APHIS Announces Additional Help Sessions for Stakeholders Submitting Project Suggestions for Fiscal Year 2019 Funding Consideration through the Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is scheduling additional webinar “Help Sessions” to assist anyone who is planning to submit a suggestion to the Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program (PPDMDPP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 funding consideration. The seven week suggestion open period began July 2 and will continue through August 17, 2018.

 

FY 2019, there is $75 million available with at least $5 million going to the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN). The open period for submitting NCPN project suggestions will be announced separately.

 

Information about the FY 2019 open period is available on the APHIS Web site. Webinar dates and log-in information, which is also posted on the APHIS Web site, are as follows:

 

Date

Time

Link

Meeting #

Wednesday

July 25

3PM (EDT)

https://aphis-usda.webex.com/aphis-usda/j.php?MTID=m17b28da08d030e78f16ffa215fc4be06

965 628 215

Wednesday

August 1

3PM (EDT)

https://aphis-usda.webex.com/aphis-usda/j.php?MTID=m5dd7f9d18f264ae434ed80d1ca4ea217

969 243 788

Wednesday

August 8

3PM (EDT)

https://aphis-usda.webex.com/aphis-usda/j.php?MTID=mf014589b3c8ac2fcf9195f15c767ded0

963 896 579

 

The audio toll-free call-in for all sessions is: 1-888-844-9904; Access Code: 7673969

 

We will host these Webinars on CISCO Webex. Please be aware that you do not need to install the Webex add-on to view the presentation. Instead, you can run the temporary application by selecting the following options:

 

When you see the prompt: “Select Install or Allow to install the CISCO Webex add-on. Having trouble joining? Go here.” Click the “Go here” link.

 

When you see the prompt: “Having trouble joining? Try one of these options,” Select the first option: “Run a temporary application to join this meeting immediately.”

 

Please send question to: farmbillsection10007@aphis.usda.gov.

 

Sincerely,

 

The PPDMDPP Management Team

 

Feridoon Mehdizadegan (919-855-7521) – Field Operations

Erich Rudyj (919-855-7447) – National Clean Plant Network

Mike Tadle (301-851-2215) & Monica Montero (301-851-2126) – Policy Management

Ron Weeks (919-855-7297) – Science & Technology