PPA 7721: Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program
Under the authority of the Plant Protection Act Section 7721 (PPA 7721), APHIS provides up to $63 million annually to fund stakeholder projects submitted through the Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program (PPDMDPP). The projects we fund represent critical needs and safeguard American agriculture and natural resources against invasive plant pests and diseases.
APHIS will set aside up to $4 million in PPA 7721 funding to support Tribes, Tribal organizations, Tribal colleges and universities, and minority-affiliated organizations.
Federal and State agencies, nonprofit organizations, Tribes, colleges and universities, and industry submit projects under APHIS’ goals:
- Enhance plant pest and disease analysis and survey.
- Target domestic inspection activities at vulnerable points in the safeguarding continuum.
- Enhance and strengthen pest identification and technology.
- Safeguard nursery production.
- Conduct targeted outreach and education.
- Increase mitigation and rapid response capabilities.
If you're looking for information on specific plant pests and diseases, visit our plant pests and diseases page.
FY 2025 Information for Suggesters
Open Period Coming Soon
The open period to submit suggestions for PPDMDPP funding will begin in June and last 8 weeks. When the open period begins, an announcement will be available on this page under "Open PPDMDPP Funding Opportunities."
The newly released fiscal year (FY) 2025 Implementation Plan provides important information including PPDMDPP background, objectives and strategies of the six goal areas, and key details to assist in developing high-quality suggestions.
To prepare for submitting suggestions, review the webinar information below and check out the implementation plan and other resources.
Informational Webinars
In June and July, APHIS is hosting a series of virtual training webinars to give an overview of the suggestion submission process and assist suggesters with submitting high-quality suggestions. Information to be covered will include:
- The six PPDMDPP goal areas,
- Aligning suggestions to the correct goal area and objective,
- Instructing first-time suggestion submitters on how to register for a USDA eAuthentication account (needed to submit a suggestion), and
- Demonstrating how to submit a suggestion in ServiceNow.
Everyone interested in submitting a suggestion is encouraged to attend one of the informational webinars and confirm that you can access ServiceNow. All of the webinars are open to the public; no advance registration is needed.
Scheduled dates include June 13, June 18, June 26, and July 10 for general audiences. We will also offer three webinars targeted for Tribal audiences on June 17, June 21, and July 8.
Links to the webinars will be posted when the open period is announced.
Open PPDMDPP Funding Opportunities
Learn About Section 7721 Funding
The Plant Protection Act Section 7721 (PPA 7721) strengthens our nationwide infrastructure for pest identification, surveillance, mitigation, and emergencies.
PPDMDPP and the Farm Bill
The 2008 Farm Bill established the PPDMDPP. The Agricultural Act of 2014 (also known as the 2014 Farm Bill) amended the Plant Protection Act to combine the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) and the PPDMDPP, making them permanent. It also authorized funding for both programs, giving $62.5 million per year in Commodity Credit Corporation funding from fiscal year (FY) 2014 to FY 2017 and $75 million per year in FY 2018 and beyond. At least $5 million must go to NCPN annually. Both programs–PPDMDPP and NCPN–are codified under the Plant Protection Act Section 7721.
Questions?
Any questions should be emailed to National Policy Manager Julie Van Meter at ppa-projects@usda.gov.