The Economics of School Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Assistance Listings
- 66.716 -- Research, Development, Monitoring, Public Education, Training, Demonstrations, and Studies
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is soliciting proposals from eligible parties for an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cooperative agreement to provide financial assistance to an eligible organization to research and analyze the economics of implementing integrated pest management (IPM) in K-12 public and Tribal schools in the United States. IPM is a sustainable approach to managing pests that combines biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks. The grantee will conduct an analysis of the short- and long-term economics...
of implementing an IPM program in a school district. This will include highlighting such issues as the costs and/or savings associated with transitioning from calendar-based pesticide applications to an IPM program, the economics of reduced pesticide applications, the economic impacts on school districts from absenteeism related to asthma incidences at school and, if feasible, energy savings realized from pest exclusion activities. Other deliverables should include documents crafted for school administrators that includes key findings from the assessment, and may include other material such as webinars and articles in journals and newsletters.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
See Section III of the announcement for eligibility information
Grantor contact information
Description
Cara Finn, Phone: 703-305-5659
Email: Cara Finn
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-school-ipm-grants-rfp-economics-of-school-ipm-updated.pdf | Revised Announcement | Jul 30, 2015 06:06 PM UTC |
| 2015-school-ipm-grants-rfp-economics-of-school-ipm-updated.pdf | Revised Announcement | Jul 30, 2015 06:06 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: October 9, 2015
Award
$300,000
Program Funding
1
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$300,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
EPA-OPP-2015-007
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
--
Category of Funding Activity:
Environment
Category Explanation:
--
History
Version:
2
Posted date:
July 22, 2015
Archive date:
October 9, 2015
