Funding-USDA
Announces $4 Million Available to Develop Innovative Pest Management Solutions;
June 8, 2016
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website. USDA Announces $4 Million Available to
Develop Innovative Pest Management Solutions WASHINGTON, April 18, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National
Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of
$4 million to support research and extension efforts to mitigate pest issues
and increase crop protection practices for the agricultural community. This
funding is made through the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM)
Program, administered by NIFA. Funding can be used to support
projects that will address pest management efforts for both conventional
and organic production systems. Funded projects may also develop reduced-risk
methods for pest-free homes, schools, parks and recreational areas. “Through programs like the Crop Protection and Pest Management Program,
USDA is making investments to ensure America’s agriculture sector is able to
rely on sound scientific approaches to increase production and ensure
continued food security in the face of the many challenges, including pests,
that climate change presents,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “The
Crop Protection and Pest Management Program has a
history of producing best practices and strategies to support communities
with effective, affordable, and environmentally-sound solutions to protect
human health.” The CPPM program helps researchers develop innovative approaches for managing
high priority pests at the state, regional and national levels. The program
seeks effective new technologies to deal with both emerging issues and
existing priority pest concerns. All competitive fiscal year 2016 grants will
be made in the Applied Research and Development (ARDP) focus area, which
centers on the development of new integrated pest
management (IPM) tactics, technologies, practices, and strategies. Since 2014, $32.5 million has been awarded through CPPM to further
critical research and extension IPM efforts. Previously funded projects include an extension-led project through
Cornell University to identify and report locations of late blight outbreaks
in Florida, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin. The
University of Georgia used CPPM funding to develop a qualitative pest
management monitoring network. The University of California-Davis is breaking
new ground in applying ecoinformatics approaches to
manage pests and improve productivity in California’s $1.3 billion citrus
industry. Information on last year’s funded projects can be found here. Applications are due by June 8. More information can be found by viewing
the CPPM
request for applications (RFA). The CPPM program is aligned with the goals identified in the National
Roadmap for Integrated Pest Management. The roadmap identifies strategic
directions for IPM research and implementation efforts for pests in all
settings throughout the nation. IPM practices in agriculture promote a
healthy crop environment while conserving organisms that are beneficial to
those agricultural systems. The CPPM program directly supports USDA goals to
develop and extend effective, affordable, and environmentally-sound IPM
strategies to reduce food production losses caused by diseases, weeds and
pests. Since 2009, NIFA has invested in and advanced innovative and
transformative initiatives to solve societal challenges and ensure the
long-term viability of agriculture. NIFA’s integrated research, education,
and extension programs, supporting the best and brightest scientists and
extension personnel, have resulted in user-inspired, groundbreaking
discoveries that are combating childhood obesity, improving and sustaining
rural economic growth, addressing water availability issues, increasing food
production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability,
and ensuring food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on
agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts,
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