Funding Opportunities for the Western IPM Center

CSREES Announces FY 2008 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Formula Grant Opportunity (Deadline is June 18, 2008)

The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) requests applications for the FY 2008 formula grants authorized under the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program. These grants are used to help agricultural producers and other pest managers gain confidence in alternative pest management strategies as they are demonstrated and evaluated in production and other settings. The amount available for support of this program in FY 2008 is $6,943,184.

This notice identifies the objectives for IPM projects, the eligibility criteria for projects and applicants, and the application forms and associated instructions needed to apply for a FY 2008 IPM formula grant allocation. CSREES additionally requests stakeholder input from any interested party for use in the development of the next FGO for this program. Please send questions or comments to Barry Sims, Staff Accountant, Stop 2299, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-2299; (202) 205-0453; fax: (202) 690-3002.

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FY 2008 Integrated Pest Management Formula Grant Opportunity

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Applications must be received by close of business (COB) on June 18, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.