Plant Protection Act Section 7721 Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program (PPDMDPP)
Funds projects that prevent, detect, diagnose, and mitigate invasive plant pests and diseases affecting specialty crops, nursery systems, forestry, and other agricultural and natural resources, for eligible state, tribal, nonprofit, industry, government, and university applicants.
⚑ Single suggestion submission required per project via PPA 7721 ServiceNow portal · Must upload the relevant Budget, Survey, or Diagnostic Laboratory template and Narrative Report if applicable · Program is organized around six goal areas: survey/analysis, domestic inspection, diagnostic technology, nursery protection, outreach/education, and rapid response · Award ceiling listed at $400,000; overall FY2027 program funding up to $90 million with at least $73 million anticipated for PPDMDPP
This is an agriculture/plant pest and disease management program centered on applied detection, diagnostics, and mitigation, which is outside IPPRA’s core social-science lines in energy, weather, security attitudes, and education policy. The only possible overlap is in outreach/education or risk communication, but this is not a plausible PI-level fit for anyone on the team.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-28
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 70 strong | technical depth: substantial; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 58 good | portfolio topics: environment, water_resources; signature methods: community engaged; social/behavioral work is minor; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 25 weak | funds applied research; deep-tech content |
Description
This funding opportunity is provided to carry out the provisions described in Section 7721 of the Plant Protection Act . Through the PPA 7721 program, APHIS provides funds to support projects that protect specialty crops, nursery systems, forestry, other agricultural production systems, and natural resources from harmful and invasive plant pests and pathogens. Additional details about the program are available on the PPDMDPP website. APHIS will make available up to $90,000,000 in funds to support PPA 7721 projects in Fiscal Year 2027 (FY 2027), with at least $73 million anticipated to be available for PPA 7721 PPDMDPP.
APHIS will consider suggestions that clearly and directly support the objectives and strategies within the six PPDMDPP goal areas . Suggesters should refer to the FY 2027 PPA 7721 Implementation Plan , for details about the strategies and objectives for each goal area.
Program Objectives: PPDMDPP funds projects focused on critical needs and opportunities to prevent against, detect, and mitigate invasive plant pests and diseases. PPDMDPP projects are organized around six goal areas:
Plant Pest and Disease Survey and Analysis
Domestic Inspection
Pest Identification and Diagnostic Technology
Protecting Nursery Production
Public Outreach and Education
Pest Mitigation and Rapid Response
Expected Outcomes: Projects funded under this announcement are expected to support activities that will protect U.S. specialty crops, nursery systems, forestry, and other agricultural production and natural resources from harmful and exotic plant pests and pathogens by improving early plant pest detection, threat identification, and mitigation capabilities.
Funding Priorities: PPA 7721’s PPDMDPP funds projects focused on critical needs and opportunities to prevent against, detect, and mitigate invasive plant pests and diseases organized around six goal areas. These six goal areas represent the Program’s funding priorities and include: enhancing plant pest and disease survey and analysis; targeting domestic inspection; enhancing and strengthening pest identification and technology; safeguarding nursery production; conducting targeted outreach and education; and enhancing mitigation and rapid response capabilities (see FY 2027 Implementation Plan ).
Suggesters must complete a single PPA 7721 ServiceNow Suggestion Submission form per suggestion that provides details on all aspects of the project. The PPA 7721 ServiceNow Suggestion Submission form is available through the PPA 7721 ServiceNow Suggestion Submission portal. Suggesters must include a completed Budget, Survey, or Diagnostic Laboratory template, and Narrative Report (if applicable) as an uploaded document with the form. Refer to the PPA 7721 ServiceNow Suggestion Submission Guidance for more information about submitting suggestions to the PPA 7721 ServiceNow Suggestion Submission portal.
Eligibility
PPA 7721 PPDMDPP eligible suggesters are: 1. State Departments of Agriculture 2. Other State and Federal agencies 3. Tribal nations 4. Non-profit organizations 5. Industry 6. Colleges and Universities
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