Crop Protection and Pest Management
The summary for the Crop Protection and Pest Management grant is detailed below.
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Crop Protection and Pest Management: The purpose of the Crop Protection and Pest Management program is to address high priority issues related to pests and their management using IPM approaches at the state, regional and national levels. The CPPM program supports projects that will increase food security and respond effectively to other major societal challenges with comprehensive IPM approaches that are economically viable, environmentally sound and will help protect human health. The CPPM program addresses IPM challenges for emerging issues and existing priority pest concerns that can be addressed more effectively with new and emerging technologies. The outcomes of the CPPM program are effective, affordable, and environmentally sound IPM practices and strategies supporting more vital communities.
| Federal Grant Title: | Crop Protection and Pest Management |
| Federal Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-CPPM-005796 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 320997 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program |
| Current Application Deadline: | Jun 8, 2016 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Jun 8, 2016 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Creation Date: | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 8, 2016 |
| Total Program Funding: | $4,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $325,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | none |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 30 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Applications may only be submitted by colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of NARETPA) (7 U.S.C. 3103) to the CPPM Program. Section 1404 of NARETPA was amended by section 7101 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) to define Hispanic-serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACUs), and to include research foundations maintained by eligible colleges or universities. Section 406(b) of AREERA (7 U.S.C. 7626), was amended by section 7206 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to add the 1994 Land-Grant Institutions as eligible to apply for grants under this authority.
Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.
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- Crop Protection and Pest Management
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