Funding-USDA - Methyl
Bromide Transition Program; April 25, 2017
Agency
Department
of Agriculture
National
Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description
The
methyl bromide transition program addresses the immediate needs and the costs of
transition that have resulted from the scheduled phase-out of the pesticide
methyl bromide. Methyl bromide has been a pest and disease control tactic
critical to pest management systems for decades for soilborne
and postharvest pests. The program focuses on integrated
commercial-scale research on methyl bromide alternatives and associated
extension activity that will foster the adoption of these solutions.
Projects should cover a broad range of new methodologies, technologies,
systems, and strategies for controlling economically important pests for which
methyl bromide has been the only effective pest control option. Research
projects must address commodities with critical issues and include a focused
economic analysis of the cost of implementing the transition on a commercial
scale.
Announcement
Number:
USDA-NIFA-ICGP-006245
Closing
Date:
Apr
25, 2017
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=292103
Contact
Information
Herbert
T. Bolton
(202)
401-4201