Integrated Pest Management: Risk Avoidance and Mitigation Program

The goal of the Risk Avoidance and Mitigation (RAMP) program is to enhance the development and implementation of innovative, ecologically based sustainable IPM strategies and system(s) for (a) multi-crop food and fiber production systems; (b) an area-wide or a landscape scale agroecosystem; or (c) a documented pesticide impact on water, human or environmental health. RAMP applications may address major acreage agricultural production systems, high value crops such as key fruit and vegetable systems, or other agroecosystems. The primary emphasis of the application should be on productivity and profitability while addressing critical environmental quality and human health issues. The intent of RAMP is to fund medium-term projects that emphasize systems approaches.

Special Notation

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Who Is Eligible to Apply

1862 Land-Grant Institutions

1890 Land-Grant Institutions

1994 Land-Grant Institutions

Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Other or Additional Information (See below)

Private Institutions of Higher Ed

State Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed

More Information on Eligibility

Please see the RFA for details.

Request for Application (RFA) | Apply: Electronic | Abstracts of Funded Projects

Solicitation Date (Opening)	March 25, 2009
Letter of Intent Due Date	None
Due Date (Closing)	May 11, 2009
Anticipated Award Date	None
Estimated Total Program Funding	$4,200,000.00
Range of Awards	Unavailable
Percent of Applications Funded Last Fiscal Year	25%
Cost Sharing Requirements	If commodity-specific benefits, dollar-for-dollar match required. See RFA for details.
For More Information Contact	Robert Nowierski
Funding Opportunity Number	USDA-CSREES-ICGP-002154
CFDA Number	10.303 INTEGRATED PROGRAMS
Contact for Electronic Access Problems	webcomments@csrees.usda.gov