The Northeastern Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Center is pleased to announce the availability of funding through its IPM Partnership Grants Program for 2007 (FY 2006 federal funds). A Request for Applications (RFA) is posted on the Centers website at http://northeastipm.org/abou_fund.cfm .

Approximately $465,000 is available to support projects that will address or develop regional IPM priorities and will further the mission of the Northeastern IPM Center (http://NortheastIPM.org/). The Center is seeking applications for six project types:

(1) IPM Working Groups (2) IPM Priorities (3) Regional IPM Publications (4) IPM Planning and Assessment Documents (Tactics Surveys, Crop Profiles, Pest Management Strategic Plans [PMSPs], and IPM Guidelines) (5) State Network Projects (6) IPM Minigrants

This year the IPM Partnership Grants Program particularly encourages extension proposals and projects involving small states, 1890 institutions, environmental groups, grower groups, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Other changes to the RFA: - The new IPM Minigrants program allows project directors to request up to $8,000, submit a short proposal, and focus on just one state, as long as they can show benefit to the region. Minigrant applications will be accepted by December 15, 2006, or from April through October 2007. - Maximum funding amounts have been increased for two of the project categories: project directors who will spearhead working groups or regional publications may now request up to $20,000. The Center is interested in proposals for working groups focused on establishing regional priorities, building bridges with NRCS, and researching the economic implications of IPM. - Development of IPM guidelines is another area of strong interest for the Center. Projects devoted to guideline development can be proposed either as part of a working group or under the category called IPM Planning and Assessment Documents (which also covers IPM tactic surveys, crop profiles, and PMSPs).

For the second year in a row, the IPM Partnership RFA places emphasis on the impacts of proposed projects. Applicants are asked to consider potential real-world outcomes associated with their project objectives and to develop a plan for evaluating whether impacts have occurred.

ELIGIBILITY: Private individuals, public and private institutions or organizations, businesses, and commodity groups are encouraged to apply. The primary project director must be from the northeastern region.

DEADLINE: The original and fourteen (14) double-sided paper copies of each proposal must be received by the Northeastern IPM Center by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 15, 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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