The North Central Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Center awards funding up to $300,000 each year through its Critical Issue and Working Group grants. Applications for critical issues and working group projects should support the Center’s priorities. These priorities, which are based upon the Center’s Signature programs, are reviewed annually by regional stakeholders.
The FY2024 Request for Applications (RFA) for Critical Issue and Working Group projects is available!
Applications must be submitted online and are due by Friday, November 17, 2023, at 6:00 pm ET/5:00 pm CT. Learn more about these projects below.
To apply for either grant, you will use the online grant management system. Video tutorials are available to help you begin.
Watch for other funding opportunities coming soon!
Critical Issue Grants
Competitive proposals are solicited for critical issues that address information, resource, and research needs with regional importance to minor crops, major crops, non-crop areas, IPM metrics and/or impact assessments, urban IPM, forestry, cropping systems, resistance management, advanced genetic tools and IPM, school IPM, tribal IPM and other issues. The Critical Issue grant opportunity is designed to provide one-time seed funding to help initiate work requiring immediate attention until other longer-term resources can be secured to address the issue.
Download the 2024 Request for Applications for Critical Issue Grants.
Learn more about projects funded in 2023.
Working Group Grants
Working Groups grants support collaboration among diverse groups to address a regional IPM priority. Working group project directors must be located within the region, but team members may reside outside the North Central region.
A working group may
- Focus on a specific crop or a specific pest
- Focus on providing educational materials or increasing outreach
- Work to increase collaboration with underserved audiences, such as tribal nations
- Coordinate efforts to develop proposals for additional funding to address critical issues within the North Central region.
Download the 2024 Request for Applications for Working Group Grants here.
Funding Resources
Check out the videos below to learn more about the two grant opportunities available from the Center, along with tips and tricks for applying for Center funds.
To apply for either grant, you will use this online grant management system. The video tutorials below explain how to get started with the online system. Contact the Center if you need more help.
