PMSP and Crop Profiles Grant Program
Program Highlights
| Available Funds | Approximately $30,000 total; maximum $15,000 per project |
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| Application Deadline | Ongoing |
| Start Date & Length | Start date variable. Must be completed by Aug. 31, 2025. |
| Narrative Length | 1–4 pages plus budget, references, and required forms |
| Basic Requirements | Proposals must develop a Pest Management Strategic Plan (PMSP) or Crop Profile (CP) for a crop, livestock enterprise, pet, forestry, aquatic system, turf/playing fields/golf courses/park, medical practice, schools/buildings or other pest management application that is significant to the Northeast. Proposals to develop PMSPs or CPs for crops, livestock, forestry, or other systems that do not have a plan or to update outdated PMSPs or CPs (more than five years old) are encouraged. The Center is particularly interested in proposals for a) low-bush/wild blueberries, b) greenhouse food crops—including fruiting vegetables, greens, hydroponic production, etc., c) hemp, and d) Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM), such as rights-of-way. |
| Eligibility | Applications may be submitted by qualified public and private entities, including all colleges and universities, Federal, State, and local agencies, nonprofit and for-profit private organizations or corporations and Native American affiliated organizations; must be able to meet the criteria for subrecipients required by federal regulations and Cornell University. |
| Webinar | An informational webinar was held Feb. 13, 2025. Watch the recording here. |
| Questions | Jana Hexter, Deborah Grantham |
| Download the RFA | PMSP and Crop Profiles RFA (PDF) |
| Start an Application | grants.ipmcenters.org/proposals/create/#/form/423421 |
Types of Projects
The Request for Application (RFA) will fund projects that address the need for documents that accurately reflect the current state of Integrated Pest Management on a regional or national basis. IPM Documents may address crops or other (non-crop) settings for a single state or combination of states. Funding provided by the center is intended to help facilitate authoring of these documents including travel, meeting, and survey expenses associated with information gathering. Currently, two types of documents are recognized:
Crop Profiles (CP) — provide the production story for a commodity, including current pest management practices, and look at current research activities directed at finding replacement strategies for the pesticides of concern. Crop profiles should include typical pesticide use information (not simply what appears on pesticide labels). Documents must meet national standards as shown here:
ipmdata.ipmcenters.org/IPMData_CropProfile_Guidelines.pdf
Pest Management Strategic Plans (PMSP) — a realistic view of pest management issues and strategies used in the field and provide a forum to set meaningful research, regulatory, and educational priorities. Documents must meet national standards for PMSP as shown here:
ipmdata.ipmcenters.org/IPMData_PMSP_Guidelines.pdf
NOTE: Crop Profiles and PMSPs can apply to systems other than crops and livestock. For example, pet, forestry, aquatic system, turf/playing fields/golf courses/park, medical practice, schools/buildings or other pest management application that is significant to the Northeast.
Eligibility
Public and private institutions or organizations, businesses, commodity groups, and private individuals are eligible for these funds as long as they are able to meet the criteria for subrecipients required by federal regulations and Cornell University. Project Directors (PDs) from smaller states, 1890 land-grant institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, and Community Colleges are encouraged to apply. All PDs must work and conduct the relevant work in the Northeast. Co-PDs may be from outside the region.
Available Funds
As this RFA is ongoing, funds are available until exhausted (on an annual basis).
Crop Profiles may be funded at no more than $5,000 each (including indirect costs) because they can be produced by a single individual (with unpaid contributors and reviewers).
Pest Management Strategic Plans, on the other hand, may be more costly because they include a workshop with stakeholder participation. Only in extraordinary circumstances though (e.g., multi-state document involving travel of many collaborators) is the cost of a PMSP expected to exceed $10,000, including travel and indirect costs. Travel restrictions could require remote work, and the requested funding should reflect the lower costs.
Project Length and Start Date
Projects must be completed by August 31, 2025. Project directors should consult with Deborah Grantham or Jana Hexter regarding a proposed start date.
Regional Involvement
The Center grant program seeks to support collaboration among states and Native Nations so projects should have participants from multiple states and/or Native Nations or clearly demonstrate that the project will be of regional benefit. Exceptions are allowed when applicant can document that the host/pest combination is locally important only. If you have questions about the regional requirement, please contact the grant manager.
Technical Support
Technical support will be available for using the online PMSP database for submission of completed projects. This support is in addition to funding awarded for the project.
Successful applicants for IPM Documents must coordinate with the NEIPMC Director, Deborah Grantham, to address format and content standards, as well as scheduling for PMSP workshops.
Final Report
The completed CP or PMSP is considered to be the final report for the project. CPs and PMSPs are not considered complete until they are approved by the Northeastern IPM Center and uploaded by Center staff to the National IPM Centers’ database.
Application Process
Request for Applications (RFA)
Download the PMSP and Crop Profiles RFA (PDF). The RFA contains a list of the required forms to be submitted.
Applications are submitted via the Center’s online grant management system.
The direct link to start an application is grants.ipmcenters.org/proposals/create/#/form/423421
Note: You must create an account and login to the system to submit a proposal. For an introduction to the grant management system, watch these tutorial videos.