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Strategic Agricultural Initiative/Food Quality Protection Act Grant Program: FY 2009 Request for Proposals

Agency Name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9

Funding Opportunity Title: FY 2009 Strategic Agricultural Initiative/Food Quality Protection Act Grant Program

Announcement Type: Initial Announcement

Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R9-CED1-09-003

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 66.716

Overview

EPA Region 9 is soliciting proposals to carry out the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) and to support efforts by the agricultural community to “transition” away from high-risk pesticides to lower risk pesticides and sustainable practices in food production. The statutory authority for this program is Section 20 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”), 7 U.S.C. §136r. The program supports grants for education, extension, and demonstration projects for FQPA transition and reduced risk practices for pest management in agriculture. Proposals for demonstration projects must demonstrate applications, technologies, methods or approaches that are new, innovative or experimental. A demonstration project that is carried out through a routine or established practice is not eligible for funding.

EPA Region 9 anticipates awarding approximately 3 to 5 grants totaling approximately $350,000. EPA Region 9 anticipates that each grant will range in size from approximately $50,000 to a maximum of $100,000.

There is no matching requirement under this program.

States, U.S. territories or possessions, federally recognized Indian Tribal governments and intertribal consortia, public and private universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, other public and private non-profit institutions, local governments, international entities, and individuals are eligible to apply for funding. For profit organizations are not eligible to apply for funding. Non-profit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1955 are not eligible to apply.

Important Dates:

March 18, 2009 Proposals must be postmarked or electronically submitted via Grants.gov by 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time
April 24, 2009 Funding decisions are announced
May 22, 2009 Full application and work plan due to EPA
Sept 30, 2009 Awards made
The above dates (other than the March 18, 2009 proposal submission date) are anticipated dates and may be subject to change. Late proposals will not be considered.

Contact: Cindy Wire (wire.cindy@epa.gov), Strategic Agricultural Initiative Coordinator
(415) 947-4242

Contents of Full Text Announcement:

  1. Funding opportunity description
  2. Award information
  3. Eligibility information
  4. Proposal and Submission Information
  5. Proposal Review Information
  6. Award administration information
  7. Agency contacts

View the full text announcement (PDF) (23 pp, 150K)

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