Pest Management Alliance Grant Program 2017 - 2018 Solicitation

Full proposal (concepts due 2/3/2017).  In 2017 the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s (DPR) Pest Management Alliance Grant Program will fund projects that focus on adoption of integrated pest management (IPM) practices in agricultural settings near schools. Selected projects will promote  adoption of established IPM practices that reduce use of
pesticides of human health or environmental concern through the guidance of a collaborative team of knowledgeable  participants known as an Alliance.
This team should include interested parties  such as commodity group representatives,  growers, university researchers, school district  representatives, representatives of public health entities, urban or industry representatives, and  sustainability  or certification programs. Alliance Grant projects should  provide evidence that  adoption is taking place by the end of the grant period. Research may be a  minor component of  the overall project,  but DPR will not fund Alliance Grant projects that focus on research. Please  see DPR’s Pest Management Research Grant Program for research related projects.