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This publication supersedes Program Aid No. 2180, “2014 Farm Bill Section 10007: Strengthening 

Our Nation’s Ability To Safeguard U.S. Specialty Crops, Agriculture, and Natural Resources,” which 

was published in September 2015.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Program Aid No. 2259 • Issued December 2019

Project Funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) provides funding through the Plant Pest 

and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program and 

the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) programs under the 

authority of the Plant Protection Act’s Section 7721.

Plant Pest and Disease Management 

and Disaster Prevention Program

Under this program, funding is available for cooperators in 

all U.S. States and territories. This includes State and Federal 

agencies, Tribal nations, universities, nongovernmental organizations, and 

private entities. Funded projects are organized around specific goal areas that represent critical 

needs and opportunities to strengthen, prevent, detect, and mitigate invasive pests and diseases. 

National Clean Plant Network 

Each year, at least $5 million of the PPA 7721 funding goes to the NCPN. Network funding 

supports established university and government clean plant centers to develop, maintain, and 

provide foundation stock of select specialty crops. Industry and others use the stock material to 

start or regrow clean plant orchards, vineyards, groves, and other commercial plantings.
Nursery certification ensures 

cleaner plants and easier interstate 

commerce.

Through the Systems Approach to 

Nursery Certification (SANC) pilot 

program, the National Plant Board and 

nursery industry groups promote a 

harmonized approach to nursery and 

greenhouse certification. This auditbased program improves sanitation 

processes at nurseries and unifies 

standards for the interstate movement 

of nursery stock. Long-term benefits 

include reduced pest risk, improved 

cost efficiencies, and more direct 

interaction between nurseries and 

regulators. 

Public schools are using the Citizen 

Scientist program curricula as part of 

State middle school science standards.

The Department of Plant Industry at 

Clemson University used funding to build 

a citizen scientist network by creating the 

Junior Invasive Inspectors Program. This 

initiative teaches middle school youth 

how to conduct surveys for invasive forest 

pests. Students learn the identification 

and biology of trees and insects as well as 

the importance of invasive biology. Citizen 

scientists are rewarded for continued 

survey work and pest reporting on the 

Junior Invasive Website. 

Swift, coordinated response to 

a pest threat protects grapes, 

apples, and stone fruits and more 

than 70 types of ornamental and 

woody trees.

Funds are enhancing how USDA and 

our partners contain and suppress the 

spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest 

that feeds on a wide range of fruit, 

ornamental, and woody trees. Together, 

Federal, State, and extension partners 

have identified pest management tools 

crucial for long-term spotted lanternfly 

mitigation. PPA 7721 funds support 

research aimed at developing better 

detection tools, testing additional 

control measures, and exploring 

potential biological control options.

Clean plant programs protect U.S. 

specialty crops from harmful plant pests 

and diseases and ensure the global 

competitiveness of U.S. producers.

Florida’s Bureau of Citrus Budwood 

Registration produces disease-free trees 

for growers and nurseries. These trees are 

vital to Florida’s citrus industry because 

they provide the clean stock needed to 

produce large volumes of healthy new 

trees for groves. Although the Bureau’s 

close proximity to citrus production in 

central Florida is convenient for serving 

nurseries, it is challenging to operate in an 

area of high pest and disease pressure. 

The Bureau uses PPA 7721 funds to 

upgrade and equip its greenhouses and 

provide a safer, more secure facility that 

better protects the nursery stock it offers to 

Florida citrus growers.

Safeguard nursery production Conduct targeted outreach 

and education

Enhance mitigation and rapid 

response capabilities National Clean Plant Network

Start clean, stay clean

• Develop pest management tools 

• Reduce potential adverse impacts

• Minimize spread of detected plant pests 

• Develop management strategies

• Harmonize clean plant standards

• Mitigate pests and pathogens in nurseries

• Increase understanding of plant 

 pest management

• Raise awareness about high-risk pathways 

 and pest control efforts

• Educate the public on preventing the 

 spread of pests in nurseries

• Build interconnections and partnerships 

 to enhance clean plant center capacity

• Conduct plant pathogen diagnostics 

 and therapy

• Establish foundations of clean source plants
Nursery certification ensures 

cleaner plants and easier interstate 

commerce.

