Programs
All Southern IPM Center projects must further our mission, which is to foster the development and adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), an approach to managing pests in ways that generate economic, environmental, and human health benefits.
The Southern IPM Grant Program is a mechanism to engage stakeholders and other institutions through direct funding of working groups, and to provide timely response to important IPM issues. These grants address challenges such as invasive species, pest resistance, and impacts resulting from regulatory actions. Additionally, through these grants, the Center has engaged many institutions and has the potential to engage more institutions in the future.
The Southern IPM Grant RFA opens for submissions in the fall of each year, with awardees notified early in the corresponding grant year, and projects beginning in March.
There is an additional offering that addresses the critical need for updating Crop Profiles and PMSPs called the IPM Crop Profile and Pest Management Strategic Plan (PMSP) Documents Grant Program. Find out more about the history of these documents and why they matter here.
Find out more about the Southern IPM Grants Program and the IPM Crop Profile and Pest Management Strategic Plan (PMSP) Documents Grant Program below:
Annual Competitive Grants Program (contingent on continued federal funding)
RFA for 2026 Grants is now closed. RFA for 2027 Grants is expected to open in September 2026, contingent upon funding.
Our annual competitive grants program, The Southern IPM Grants Program, addresses important issues affecting the region that address Global Food Security challenges including invasive species, endangered species, pest resistance, and impacts resulting from regulatory actions.
The priorities for this grant are stakeholder-identified and based on the IPM Road Map.
Funding Categories
- Seed Projects
- Capstone Projects
- Working Groups (New or Continuing)
Funding Amounts
Targeted total funding for all Seed, Capstone, and Working Group projects is $250,000. Most projects are limited to $30,000 although in special circumstances IPM Working Group proposals may qualify for up to $40,000 per proposal.
The National IPM Database has approximately 1000 Crop Profiles and PMSP documents for commodities in the Northeastern, North Central, Southern, and Western IPM Center regions. Thirty-five percent of the documents are for states in the Southern Region. Federal Regulators refer to documents that are no older than five years, therefore, the Southern IPM Center has ongoing limited funding for the development of Crop Profile and PMSP documents.
Please contact SIPMC before submitting a proposal.