FUNDING-USDA
- Methyl Bromide Transition Program; January 30, 2018
Agency
Department
of Agriculture
National
Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description
The
methyl bromide transition program (MBT) 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-006409
Closing
Date:
Jan
30, 2018
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=298656
Contact
Information
Herbert
T. Bolton
(202)
401-4201