Farm Worker Organizations Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
Updated 11/08/2024
As of October 01, 2024, the UFW Foundation is preparing to provide technical assistance to applicants for the EPA's Farm Worker Training and Education Program for Pesticide Safety.
Please stay tuned for updates.
Program Overview
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting proposals to fund cooperative agreements to improve farm worker communities’ understanding of the Worker Protection Standard (WPS), agricultural pesticide safety, and related rights through training, the development of trainings and materials, and outreach. The cooperative agreements will involve farm worker communities and organizations. This involvement will make training and materials more culturally appropriate, which aims to increase their effectiveness.
Two different types are being offered:
- The Type 1 agreement will train farm worker communities nationally (across rural areas in many states and territories). It will focus on the required, EPA approved WPS trainings for workers and handlers.
- The Type 2 agreement is for a subaward program. The grant recipient will distribute funds to other organizations for education and outreach projects with farm worker communities. Projects will focus on topics in agricultural pesticide safety that supplement or reinforce the WPS requirements. They will be local and regional (relating to a particular area or part of the country).
Resources
EPA resources for cooperative agreement applicants:
- https://www.epa.gov/grants/how-apply-grants
- https://www.epa.gov/grants/recipient-training-opportunities
- https://www.epa.gov/grants/epa-grants-overview-applicants-and-recipients
EPA resources for communities in need:
Federal Grants Learning Center:
Frequently Asked Questions on Open Funding Opportunities
For more information, please email us at [email protected] or visit https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/356570
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