66.700: Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements

66.700

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Sept. 21, 2022

Sept. 21, 2022

State, territorial, and tribal agencies participating in this cooperative agreement program receive funds to support and strengthen their pesticide compliance programs, including pesticide compliance monitoring, inspection and enforcement activities. To: (a) assist states, territories and possessions of the U.S., including the District of Columbia and Indian tribes, in developing and maintaining comprehensive pesticide programs that address all aspects of pesticide enforcement, and special pesticide initiatives; (b) sponsor cooperative monitoring and analytical procedures; and (c) encourage regulatory activities within the states, territories, and tribes. Funding Priorities - Funding Fiscal Year 2022: A grant will be awarded to fund the implementation of the Pesticide Inspector Residential Training (PIRT) program from eligible States, federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native Villages, Inter-tribal consortia and State and tribal institutions. Under this program, financial assistance is provided on an annual basis to carry out a PIRT program. This pesticide-related training is intended for inspectors, scientists, supervisors, and managers of pesticide regulatory programs from state/tribes and U.S. territories working under FIFRA Cooperative Agreements with EPA throughout the United States.

A - Formula Grants (Cooperative Agreements)

State agencies having pesticide compliance program responsibilities in each state, territory and possession of the United States, including the District of Columbia and Indian Tribes. For the Pesticide Inspector Residential Training (PIRT) program: U.S. Territories and possessions, State, Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Other public institution/organization, Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments, U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals). For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency’s Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.

States, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, U.S. Territories and the District of Columbia. For the Pesticide Inspector Residential Training (PIRT) program, the beneficiary eligibility is the same as the applicant eligibility.

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