**US Department of Agriculture Grant and Partnership Programs that could
potentially address Tamarisk Research and Control**

Program name: **[Cooperative Forest Health Management
Program]{.underline}**

**Agency**: USDA Forest Service

**Funding Methodology**: National competition

**Match**: 25% if less that 500 acres; 33% if over 500 acres; 25% if
state lands

**Authorizing legislation**: Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978

**Eligible entities**: Cooperative Weed Management Areas, states,
non-profit organizations.

**Contact information**: Mr. Dave Thomas (703) 605-5342 and US Forest
Service

Regions Health Protection Program staff

**Program's purpose**: To fund weed management activities on state and
private forested lands. Tamarisk activities would be eligible.

Program name: **[National Research Initiative]{.underline}**

> **[-- Biology of Weedy and Invasive Plants.]{.underline}**

**Agency**: USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension
Service

**Funding Methodology**: National competition

**Match**: Cost sharing or matching is not required

**Authorizing legislation**: Section 401 of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) (& U.S.C. 7621).

**Eligible entities**: State agricultural experiment stations, all
colleges and universities, other research institutions and
organizations, Federal Agencies, national laboratories, private
organizations or corporations, and individuals.

**Contact information**: Diana Jerkins, National Program Leader
(202-401-6996; <djerkins@crees.usda.gov>).

**Program's Purpose**: 1) To support research on general processes and
principles that contribute to plant competitiveness or invasiveness; 2)
To support the development of novel methods to alter plant species
competitiveness, invasiveness, or abundance.

Program name: **[National Research Initiative]{.underline}**

> **[- Integrative Biology of Anthropods and Nematodes]{.underline}**

**Agency**: USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension
Service.

**Funding Methodology**: National competition

**Match**: Cost sharing or matching is not required.

**Authorizing legislation**: Section 401 of the Agricultural Research,
Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) (7 U.S.C. 7621).

**Eligible entities**: State agricultural experiment stations, all
colleges and universities, and research institutions and organizations,
Federal Agencies, national laboratories, private organizations or
corporations, and individuals.

**Contact information**: Mary Purcell-Miramontes, National Program
Leader (202-401-5168; <mpurcell@csrees.usda.gov>).

**Program's purpose**: This program invites both fundamental and
mission-linked proposals for innovative research in the following
priority area: 1) Population biology, 2) Biological control, 3) Chemical
ecology, 4) Behavioral ecology, and 5) Fundamental resistance management
studies (proposals on this topic must show how results will be applied
to development of resistance management programs). Priority will be
given to projects that demonstrate relevance to U.S. agriculture.

Model organisms will be considered for support only if clear
justification is given for how information gained will be applied to
agriculturally relevant species. Proposed studies must include a
justification for how anticipated results will be relevant to reduced
stress on plants or livestock. Proposals that include a modeling
component must give consideration to validation of the model.

Program name: **[Regional Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grant
Program]{.underline}**

**Agency**: USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension
Service

**Funding Methodology**: Regional competition

**Match**: no matching requirements

**Authorizing legislation**: Authority for the funding of research
projects is contained in Section 2 (c)(1)(B) of the Act of August 4,
1965, Public Law No. 890106, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450i (c)(1) (B)).
Authority for the funding of extension projects is contained in Section
3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act of May 8, 1914. ch.79, 38 Stat. 372, 7
U.S.C. 341 et.seq. Note: For combined effort applications, separate
awards will be executed for P.L. 89 -106 and Smith-Lever funds.

**Eligible entities**: Eligibility for research projects includes: sate
agricultural experiment stations, land-grant colleges and universities,
research foundations established by land-grant colleges and
universities, colleges and universities receiving funds under the Act of
October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a et.seq.), and accredited schools or
colleges of veterinary medicine. Eligibility for extension projects is
limited to land-grant colleges and universities.

**Contact information**: Mike Fitzner, National Program Leader
(202-401-4939; <mfitzner@csrees.usda.gov>).

**Program purpose**: The Regional IPM Competitive Grants Program
supports the continuum of research and extension efforts needed to
increase the implementation of IPM methods, from the development of
individual pest control tactics and the integration of tactics into an
IPM system, to extension, education, and training. The program is
administered by the land-grant university system's four regions (North
Central, Northeastern, Southern, Western) in partnership with CSREES.

The goal of the Regional IPM Competitive Grants Program is to provide
support for projects that develop and help users implement IPM systems
that 1)are profitable and environmentally sound over the long term;
2)reduce reliance on pesticides; and 3)protect and conserve ecosystem
quality and diversity. It is recognized that the specific needs of each
region vary, and thus specific program priories will vary among the
regions.