Funded Pest Management Alliance Grants (2007 – 2025)
| Project Title | Organization/Project Lead | Award Year | Project Type | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Trainings and Online Resources to Improve Weed Management Practices Along Roadsides and Other Non-Crop Environments | California Invasive Plant Council / Jutta Burger | 2025 | Urban/Wildlands | $206,587 |
| Promoting Effective Integrated Pest Management Practices for the Control of Grapevine Trunk Diseases | UC Davis / Akif Eskalen | 2025 | Ag | $114,205 |
| Effective Urban Rodent Ecology Knowledge Alliance (EUREKA): Implementation of Data Collection Standards for Rodent Control with Emphasis on Detection and Surveillance by a Novel IoT Network | Pestec / Luis Agurto | 2024 | Urban | $491,549 |
| Sustainable IPM Program in the City of Vista | City of Vista / Yale Jeffery | 2024 | Urban | $167,203 |
| Integrating IPM into Medi-Cal | Regional Asthma Management & Prevention / Anne Kelsey Lamb | 2024 | Urban | $283,183 |
| Using Integrated Pest Management Methods to Create Strong and Sustainable Shorelines on Clear Lake, CA | Lake County Watershed Protection District / Angela De Palma-Dow | 2023 | Urban/Wildlands | $346,038 |
| Urban IPM Apprenticeship Program: Expanding IPM Implementation Across California’s Urban Areas | IPM Institute of North America, Inc. / Peter Werts | 2023 | Urban | $172,575 |
| Sustainable Pest Management Training for Pest Control Practitioners | Wild Farm Alliance / Jo Ann Baumgartner | 2023 | Ag | $463,313 |
| Expansion of the Prevention-Centered IPM Model for Affordable Housing: Building the Capacity of the Affordable Housing Sector to Implement Pest Prevention and IPM Best Practices | San Francisco Environment Department / Raymond Manion | 2023 | Urban | $321,670 |
| Demonstration and Implementation of Cost-Effective UV-C Technology for California Strawberry Pest Management | Cal Poly Corporation / Gerald Holmes | 2022 | Ag | $341,023 |
| Healthy Homes in South Los Angeles | Esperanza Community Housing Corporation / Nancy Ibrahim | 2022 | Urban | $627,143 |
| Mainstreaming Effective Herbicide Calibration for Wildland Weed Work | California Invasive Plant Council / Jutta Burger | 2022 | Wildlands | $159,493 |
| Bridging the Gap Between Science and Adoption: Promoting Insect Pest Suppression and Pesticide Reduction Through the Use of Natural Enemy Habitat | Wild Farm Alliance / Jo Ann Baumgartner | 2022 | Ag | $196,064 |
| Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Herbicide-Based Approaches to Invasive Plant Management | California Invasive Plant Council / Jutta Burger | 2021 | Wildlands | $289,291 |
| Promoting Small Farm Use of Navel Orangeworm Mating Disruption Using Online Mapping and Neighborhood Management | Almond Board of California / Jesse Roseman | 2021 | Ag | $120,373 |
| Fostering Reduced-Risk Pest Management for Sacramento’s Hmong and Iu Mien Farms by Increasing Adoption of Integrated Pest Management, Improving Pesticide Efficiency and Safety, and Building an Agricultural Support Network | UC Cooperative Extension, Yolo County / Margaret G. Lloyd | 2020 | Ag | $298,746 |
| Development of an Interactive Training Facility for California’s Structural Pest Management Professionals | UC Cooperative Extension, Alameda County / Andrew Sutherland | 2020 | Urban | $91,563 |
| Expanding IPM Adoption Among Affordable Housing Providers | Regional Asthma Management & Prevention / Anne Kelsey Lamb | 2019 | Urban | $172,500 |
| Dissemination and Training for Citrus Spray Application Expert System Adoption in California | UC Agriculture & Natural Resources / Peter Ako Larbi | 2019 | Ag | $194,591 |
| Increasing Adoption of IPM Practices that Use Beneficial Birds as Pest Control and Manage Pest Birds in Crop Production | Wild Farm Alliance / Jo Ann Baumgartner | 2018 | Ag | $112,513 |
| BMPs for Non-Herbicide Approaches to Invasive Plant Management in Wildlands | California Invasive Plant Council / Jutta Burger | 2018 | Wildlands | $194,765 |
