Funding Obtained

Fostering Adoption of Integrated Pest Management in Agriculture and Communities

2008. North Central IPM Center, $30,000 renewal funding to increase collaboration among NRCS and IPM professionals in the North Central region by forming a working group, in collaboration with Michigan State University.

2008. North Central IPM Center, $30,000 to increase adoption of IPM in schools in the North Central region by forming a working group, in collaboration with Iowa State University.

2007. USDA RMA Minority Producers Grant, $147,000 to develop sustainable ag protocols and marketing support for African American producers in Georgia.

2007. USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant, $805,012 to develop a comprehensive pesticide environmental assessment tool for US agriculture.

2007. Heller Foundation and Natural Resources Defense Council. $150,000 to develop, promote and implement Green Shield Certification for pest management professionals.

2007. Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission, $20,000, and Chesapeake Bay Commission, $25,000, to pilot enhanced nutrient management for corn producers in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

2006. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, $225,000 for the BMP CHALLENGE and water quality trading education in Pennsylvania.

2006. USDA IPM Program and Regional IPM Centers, $50,000 to develop a Pest Management Strategic Plan for school IPM.

2006. USDA CSREES IPM Program, $20,000 to develop IPM guidelines for four crops and compile a guide to preparing IPM guidelines, in collaboration with Cornell University.

2006. USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant Program, $683,567 to expand the BMP CHALLENGE to 13 states and support water quality credit trading in Minnesota.

2006. USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant Program, $300,000 for market incentives for conservation practices by Northeast tree fruit growers, in collaboration with Red Tomato.

2006. USDA CSREES Crops at Risk, $423,104 for a pest management program using reduced-risk pesticides, eco-apple protocols and value added marketing for NY and New England growers, in collaboration with University of Massachusetts.

2006. North Central IPM Center, $28,500 to increase collaboration among NRCS and IPM professionals in the North Central region by forming a working group, in collaboration with Michigan State University.

2006. US EPA Strategic Ag Initiative, $47,500 for IPM STAR for Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Growers.

2006. Kaiser Permanente, contract to evaluate and improve pest management at health care facilities in California.

2006. Food Alliance, contract to develop IPM protocols for greenhouse vegetable crops.

2006. Protected Harvest, contract to develop IPM standards for processing tomato production in California.

2006. Natural Resources Defense Council, $60,000 contract to develop IPM STAR for structural pest management professionals.

2006. Maryland Pesticide Network and Beyond Pesticides, contract to evaluate and improve pest management at health care facilities in Maryland.

2005.  Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, $45,000 to support farmer adoption of nutrient Best Management Practices.

2005.  Altria Group.  $25,000 to support farmer adoption of nutrient BMPs.

2004.  US EPA Region I Strategic Agriculture Initiative Grant.  Collaborative award of $47,000 with Red Tomato, Inc. and the Universities of Massachusetts and Cornell to develop market support for ecological apple production in the Northeast.

2004.  USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.  Collaborative award of $191,000 with American Farmland Trust and Midwest state and federal conservation agencies to increase adoption of nutrient BMPs and conservation tillage in five states.

2004.  US EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship National Challenge Grant.  Collaborative award of $82,000 with ten national school IPM experts to develop an IPM “Toolbox” for school systems.

2003.  US EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship National Challenge Grant.  Award of $22,000 to certify ten school systems for IPM performance.

2002.  US EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Regional Grants Program. Award of $40,000 to create a practice-based IPM certification program for woody ornamentals producers.

2002.  Massachusetts Department of Food & Agriculture.  Award of $3000 to create marketing materials to support on-farm retail for IPM certified growers in Massachusetts .

2001.  USDA Small Business Innovative Research Program.  Award of $271,000 to support development of financial risk management products for IPM producers.

2001.  US EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program.  Award of $15,000 to support development of a homework element for the first national IPM in schools week.

2000.  USDA Small Business Innovative Research Program.  Award of $70,000 to support development of financial risk management products for IPM producers.

2000.  US EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program.  Award of $50,000 to support development of Gempler’s IPM Almanac Web site.

1999.  US EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program.  Award of $50,000 to support development of innovative IPM risk management insurance policies.

1999.  National Science Foundation Center for IPM.  Award of $10,000 to support development of innovative IPM risk management insurance policies.

1999.  USDA CSREES IPM Program. Award of $50,000 to support development of a national IPM product and services label.

1993.  USDA Competitive Grants Program, $80,000 for investigation of competition between the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitala, and the Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis.  

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