Request for Initial Proposals, Strategic Agricultural Initiative/Food Quality Protection Act Grant Program: FY 2008

The summary for the Request for Initial Proposals, Strategic Agricultural Initiative/Food Quality Protection Act Grant Program: FY 2008 grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Environmental Protection Agency, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Request for Initial Proposals, Strategic Agricultural Initiative/Food Quality Protection Act Grant Program: FY 2008: EPA Region 9 is soliciting proposals to carry out the Food Quality Protection Act and to support efforts by the agricultural community to "transition" away from high-risk pesticides to lower risk pesticides and sustainable practices in food production. The statutory authority for this program is Section 20 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ("FIFRA"), 7 U.S.C. §136r. The program supports grants for education, extension and demonstration projects for FQPA transition and reduced risk practices for pest management in agriculture. Proposals for demonstration projects must demonstrate applications, technologies, methods or approaches that are new, innovative or experimental. A demonstration project that is carried out through a routine or established practice is not eligible for funding.
Federal Grant Title: Request for Initial Proposals, Strategic Agricultural Initiative/Food Quality Protection Act Grant Program: FY 2008
Federal Agency Name: Environmental Protection Agency
Grant Categories: Environment
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R9-CED1-08-003
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 66.716
CFDA Descriptions: Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training Demonstrations and Educational Outreach
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: Mar 14, 2008 Please refer to the full announcemen
Posted Date: Jan 02, 2008
Creation Date: Jan 02, 2008
Archive Date: Apr 13, 2008
Total Program Funding: $400,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $100,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $50,000
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Individuals Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility
See Section III for additional eligibility information.
Link to Full Grant Announcement
Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact
Cindy Wire, 415-947-4242 [email protected] Cindy Wire
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