EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is offering a cooperative agreement to support a comprehensive national and international pesticide safety program. This grant is for assessing and developing health and safety initiatives specifically aimed at significantly reducing exposure to pesticides. The program targets a wide range of stakeholders, including agricultural workers, pesticide applicators, growers, health providers, pesticide producers, retailers, and various governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in the agricultural community. This is a five-year cooperative agreement with an estimated total value of $3,600,000. Approximately $400,000 is expected to be available for awards in FY 2009.
Opportunity ID: 49163
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OPP-2009-005 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Pesticide Safety Program; Request for Applications (RFA) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.716 — Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training Demonstrations and Educational Outreach |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 19, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 02, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 02, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Nov 01, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,600,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $400,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education State governments Individuals Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments City or township governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is soliciting applications to support a national and international pesticide safety program to assess and develop health and safety programs aimed at reducing exposure to pesticides for agricultural workers, pesticide applicators, growers, health providers, pesticide producers and retailers, as well as local, state, national and international organizations and government agencies, and other members of the agricultural community. This will be a five year cooperative agreement with an estimated value of $3,600,000. The estimated funding available for award in FY 2009 is expected to be approximately $400,000. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Pesticide Safety Program; Request for Applications (RFA) |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Carol Parker, 703-305-6458.
Email:parker.carol@epa.gov |
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