The competition for Western IPM Center grants has gotten increasingly more difficult in recent years. Here are some tips to maximize your competitiveness:
- Address a problem stakeholders care about, and document their concern. (See the Priorities page)
- Seek collaborators. The Center has a regional mission and prefers multi-state collaborations.
- Have a good plan for outreach at the end of a project.
- Subscribe to our newsletter to receive grant announcements.
The Center’s previous Communication Coordinator Steve Elliott wrote two blog posts about how to write fundable proposals:
The North Central IPM Center also has a webpage about writing a successful grant proposal:
Writing a Successful Grant Proposal: Tips for Competitive Funding Applications
Impact Evaluation
Being able to measure and document the outcomes and impacts of a project is important. Learn how with our Toolkit for Assessing IPM Outcomes and Impacts.