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PESP Grants
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The objective of this program is to encourage smart, sensible and sustainable pest control in agriculture. The Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) grants initiative enables grantees to implement sustainable pest management practices that align with the Agency's strategic goal of providing a cleaner and healthier environment for all Americans. The PESP grants initiative supports projects that focus on sustainable pest management approaches, reduce the risks associated with pesticide use in agricultural pest management, and integrated pest management (IPM) implementation. Assistance agreements support projects that explore innovative practices, technologies, education, and non-regulatory solutions that adopt integrated pest management (IPM) strategies. Projects address implementation of environmentally sound pest management practices, approaches, training, and innovations that reduce the risks associated with pesticide use in agricultural settings and, where feasible, lead to corresponding reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. These projects reduce unnecessary exposures to pests and pesticides through the adoption of integrated pest management practices and strengthen our shared goals of sustainable pest management. Most recently funded projects are implementing arthropod IPM on watermelon farms for pollinator protection, improving knowledge about IPM and pesticide safety, integrating pest and pollinator management strategies for ornamental plant production, and delivering herbicide resistance training through web-based and in-person workshops to Pacific Northwest agricultural professionals. To found out more about integrated pest management (IPM), visit EPA’s Introduction to Integrated Pest Management website at https://www.epa.gov/ipm/introduction-integrated-pest-management.
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No content available. Fiscal Year 2015: No awards in FY2015.
Fiscal Year 2016: No awards in FY2016.
Prior to FY2021, this partnership program had invested nearly $4 million to support more than 100 successful grants, awards for outstanding stewardship, and collaborative efforts that have promoted IPM in agriculture, schools, integrated vegetation management on utility rights-of-ways, information sharing on tick management strategies, and EPA Region-specific projects on sustainable pest management practices. Today, over 400 organizations partner with EPA through PESP. For more information on accomplishments under this assistance listing, please visit the following website: https://www.epa.gov/pesp
Accomplishments to date from the six grant recipients include, but are not limited to the following: (1)University of Vermont (Grant: 84043601) - Extension held a pop-up field day in Orwell, VT on the importance of early season corn assessments for pest and nutrient management. This event was structured to encourage conversation and farmer-to-farmer learning among the 10 farmers and technical service providers in attendance. Within the context of integrated pest management, the importance of scouting for early season pests, managing risk, results from this ongoing neonic research, and the status of neonic legislation were discussed. A post-event survey was conducted, and respondents indicated the following as a result of attending: • 100% of attendees indicated that they gained applicable knowledge or confidence in pest management strategies • 70% of attendees reported that they are likely to make a change in management • 30% indicated they are somewhat likely to make a change based on what they learned at the event. (2) Oregon State University (Grant 84043501) - An abstract on herbicide resistance management was submitted as part of the project’s outreach activities to OSU Extension personnel. (3) West Virginia University (Grant: 84043901) - WVU facilitated and presented 15 workshops, with presentation topics such as Agricultural plant pest control; Forest pest control; Ornamental and turf outdoors; Aquatic Pest control; Right-of-way; Demonstration and research; Pesticide storage and distribution; Hardwood tree release, and Private Applicators. Conducted six Spanish-speaking trainings for 239 Spanish growers and agricultural workers. (4) Purdue University (Grant 84043701) - Evaluated the impact of IPPM practices on watermelon quality by conducting three consecutive assessments (each separated by two-weeks) of IPM treatment effects on watermelon quality. To do so, Purdue implemented a new scouting protocol that entailed visually assessing insect rind damage on three fruits per acre, in conjunction with pest counts. In addition to counting the number of melons that were unmarketable, the grantee took images of fruits expressing rind damage so that assessors could quantify total rind area damaged per field and treatment. (5) University of Florida, Gainesville (Grant: 84043801) - Presented research results and management recommendations at the North Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association’s Green and Growing Conference for landscape and nursery industry professionals in January 2023 in Greensboro, NC. Attended by approximately 400 people. (6) University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Grant: 84044001) - Developed a database of states offering recertification points, and what the requirements are for applicators (e.g. number of points, window of time to earn points, etc.) as well as for instructors (number of minutes to offer a point, limited to approved topics, instructor qualifications, etc.)
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