Through the Systems Approach to 

Nursery Certification (SANC) pilot 

program, the National Plant Board and 

nursery industry groups promote a 

harmonized approach to nursery and 

greenhouse certification. This auditbased program improves sanitation 

processes at nurseries and unifies 

standards for the interstate movement 

of nursery stock. Long-term benefits 

include reduced pest risk, improved 

cost efficiencies, and more direct 

interaction between nurseries and 

regulators. 

Public schools are using the Citizen 

Scientist program curricula as part of 

State middle school science standards.

The Department of Plant Industry at 

Clemson University used funding to build 

a citizen scientist network by creating the 

Junior Invasive Inspectors Program. This 

initiative teaches middle school youth 

how to conduct surveys for invasive forest 

pests. Students learn the identification 

and biology of trees and insects as well as 

the importance of invasive biology. Citizen 

scientists are rewarded for continued 

survey work and pest reporting on the 

Junior Invasive Website. 

Swift, coordinated response to 

a pest threat protects grapes, 

apples, and stone fruits and more 

than 70 types of ornamental and 

woody trees.

Funds are enhancing how USDA and 

our partners contain and suppress the 

spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest 

that feeds on a wide range of fruit, 

ornamental, and woody trees. Together, 

Federal, State, and extension partners 

have identified pest management tools 

crucial for long-term spotted lanternfly 

mitigation. PPA 7721 funds support 

research aimed at developing better 

detection tools, testing additional 

control measures, and exploring 

potential biological control options.

Clean plant programs protect U.S. 

specialty crops from harmful plant pests 

and diseases and ensure the global 

competitiveness of U.S. producers.

Florida’s Bureau of Citrus Budwood 

Registration produces disease-free trees 

for growers and nurseries. These trees are 

vital to Florida’s citrus industry because 

they provide the clean stock needed to 

produce large volumes of healthy new 

trees for groves. Although the Bureau’s 

close proximity to citrus production in 

central Florida is convenient for serving 

nurseries, it is challenging to operate in an 

area of high pest and disease pressure. 

The Bureau uses PPA 7721 funds to 

upgrade and equip its greenhouses and 

provide a safer, more secure facility that 

better protects the nursery stock it offers to 

Florida citrus growers.

Safeguard nursery production Conduct targeted outreach 

and education

Enhance mitigation and rapid 

response capabilities National Clean Plant Network

Start clean, stay clean

• Develop pest management tools 

• Reduce potential adverse impacts

• Minimize spread of detected plant pests 

• Develop management strategies

• Harmonize clean plant standards

• Mitigate pests and pathogens in nurseries

• Increase understanding of plant 

 pest management

• Raise awareness about high-risk pathways 

 and pest control efforts

• Educate the public on preventing the 

 spread of pests in nurseries

• Build interconnections and partnerships 

 to enhance clean plant center capacity

• Conduct plant pathogen diagnostics 

 and therapy

• Establish foundations of clean source plants
Visit Us

www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/ppa-projects 

Email Us

ppa-projects@usda.gov 

Subscribe to Stakeholder Registry

https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ 

USDAAPHIS/subscriber/topics?qsp= 

USDAAPHIS_12

Get APHIS Updates

http://twitter.com/USDA_APHIS

Learn More

?

This publication supersedes Program Aid No. 2180, “2014 Farm Bill Section 10007: Strengthening 

Our Nation’s Ability To Safeguard U.S. Specialty Crops, Agriculture, and Natural Resources,” which 

was published in September 2015.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Program Aid No. 2259 • Issued December 2019

Project Funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) provides funding through the Plant Pest 

and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program and 

the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) programs under the 

authority of the Plant Protection Act’s Section 7721.

Plant Pest and Disease Management 

and Disaster Prevention Program

Under this program, funding is available for cooperators in 

all U.S. States and territories. This includes State and Federal 

agencies, Tribal nations, universities, nongovernmental organizations, and 

private entities. Funded projects are organized around specific goal areas that represent critical 

needs and opportunities to strengthen, prevent, detect, and mitigate invasive pests and diseases. 

National Clean Plant Network 

Each year, at least $5 million of the PPA 7721 funding goes to the NCPN. Network funding 

supports established university and government clean plant centers to develop, maintain, and 

provide foundation stock of select specialty crops. Industry and others use the stock material to 

start or regrow clean plant orchards, vineyards, groves, and other commercial plantings.