Minor Crop Pest Management

Objective

Per section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note), the overarching goals and objectives of the IR-4 project are to assist in the collection of residue and efficacy data in support of the registration or reregistration of pesticides for minor agricultural use and for use on specialty crops under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.) and tolerances for residues of minor use chemicals in or on raw agricultural commodities under sections 346a and 348 of U.S.C. Title 21. This is essential to solving the most pressing challenges these growers face and keeping American agriculture competitive and reducing world hunger by improving the availability of safe and nutritious food.

Who Can Apply

• Unrestricted by Entity Type
• Unrestricted by Individual Type

Special Research Grants: State agricultural experiment stations, all colleges and universities, other research institutions and organizations, Federal agencies, private organizations or corporations and individuals having a demonstrable capacity to conduct research activities to facilitate or expand promising breakthroughs in areas of the food and agricultural sciences of importance to the United States. Per authorizing legislation: The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish an Inter-Regional Research Project Number 4 (hereinafter referred to in this subsection as the "IR–4 Program") to assist in the collection of residue and efficacy data in support of- (A) the registration or reregistration of pesticides for minor agricultural use and for use on specialty crops (as defined in section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note)), under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.); and (B) tolerances for residues of minor use chemicals in or on raw agricultural commodities under sections 346a and 348 of title 21. The funds appropriated to this program are specific to the long established IR-4 Program. There is only one IR-4 Program and only one entity that has the infrastructure and experience to meet the intent Congress has in providing IR-4 appropriations.

Who Benefits

• Unrestricted by Entity Type
• Unrestricted by Individual Type

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

christopher.philips@usda.gov
2163904211