Cooperative Forestry Assistance
Gypsy Moth Program
CSFA Number: 406-47-0043
STATE AGENCY INFORMATION
Agency Name
Department Of Agriculture (406)
Agency Identification
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Agency Contact
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Short Description
A program to slow the spread of the gypsy moth in the northern portion of the state. Trapping occurs throughout the northern part of the state and treatments are performed where trapping counts indicate populations are large enough to warrant treatment.
Federal Authorization
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Illinois Statue Authorization
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Illinois Administrative Rules Authorization
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, Public Law 95-313, as amended.
Objective
The objective is to slow the spread of the gypsy moth to a rate below the historical average. The goal is to keep the moth out of non-infested areas for as long as possible.
Eligible Applicants
Government Organizations;
Applicant Eligibility
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Beneficiary Eligibility
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Types of Assistance
Non-competitive
Subject / Service Area
Meeting the Needs of the Most Vulnerable
Credentials / Documentation
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Preapplication Coordination
State agency approval is required prior to the submission of the application package. The application package is submitted to the Slow-the-Spread Foundation who submits an overall package to USDA-FS. Funds are awarded to the Foundation. The Foundation disperses funds to the individual states who are part of the Foundation.
Application Procedures
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Criteria Selecting Proposals
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Range of Approval or Disapproval Time
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Uses and Restrictions
To assist agencies in forest stewardship programs on private, State, local, and other nonfederal forest and rural lands. Establishe an acceptable integrated pest management strategy that will prevent, retard, control, or suppress gypsy moth in an amount no less than 50 percent nor greater than 75 percent of the cost of implementing such strategy. Since Congress funded the Slow the Spread Program (STS) in the year 2000, eleven states located along the leading edge of gypsy moth populations, in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, have implemented a region-wide strategy to minimize the rate at which gypsy moth spreads into non-infested areas.
Reports
Progress and financial reports are required on a semi-annual basis. An audit of the Foundation's expenditures occurs annually.
Account Identification
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Range and Average of Financial Assistance
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Program Accomplishments
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Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
United States Department of Agriculture. 1995. Gypsy Moth Management in the United States: a cooperative approach. Final Environmental Impact Statement.
Regional or Local Assistance Location
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Program Website
http://www.gmsts.org/
FUNDING INFORMATION
Federal Funding
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