Office of Pesticide
Consultation & Analysis
Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability
Adaptive IPM for Invasive Agricultural Pests Program
The Adaptive IPM program will be accepting applications from July 6 - August 31, 2026!
Application Materials:
Please note that the dates below are tentative.
| Action | Date |
|---|---|
| Request for proposals released | July 6, 2026 |
| Deadline to submit questions | August 24, 2026 |
| Deadline to submit applications | August 31, 2026 |
| Proposal decision | September 28, 2026 |
| Award announcement | October 1, 2026 |
| Project implementation | January 1, 2027 |
How to Apply
To apply to the Adaptive IPM grant program, review the RFP and the Applicant Guide (linked at the top of the page). A link to CDFA's online application system can be found in both documents.
VPNs and firewalls may cause problems. If you encounter any technical issues when accessing the grant application system, please screenshot the issue and email it to cdfa.opca@cdfa.ca.gov
About the Adaptive IPM program
The goal of CDFA's Adaptive IPM for Invasive Agricultural Pests program is to develop IPM program(s) or components that can be rapidly implemented when new invasive agricultural pests arrive and become established in California or when recently arrived invasive pests resurge or expand their range or host species. The program also supports research to refine and optimize existing IPM strategies to improve their effectiveness or exploring additional control measures against established invasive agricultural pests that drive extensive pesticide use but remain uncontrolled due to developed pesticide resistance.
For more information or questions, please contact us at cdfa.opca@cdfa.ca.gov