United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program
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Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program
Under the Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program, APHIS funds projects organized around specific goal areas that represent critical needs and opportunities to strengthen, prevent, detect, and mitigate invasive pests and diseases. The six strategic goal areas include:
- Enhancing plant pest and disease analysis and survey
- Targeting domestic inspection activities at vulnerable points in the safeguarding continuum
- Enhancing and strengthening pest identification and technology
- Safeguarding nursery production
- Conducting targeted outreach and education; and
- Enhancing mitigation and rapid response capabilities
FY 2020 Information
Open Period Related
Resources for Suggestors
Documents
- Suggestion Budget Template (Excel; 33 Kb)
- Goal 1 Survey Suggestion Template (Excel; 57 Kb)
Upload "Goal 1 Survey Suggestion Template" in the same location as the "Suggestion Budget Template". For details, refer to page 32 of the Implementation Plan.
Help Sessions
- Help Session Webinar Presentation (recording version) (pdf version)
Help Session Webinar Schedule
| Day | Date | Time | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toll Free Call-in Number: Conference Number: 888-844-9904 Access Code: 4464815# | |||
| Tuesday | July 16 | 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time | Join Meeting Link |
| Monday | July 22 | 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time | Join Meeting Link |
| Wednesday | July 24 | 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time | Join Meeting Link |
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Suggestion Submission System
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Questions?
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