North Central Region Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program

The summary for the North Central Region Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	North Central Region Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program
	CFDA Number:	10.20010.500
	CFDA Description:	Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants 10.500 Cooperative Extension Service
	Federal Agency Name:	CSREES
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-CSREES-RIPM-000182
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Oct 02, 2006
	Creation Date:	Mar 22, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 30, 2006 Letter of Intent is due: October 31, 2006
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Mar 22, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$755,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligibility for research projects includes: state agricultural experiment stations, land-grant colleges and universities, 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. Eligibility for extension projects is limited to land-grant colleges and universities. IMPORTANT! See RFA for specific eligibility requirements.
Grant Description: The Regional Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Competitive Grants Program supports projects that develop individual pest control tactics, integrate individual tactics into an IPM system, and develop and implement extension education programs. In the North Central region, priority will be given to proposals that address one or more of the following topic areas: 1) economics or risk assessment of IPM systems; 2) Alternative pest management systems; 3) Alternative production systems; 4) Decision and diagnostic tools; 5) Pest detection, identification, and/or monitoring; and 6) IPM adoption.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: North Central Region Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/ipm_northcentral.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Kathy Kimble-Day
Prorgam Specialist
Phone 202-401-4420 kday@csrees.usda.gov For questions regarding this RFA.