Eligible applicants may include (but are not limited to) entities such as government and tribal agencies, universities, colleges, consultants, pest control businesses, commodity groups, and nonprofit organizations.
All applicants, principal investigators, key personnel, subawardees, subcontractors, and consultants must meet all eligibility requirements and be eligible to contract with DPR.
Principal investigators, key personnel, subawardees, subcontractors, and consultants must not have outstanding fines or penalties with DPR or with any County Agricultural Commissioner.
DPR employees are not eligible to receive funds or participate as part of the Alliance Team with the exception of the Grant Manager; however other State employees may receive funds and participate as part of the Alliance Team.
All University of California/California State University System (UC/CSUS) grantees, principal investigators, key personnel, subawardees, subcontractors, and consultants must abide by all of the provisions of the applicable UC/CSUS Terms and Conditions, including overhead capped at 25%. It is highly recommended that UC/CSUS applicants have grant administration staff review application materials to ensure that the Terms and Conditions can be met.
All Non-UC/CSUS grantees, principal investigators, key personnel, subawardees, subcontractors, and consultants must abide by all of the provisions of the Non-UC Terms and Conditions, including overhead capped at 25%. It is highly recommended that applicants have any relevant grant administration personnel review application materials to ensure that the Terms and Conditions can be met.
Alliance Team members must have the appropriate background and technical experience to complete the project. DPR’s Grant Manager assigned to the grant must be a full and participating member of the Alliance Team.
The project must not mention, promote, or disparage a pest control brand or trade name in a deliverable or use the image of a product in a deliverable. Active ingredient names must be used instead.
The project must not focus primarily on research.
The project must not include activities directed toward, or used to subsidize, DPR personnel, DPR work activities, or any DPR-funded work activities delegated to others, such as county agricultural commissioners.
