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CDFA Pierce's Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board Research and Outreach Program

CA Department of Food and Agriculture · 4681

Eligibility details

Any individual or group with expertise in winegrape pest and disease research and/or outreach is eligible and encouraged to submit proposals.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required.

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About this opportunity

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board (CDFA PD/GWSS Board) is currently accepting proposals for research and outreach projects on the following serious pests and diseases of winegrapes: Pierce’s disease and its vectors, especially the glassy-winged sharpshooter; Brown marmorated stink bug; Grapevine fanleaf disease; Grapevine leafroll disease; Grapevine red blotch disease; Mealybug pests of winegrapes; Spotted lanternfly. The CDFA PD/GWSS Board’s Winegrape Pest and Disease Research and Outreach Program is funded by a special assessment paid by the California winegrape industry. Prior awards have ranged from $4,300 per year to $383,000 per year, with projects ranging from one to three years in duration. Funding preference will be given to projects deemed likely to lead to practical solutions to winegrape pest and disease problems in California. Multi-disciplinary team projects are encouraged.

Funding geography: California state law prohibits paying expenses for travel to or within certain states within the U.S. Please see https://oag.ca.gov/ab1887 for more information.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.