DAVIS, Calif. — Funding to develop safer pest management techniques or expand their adoption is available now through two grant programs sponsored by the Western Integrated Pest Management Center.
The first is the Western IPM Center’s annual grant program, which is making $320,000 available for research, work groups or outreach projects that promote smart, safe and sustainable pest management. The Center released its Request for Applications this week and will accept proposals through December 8.
“Western IPM Center funding has been use by a variety of local districts and non-profits as well as university researchers and extension faculty to tackle priority pest-management issues throughout California and the West,” said Western IPM Center Director Matt Baur. “And this year, we’re increasing maximum funding per project to $40,000.”
Western IPM Center grants are for one-year projects that begin in the spring of 2024, and the primary applicant must be located in Western Region, which extends from Colorado to American Samoa.
The other integrated pest management grant funding announced this week focuses on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in the pest management community.
With about $200,000 available nationally, the Western and other Regional IPM Centers have opened requests for applications for grants, fellowships and mini-grants with a goal of making diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility both essential and commonplace within the IPM community.
Learn more about Western IPM Center grants at http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/center-grants/
Download the Western IPM Center grants RFA directly at http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/2024-rfa/
Learn more an apply for a DEIA grant, fellowship or mini-grant at https://www.ipmcenters.org/research/funding/deia/
To stay up to date on integrated pest management news and funding opportunities throughout the West, subscribe to the Western IPM Center monthly newsletter at https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=11050’
The Regional IPM Centers are funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National institute of Food and Agriculture.
–Western Integrated Pest Management Center
