The Southern IPM Center will temporarily administer the Northeastern IPM Partnership Grants Program on behalf of USDA-NIFA for FY2026. The RFA opens on October 31, 2025, and closes on December 19, 2025, at 5 p.m. EST.
Each year, through a competitive RFA process, the Center’s IPM Partnership Grants Program distributes funding to projects that further the mission of the Center, address or identify IPM priorities for the Northeast, and benefit the region at large.
The USDA has awarded a $7.3 million Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant to support an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional team of researchers as they conduct research and develop strategies to combat the spotted lanternfly.
One of the most recent invasive arrivals to make its presence known in the Northeast is the spotted lanternfly, a colorful insect in the planthopper family that congregates in large numbers to feed on the sap of trees.
Pennsylvania grapevines are being hit hard by the spotted lanternfly.
USDA-NIFA supports agricultural biosecurity by providing funding and national program leadership to projects that secure and protect the integrity, reliability, sustainability, and profitability of the American food and agricultural system against catastrophic hazards.
USDA-NIFA funds four regional IPM centers that collectively serve the entire United States.
