University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
2008-2009 Integrated Pest Management Innovation Mini-Grants
Request for Applications
ONLINE Application Deadline: 11:00 PM- Wednesday, October 15th, 2008.
Eligibility: All UF, IFAS faculty and staff members working in IPM. All applicants must be a member of G1FA4: http://pdec.ifas.ufl.edu/foci/hierarchy.shtml . To be eligible, previous grant recipients must submit a progress report to Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman, .
Time Frame: Award notification will be made by November 12th, 2008. Grant money will be available by January 16th, 2009. Funding period is for nine months, ending September 15th, 2009. Final reports/EDIS publications will be due December 1st, 2009.
Award Amount: Most awards are expected to be $4,000 but exceptional projects may be awarded up to $10,000.
Selection of Awards: The IPM Florida Grants Review Panel will rank applications according to the following priorities:
· Creative, innovative, and timely projects
· Direct County Extension faculty involvement
· Potential for widespread, positive impact on IPM in Florida (i.e. multi-county expansion)
· Partnerships between IFAS agents, researchers and our clientele
· Projects rather than solely equipment purchases or salaries (budgets- 25% salary cap)
· Supplemental funds or in kind resources already in place
· Applicants with great need and limited resources, i.e., new agents/faculty
Types of Eligible Projects: Any creative, innovative project that provides IPM for growers, industry groups, consumers, students, or the general public will be considered. Examples of past projects can viewed on the IPM Florida grants showcase: http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/grants_showcase/index.shtml Eligible projects include workshops, exhibits, website development, computer-based training, brochures, fact sheets, publications, mass media communications, local and distance education courses, tests of non-chemical IPM technologies or products, practices that integrate pesticides, and evaluation of IPM adoption by clientele groups.
Requirements: A one-page final report or draft EDIS publication will be required no later than December 1st, 2009. The final report form can be downloaded from the IPM Florida website: http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/grants/index.shtml . The report will be written as an IPM success story that briefly describes project activities and outcomes, and any appropriate quantitative measures of IPM dissemination and adoption. Projects must satisfy at least one (preferably more than one) of the following national IPM objectives: 1. Safeguarding human health and the environment, 2. Benefits achieved through IPM strategies or technologies, 3. Dissemination of IPM knowledge, and 4. Enhanced stakeholder collaboration.
Online Application Form: http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/grants/index.shtml - only online applications will be accepted.
Application Questions: Dr. Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman, Associate Director, IPM Florida; Entomology and Nematology Department; P.O. Box 110620; Gainesville, FL 32611-0620; voice 352-392-1901, ext. 122; fax 352-392-0190; email .