Northeast Region IPM Grants
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The FY 2006 Northeast Regional IPM Grants Program has funded seven different proposals for extension, research, and research/extension. All involve multi-state cooperation of collaborators and the results of all of these projects should be useful in numerous states. More information.
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The table below provides information about the funded proposals.
4 proposals funded
1 proposal funded
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Award | Duration (months) | More Information |
| Implementation of the IPM and environmental education curriculum |
CT | Donna Ellis, Univ of Connecticut | education | $ | 2006-08 (24) | proposal |
2 proposals funded
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| Design and
delivery of IPM outreach programs to low-income urban neighborhoods
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PA | Edwin Rajotte, The Pennsylvania State Univ. | community | $ | 2006-08 (24) | proposal |
| IPM of pest ants in the urban/suburban landscape | ME | Eleanor Groden, Univ. of Maine | community | $ | 2006-08 (24) | proposal |
About the Northeast IPM Competitive Grants program:
Each year the Northeast Region Integrated Pest Management Grants Program supports selected research and extension projects. Funds for this program originate at the USDA and are matched in part by the institutions sponsoring each project. The projects described here were selected by the regional review committee, and approved by USDA.
A competitive grant proposal process is used to select projects for funding. Proposals are reviewed and rated by a review committee comprised of experts in IPM from outside the region. The criteria for judging proposals this year included: