NIFA announces the availability of funds and requests applications for the Regional Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program Western Region (W ? RIPM) for fiscal year (FY) 2010 to help achieve National IPM goals by increasing the supply and dissemination of IPM knowledge and by enhancing
credit:
collaboration among stakeholders.
The amount available for support of this program in FY 2010 is approximately $650,00 0.
Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:Regional Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program - Western Region
Additional Information of Eligibility:See RFA for specific details.
Organizations eligible to receive Research awards are: state agricultural experiment stations, 1862 and 1890 land-grant colleges and universities, including Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University, 1994 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 USC 582a et seq.), accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine, and the University of the District of Columbia.
Organizations eligible to receive Extension awards are 1862 and 1890 land-grant colleges and universities, including Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University, and the University of the District of Columbia.
Research and Extension personnel from other USDA/IPM regions can participate as members of project teams.
Applications will only be accepted from Project Directors (PDs) in the Western IPM Region.
Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project.
An applicant?s failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of an application deadline will result in NIFA not accepting the application or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.
Full Opportunity Web Address:http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/ipm_western.htmlContact: NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048
Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET
Agency Email Description: For questions regarding this RFA.
Agency Email: electronic@nifa.usda.gov
Date Posted: 2009-10-30
Application Due Date: 2009-12-17
Archive Date: 2010-02-17