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Funding Program:
IPM Partnership Grants |
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Project Title:
New England IPM Collaboration Working Group |
Project Directors (PDs):
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Lead State: ME Lead Organization: University of Maine |
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Cooperating State(s):
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont |
| Undesignated Funding: $16,937 |
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Start Date: May-01-2010 End Date: Apr-30-2011 |
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Summary:
The New England IPM Collaboration Working Group is a short-term ad hoc project to increase communication among the Cooperative Extension IPM Programs of the six New England states. We will organize a day-long workshop among the New England IPM Coordinators, state liaisons from the 2001-2009 PRONewEngland Pest Management Network, and up to two additional IPM program staff from each of the six New England states.
A regional IPM program census survey will be sent to participants before the workshop. At the workshop, a representative from each state will present a concise profile of IPM program staff, structure, funding, topics, and delivery methods for their state. The profiles and a summary of the regional IPM program census will be prepared before the conference and made available along with a discussion summary in a proceedings document published after the conference. The bulk of the conference will consist of a facilitated group discussion of shared needs and available resources and capabilities; exploration of opportunities to harmonize existing activities or to add new coordinated components to existing IPM programs; and brainstorming on opportunities for new multistate IPM programs, publications, products, and other ways to synergize parallel activities in neighboring states to facilitate IPM funding, program operations, and outcomes. The intent of the Working Group and of workshop is to plant seeds for regional collaboration among New England states for delivery of existing IPM programs and grant proposals for new efforts. At the close of the day, participants will complete a questionnaire to evaluate changes in awareness of ways to pursue those objectives. One year after the conference, a follow-up survey will be sent to participants to measure what activity has resulted from the information shared and personal networking done at the workshop. In addition, one year after the workshop we will repeat the New England IPM program census to acquire an updated status report that will be compared to the first census to see if changes have occurred. The New England IPM Collaboration Working Group final report will include the workshop proceedings as described above, results from the initial and one-year follow-up participant evaluation surveys, results from the follow-up regional IPM program census, and a list of collaborative program activities and grant applications generated at least in part from the IPM Working Group activities. Objectives: Objective 1 - Increase knowledge of IPM program staff in each New England state about IPM needs and resources and how Extension IPM support programs are structured and delivered in the other New England states. Impacts 1 - Better understanding of IPM needs and resources and how IPM programs are structured and delivered in neighboring states with similar client needs can help IPM staff improve efficacy and efficiency of the programs they operate in their home state, and may reveal opportunities for greater cooperation across state lines. Objective 2 - Organize a New England IPM Collaboration Workshop as a forum to explore possibilities for increased coordination between single-state IPM programs, and for multistate IPM program efforts in New England. Impacts 2 - Potential generation of integrated regional datasets for use in describing and measuring IPM needs and accomplishments, with potential utility in future grant applications. Potential for enhanced program efficacy and efficiency, as well as new programs not currently viable without multistate cooperation. Objective 3 - Provide documentation to support future efforts to enhance collaboration in IPM programming in New England. Impacts 3 - Historical reference for understanding and improving IPM program definition, delivery, and accountability reporting, especially as regards changes in cooperation across state lines. Proposal |
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