Federal funding programs for pest management reside principally in the Cooperative States Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES). There are four programs that fund pest management research and outreach activity. The Pest Management Alternatives Program (PMAP) provides $1.4 million to support projects that provide farmers with replacement technologies for pesticides that are under consideration for regulatory action by EPA and for which producers do not have effective alternatives. The Crops at Risk (CAR) has $1.26 million to create or enhance integrated pest management (IPM) practices for individual food or fiber crops grown for commercial purposes. The CAR program will fund integrated research, education, and extension projects for crops with high priority IPM needs as identified by stakeholders. The Risk Avoidance and Mitigation Program (RAMP) funding is $4.137 million that is aimed at enhancing the development and implementation of innovative (IPM) strategies for multi-crop food and fiber production systems. The RAMP program will fund long-term projects that involve systems approaches. The Methyl Bromide Transitions (MBT) program will provide $2.98 million to support the discovery and implementation of practical IPM alternatives for managing (a) soil borne pathogens and weeds; (b) post harvest pests; or (c) storage and packing material sanitation affected by the phase-out of methyl bromide. Projects supported by the MBT competitive funding program will focus on short- to intermediate-term approaches that lead to sustainable production technologies and systems.