Funding Opportunities for the Western IPM Center
EPA Seeks Grant Proposals for Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) Regional Grants (Deadline August 15, 2005)
Date: June 30, 2005
Federal Register: June 30, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 125)
Page 37827-37831
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2005-0137; FRL-7715-3]
Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) Regional Grants; Notice of Funds Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice
SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), in coordination with the EPA Regional Offices, is soliciting applications for projects that further the goals of the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP). Eligible applicants include the 50 States, District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, any agency or instrumentality of a State including State universities, and all federally recognized Tribes. Under this program, assistance agreements will provide financial support to eligible applicants to carry out projects that reduce the risks associated with pesticide use in agricultural and non-agricultural settings. The total amount of funding available for award in FY 2005 is expected to be approximately $470,000, with a maximum funding level of $47,000 per project.
DATES: Submit your proposals in accordance with the detailed instructions in Unit IV.3. no later than August 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to your EPA Regional PESP Coordinator listed in Unit VII.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Your EPA Regional PESP Coordinator listed in Unit VII.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview
The following listing provides certain key information concerning the proposal opportunity.
- Federal agency name: Environmental Protection Agency
- Funding opportunity title: Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) Regional Grants; Notice of Funds Availability.
- Funding opportunity number: OPP-006.
- Announcement type: The initial announcement of a funding opportunity.
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: This program is included in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under number 66.714 at http://www.cfda.gov/
The applicant may contact the appropriate EPA Regional PESP Coordinator to obtain clarification and guidance. EPA Regional PESP Coordinators are:
Region I (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Vermont)
Andrea Szylvian
1 Congress St., Suite 1100, (CPT)
Boston, MA 02114-2023
Telephone: (617) 918-1198
Region II (New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
Tara Masters
Raritan
Depot
2890 Woodbridge Ave.
(MS-500)
Edison, NJ
08837-3679
Telephone: (732) 906-6183
Region III (Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West
Virginia, District of Columbia)
Fatima El-Abdaoui
1650 Arch St.
(3WC32)
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
Telephone: (215) 814-2129
Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
Amber Davis
61 Forsyth St., SW.
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
Telephone: (404) 562-9014
Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin)
Heather Anhalt, 77 W Jackson Blvd.
(DT-8J)
Chicago, IL 60604-
3507
Telephone: (312) 886-3572
Region VI (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
Jerry Collin
45
Ross Ave., Suite 1200
(6PD-P)
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
Telephone: (214) 665-7562
Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska)
Brad Horchem, 01 N
5th St.
(WWPDPEST)
Kansas City, KS 66101
Telephone: (913) 551-7137
Region VIII (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
Wyoming)
Peg Perreault
999 18th St., Suite 300
(8P-P3T)
Denver, CO
80202-2466
Telephone: (303) 312-6286
Region IX (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa,
Guam)
Karen Heisler
75 Hawthorne St.
(CMD-1)
San Francisco, CA
94105
Telephone: (415) 947-4240
Region X (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington)
Sandra Halstead
(WSU-IAREC)
24106 N. Bunn Road
Prosser, WA 99350
Telephone: (509)
786-9225
