Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA ICGP 010334
The Methyl Bromide Transition Program (MBT) is a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) competitive grant opportunity designed to help U.S. agriculture move away from reliance on methyl bromide, a pesticide that was widely used for decades to control difficult soilborne and postharvest pests and diseases. Because methyl bromide had been a core tool in many pest management systems, its phase-out created real, near-term gaps for growers and industries that depended on it for consistent control. MBT is meant to address those immediate needs by supporting practical, commercial-scale solutions that can replace methyl bromide while still protecting yield, quality, and profitability.
The program emphasizes integrated projects that combine research and extension. On the research side, proposals are expected to test and validate methyl bromide alternatives under real-world, commercial conditions rather than only in small plots or laboratory settings. On the extension side, projects should include outreach and education activities that actively help growers and other stakeholders adopt the new practices, technologies, or systems. The overall expectation is that funded work will not just generate data, but also speed up on-the-ground implementation of viable alternatives.
MBT is intentionally broad in the types of alternatives it will consider. Strong projects can explore a wide range of new methodologies, technologies, systems, and strategies for managing economically important pests that historically were controlled effectively only with methyl bromide. This can include integrated pest management approaches that combine multiple tactics, new or improved chemical and non-chemical controls, application methods, production system changes, or other innovative approaches that can deliver reliable pest and disease control at scale.
A key requirement is that proposed work must focus on commodities facing critical issues from the methyl bromide transition. In other words, the project should clearly connect the research problem to a real, pressing pest management challenge in a specific crop or set of crops where methyl bromide previously played an essential role. In addition, every research project must include a focused economic analysis that estimates the costs of adopting the proposed transition solution on a commercial scale. This economic component is meant to help decision-makers understand practicality, affordability, and likely barriers to adoption, not just biological efficacy.
Eligibility is limited to specific higher-education institutions. Applications may only be submitted by qualifying colleges and universities as defined in federal statute (Section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977), as well as Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities and 1994 Institutions. This structure signals that MBT is built around land-grant and related public-serving academic partners that can pair applied research capacity with strong extension networks.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant program offered by USDA NIFA under funding opportunity number USDA NIFA ICGP 010334 and CFDA 10.303, with an original application deadline of February 13, 2024. The program anticipated making about four awards, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $630,000 per award.Apply for USDA NIFA ICGP 010334
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Methyl Bromide Transition Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.303.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-11-27.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-02-13. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $630,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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