| Bed Bug IPM Education to Support Multi-unit Housing | UC Cooperative Extension – Alameda County / Andrew Sutherland | 2018 | Urban | $59,593 |
| Restricted Pesticide Use Notification Near Schools | Agricultural Commissioner’s Office, Monterey County / Heather Healy | 2017 | Urban/Ag | $94,240 |
| Training California’s Pesticide Applicators to Reduce Drift Near Schools | UC Agriculture and Natural Resources / Lynn Wunderlich | 2017 | Urban/Ag | $218,896 |
| California Alliance for Tamarisk Biocontrol | UC Santa Barbara Marine Science Institute / Thomas Dudley | 2016 | Wildlands | $188,043 |
| Demonstration and Implementation of IPM in Almonds | UC Cooperative Extension, Kern County / David Haviland | 2016 | Ag | $203,646 |
| Completing the Knowledge Cycle: Deriving IPM Knowledge Directly from Practitioners on Working Landscapes | UC Davis / Elise Gornish | 2015 | Wildlands | $199,414 |
| Area-wide Integrated Pest Management Program for Virginia Creeper Leafhoppers (Erythroneura ziczac) in North Coast Vineyards | UC Berkeley / Kent Daane | 2015 | Ag | $191,038 |
| IPM Focus on Multi-Unit Housing | Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association / Geoff Brosseau | 2014 | Urban | $199,927 |
| Developing an IPM Program to Reduce the Exposure to Pesticides for Young Children in Family Child Care Homes in California | UC San Francisco / Abbey Alkon | 2014 | Urban | $179,973 |
| Facilitation of the Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation Pre-Plant Soil Treatment | Farm Fuel Inc. / Stefanie Bourcier | 2013 | Ag | $247,850 |
| Field Edge Plantings for Pesticide Reduction and Enhanced Biodiversity on Farmlands | UC Cooperative Extension / Rachael Long | 2013 | Ag | $123,015 |
| IPM Training Resources for California Pest Management Professionals Working in Early Care & Education Facilities | UC Berkeley, School of Public Health / Asa Bradman | 2012-2015 | Urban | $200,481 |
| Expanding IPM Education to Southern California Spanish-speaking Landscapers | UC Cooperative Extension, Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources / Janet Hartin | 2012 | Urban | $124,611 |
| Got Ants? Outreach to Reduce Risks from Pyrethroids to the Environment & Water Quality | Association of Bay Area Governments, San Francisco Estuary Partnership Division / Athena Honore | 2011 | Urban | $200,000 |
| Green Cleaning, Sanitizing & Disinfecting: A Toolkit for Early Care & Education | UC San Francisco / Victoria Leonard | 2011 | Urban | $199,966 |
| Pesticide-Free Park & Demonstration Gardens at Guadalupe River Park | City of San Jose / James Downing, Sanhita Ghosal & Sandra Freitas | 2010 | Urban | $200,000 |
| IPM Advocates for Retail Stores | Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association / Geoff Brosseau | 2010 | Urban | $170,000 |
| Healthy Homes Alliance | Physicians for Social Responsibility, Los Angeles / Martha Dina Arguello | 2009 | Ag | $200,000 |
| Demonstration & Implementation of IPM in Bedding & Container Color Plant Production | UC Davis / Michael Parrella | 2009 | Ag | $139,000 |
| IPM Continuing Education for Maintenance Gardeners | San Luis Obispo County Ag Commissioner’s Office / Tamara Kleemann | 2009 | Urban | $61,000 |
| Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) for Canning Peaches | UC Riverside / Marshall Johnson | 2008 | Ag | $195,000 |
| IPM Curriculum for Urban Child Care Programs | UC San Francisco / Abbey Alkon | 2008 | Urban | $215,000 |
| Management of Pesticide Runoff in San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta & San Joaquin County Waterways | San Joaquin County Resource Conservation District / Mike Wackman | 2008 | Urban | $175,000 |
| Almond Pest Management Alliance II | Community Alliance with Family Farmers / Marcia Gibbs | 2007 | Ag | $217,860 |
| California Grape Alliance | California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance / Joe Browde | 2007 | Ag | $183,640 |
| Urban Pest Ant Management | UC Riverside / Michael Rust | 2007 | Urban | $183,488 |
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