[Federal Register: January 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 2)]
[Notices]              
[Page 336-337]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2005-0268; FRL-7725-3]

Minor and specialty crops integrated pest management (IPM) special projects; request for proposals

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice

SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) announces the availability of up to $615,000 to address critical pest management needs of U.S. minor and specialty crop growers. The Agency anticipates funding up to five projects. The project period of performance is 3 years, with the possibility of
extension. Proposed projects should address minor and specialty crop producers' critical pest management needs and demonstrate the importance and relevancy of the project to implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA). This request for proposal was developed in response to recommendations made by the Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition (CARAT), a joint EPA and U.S. Department of Agriculture-sponsored federal advisory committee established to advise on the implementation of the FQPA, that the Agency facilitate the transition to reduced-risk pest management approaches for minor and specialty crops. You may access the full text of the grant announcement at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/grants/index.htm.

Dates: Proposals must be postmarked on or before February 21, 2006.

Full report in PDF format:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E5-8272.pdf