Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program (Section 406)

Providing a mechanism within USDA for funding activities on a variety of topics integrating research and extension with education

Section 406 is a funding vehicle for a wide variety of programs in the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (CSREES) that integrate research, extension, and education.

The Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program provides funding for integrated, multifunctional agricultural research, extension, and education activities. Funding is announced through a separate Request for Applications (RFA) for each program.

In 1998, Congress authorized the establishment of a competitive grant program to fund integrated, multifunctional agricultural research, extension, and education activities. The Secretary may award grants to colleges and universities (as defined by section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) for projects that address priorities in U.S. agriculture involving integrated research, education, and extension activities, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.

Individual programs funded and amounts of funding under the Section 406 funding mechanism may vary from fiscal year to fiscal year, depending on topics of highest priority to congressional appropriators.

Application and Financial Information
CSREES anticipates that about $50 million will be available for support of this program in fiscal year 2004.

Eligibility, Uses, and Restrictions
Eligible institutions include colleges and universities as defined by section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103). Beyond this, each activity or program noted below—or any likely to be funded in the future through Section 406 funding—has its own call for proposals, application process, and specific eligibility requirements. For more information, contact program coordinators as noted below.

Contact

Mike O'Neill
Water Quality
Phone: (202) 205-5952
E-mail: moneill@csrees.usda.gov
www.csrees.usda.gov/water/

Jan Singleton
National Food Safety Initiative
Phone: (202) 401-1954
E-mail: jsingleton@csrees.usda.gov
www.csrees.usda.gov/foodsafetybiosecurity/

Monte Johnson
Pesticide Management Alternatives Program
Phone: (202) 401-1108
E-mail: mpjohnson@csrees.usda.gov
www.csrees.usda.gov/integratedpestmanagement/

Dr. Michael Fitzner
Integrated Pest Management
Phone: (202) 401-4939
E-mail: mfitzner@csrees.usda.gov
www.csrees.usda.gov/integratedpestmanagement/

Dr. H. J. "Rick" Meyer
Crops at Risk from FQPA Implementation (CAR)
Phone: (202) 401-4891
E-mail: hmeyer@csrees.usda.gov

Dr. Robert Nowierski
FQPA Risk Avoidance and Mitigation Program for
Major Food Crop Systems (RAMP)
Phone: (202) 401-4900
E-mail: rnowierski@csrees.usda.gov

Dr. Kitty Cardwell
MBT
Phone: (202) 401-1790
E-mail: kcardwell@csrees.usda.gov

Dr. Thomas Bewick
Organic Transitions
Phone: (202) 401-3356
E-mail: tbewick@csrees.usda.gov

Internet
www.csrees.usda.gov