the northeastern region, and offer advantages that make implementation likely.

New this year is the electronic submission process. Applicants must work with their authorized organizational representatives to submit online through Grants.gov; no paper copies will be accepted. To access the electronic forms, go to https://apply.grants.gov/forms_apps_idx.html and enter this entire phrase for the funding opportunity number: USDA-CSREES-RIPM-000102. Information on the new submission process can be found at http://northeastipm.org/grants_ripm_rfalinks.cfm under the section "Application Submission Information through Grants.gov."

Applicants are asked to consider potential real-world impacts associated with their project objectives and to develop a plan for evaluating whether these impacts have occurred. Grant recipients will be required to report on the results of these evaluations, thereby helping the Northeastern IPM Center highlight the value of the IPM research and education projects it supports.

ELIGIBILITY: Organizations eligible to receive awards through the Regional IPM Competitive Grants Program are state agricultural experiment stations, land-grant colleges and universities (1862 and 1890), research foundations established by land-grant colleges and universities, colleges and universities receiving funds under the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.), and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine. If necessary, award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply. Project directors must be based in the northeastern region.

DEADLINE: A letter of intent is due on October 6, 2006, and complete proposals are due November 17, 2006. See the complete RFA for full submission instructions. If you have questions or need paper copies of the RFA, please contact grants manager John Ayers, co-director of the Northeastern IPM Center, Pennsylvania State University (phone 814-865-7776; fax: 814-863-8175; email jea@psu.edu).



John Ayers
814-865-7776
jea@psu.edu

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