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January 22, 2009
Grants and Funding:
Strategic Agriculture Initiative Grants
United States Environmental Protection Agency.
The Strategic Agricultural Initiative promotes
transition to reduced-risk pest management practices
in agriculture to protect human health and the environment.
SAI seeks to recognize the economic viability, social
equity, and environmental risk reduction associated with
its activities to assist in Food
Quality Protection Act
implementation though an extensive and effective communication
and partnership effort with regional pesticide user,
teacher and researcher communities. The grants are awarded
by Region; see the SAI
Web site
for contact information, applications and deadlines.
2009 Conservation
Innovation Grants / Grants.gov
- USDA-NRCS-NHQ-09-01 (open Jan 16, 2009)
USDA.
Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The purpose of Conservation Innovation Grants is
to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative
conservation approaches and technologies while leveraging the Federal
investment in environmental enhancement and protection, in conjunction
with agricultural production. The Natural Resources Concerns Category
includes invasive species management for Grazing
Land, Forest Health and Wildlife Habitat.
Closing date for applications is Mar 2, 2009.
Arthropod
and Nematode Biology and Management: Organismal and Population
Biology
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
The
Organismal and Population Biology element of the Arthropod and Nematode
Biology and Management program will support hypothesis-driven research
at the organismal and population level to address the challenges
of managing arthropod or nematode pests and enhancing use of beneficial
organisms. This program makes single function research awards.
Closing date for applications is Mar
9, 2009.
Note: Part of the Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program - USDA-CSREES-AFRI-002010
Biology
of Weedy and Invasive Species in Agroecosystems
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service.
The long-term (10-year) goal of the program
is to provide ecologically and economically rational
strategies for management, control, or elimination
of weedy or invasive species in agroecosystems. The priorities
for FY2009 focus on measuring impact of exotic and invasive species
on ecosystem function and services.
Letter of intent deadline is Apr 20, 2009 and
the application deadline is Jun 19, 2009.
Note: Part of the Agriculture and Food Research
Initiative Competitive Grants Program - USDA-CSREES-AFRI-002010
Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Program / Grants.gov
- PARTNERS-09 (open Jan 12, 2009)
DOI. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Act
authorizes the Secretary of Interior to provide
direct technical and financial assistance to private
landowners interested in restoring, enhancing,
and managing fish and wildlife habitats on their
own lands. Funding above $25,000 for an individual
project must be approved at the Washington Office
level. Projects under the Partners for Fish and
Wildlife Program are funded at the local level.
A listing of coordinators by state is available
at Regional
and State Contact Information.
Closing date for applications is Sep 30, 2009.
* See our Grants and Funding section for more resources.
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