Southern IPM Grants
The 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will be released on Monday, October 5, 2026
Our annual competitive grants program, Southern IPM Grants, regionally address Global Food Security challenges including invasive species, endangered species, pest resistance, and impacts resulting from regulatory actions. We use a competitive process each year to solicit and select projects for funding.
Timeline
The RFA for the Southern IPM Grants open in October and close in November of each year, and are awarded on an annual basis (contingent on continued federal funding).
The review panel for Southern IPM Grants sits in mid January to make decisions regarding the funding of proposals. Applicants will be notified in a timely manner so projects can begin on March 1.
Funding
Categories
- Seed Projects
- Capstone Projects
- Working Groups (New or Continuing)
Amounts
proposals may be submitted for Seed, Capstone, and Working Group project categories, as described below. Targeted total funding for all Seed, Capstone, and Working Group projects is $200,000 per project year. Individual projects are limited to $40,000.
RFA Planning
RFA Planning
We recommend reading through the entire RFA before beginning your planning and to give yourself ample time to enter your information into our online grant management system.
Notable changes for the 2027 RFA will be highlighted upon opening.
Helpful Webinars
Opportunities from the Southern IPM Center
Original Webinar Date: August 28, 2024
An in-depth webinar about the Southern IPM Center, and the opportunities that we offer including:
-Southern IPM Grants
-Friends of IPM Awards
-Pest Management Strategic Plan Workshops
-IPM Ambassador Travel Grants
-Connect – A New Networking Tool
-Services in Evaluation, Communication, and Technology, at no cost to you
Working Groups Formation, Funding, and Momentum
Original Webinar Date: September 7, 2023
Working group leaders Ash Sial (UGA) and Rebecca Melanson (Mississippi State) cover important topics such as how to form a working group, where to find funding, and how to keep the momentum going.
IPMers ASSEMBLE! Get your Grant Proposal Ready
Original Webinar Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
This webinar describes Center-offered services to help with writing Southern IPM Grant proposals and manage projects! These services include technology, communication and evaluation. During the seminar you will get some tips and tricks to build your logic model. The seminar will also include a Q&A session.
The Regional IPM Centers are supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture through agreement 2022-70006-38002. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. government determination or policy.
SIPMC coordinates, enhances and facilitates the flow of IPM resources and information regionally with activities including grants management, data acquisition and sharing, and infrastructure development.