Funding Opportunities for the Western IPM Center

National Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program: Proposals Due December 30, 2003

NATIONAL PESTICIDE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM
The National Foundation for IPM Education (NFIPME) is a non-profit organization which annually funds approximately eight projects nationwide that advance IPM. The goal of PESP is to reduce the risks from the use of pesticides in agricultural and non-agricultural settings in the U.S.

The call for proposals for the 2004 PESP Project Grants has been announced and is available through the Web site.

The types of projects that will be considered include education, demonstration, outreach, risk reduction, outcome and performance measurement/monitoring, risk mitigation, and technology transfer. Projects must have measurable goals and outcomes and should focus on one of the following areas:

• Outreach, communications, technology transfer, and information networks to promote use of reduced risk pest control methods, etc.
• Promoting use of bio-pesticides and reduced risk pesticides
• IPM in schools, and
• Development of outcomes and performance measurements to enhance the ability of IPM practitioners to measure the effectiveness of reduced risk pest management techniques

The application deadline is December 30, 2003. Proposals and final reports from previously funded projects are available on the Web.

Specific questions regarding the NFIPME call for proposals should be directed to Mike Wallace of NFIPME (512.391.4998.

Sandy Halstead
EPA Region 10 @ WSU-IAREC
24106 N. Bunn Road
Prosser, WA 99350
Phone: (509) 786-9225
Fax: (509) 786-9370