Welcome to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Partnerships to Reduce Pesticide Risk Programs Project Databases

These databases serve as the data repository for grant projects funded by partnership programs administered under the Environmental Stewardship Branch (ESB), in the Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division of the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP). ESB is dedicated to reducing pesticide risk through collaborative and other nonregulatory efforts. The primary partnership grant programs of ESB are: the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP), the Strategic Agricultural Initiative (SAI), and the Biopesticide Demonstration Program (BDP). Additional grants have been awarded through the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) In Schools Initiative.

Publicly accessible project summaries regarding grants made under these programs, as well as additional information, are available via subsequent pages, by clicking on the "Public Access" button on the main navigation header, above.

The Strategic Agricultural Initiative

The Strategic Agricultural Initiative is EPA's outreach program to demonstrate and facilitate the adoption of farm pest management practices that will enable growers to transition away from the use of high-risk pesticides. The program helps develop pest management practices and products that are safe, effective and support the implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) with a unique focus on regional needs. The SAI Project Database provides funded project information.

The Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program

Established in 1994, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) is a partnership program that works with the nation's pesticide-user community to reduce health and environmental risks of pesticide use and implement pollution prevention strategies. PESP promotes the adoption of innovative, alternative pest control practices, such as Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and the use of biological pesticides, or "biopesticides". PESP is guided by the principle that-while government regulation can reduce pesticide risk-the informed actions of pesticide users can potentially reduce pesticide risk more efficiently and to a greater extent than can be achieved through regulatory mandates. Based on this principle, program membership and participation are completely voluntary.

The Biopesticides Demonstration Project

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The Integrated Pest Management in Schools Initiative

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