Integrated Pest Management
Support for environmentally friendly agricultural plant protection services, measures, and training in Austria. Applications possible annually by 31/10 (for 2024 by 31/12/2023). Valid from 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2029.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Environmentally friendly agricultural production with the aim of securing and improving the quality of agricultural products through measures of integrated pest management; implementation of related findings into practice. Application of integrative pest management methods that prioritize biological, biotechnical, plant breeding, as well as cultivation and cultural techniques, limiting the use of chemical pesticides to the necessary minimum.
Eligible expenses
- Personnel expenses
- Material costs
- Travel expenses
- Teaching and educational materials
Non-eligible expenses
- Taxes and duties
- Procedural costs
- Financing and insurance costs
Eligible to apply
- Individuals
- Companies
- Interest Groups and Other Associations
- Non-profit Organizations
- Public Institutions
Funding requirements
- Establishment in Austria
- Pursuit of the objectives of the special directive
- Economic efficiency, appropriateness, and frugality
- Required professional, economic, and organizational capabilities
- Consideration of all public funds used
Documents required for application
- Funding application
- Declaration of commitment
- Needs assessment
- Project description
- Financing plan
Evaluation criteria
- Innovative content
- Sustainability aspects
- Relevance for agricultural practice
Description
The special measure Integrated Plant Protection supports environmentally friendly plant protection services, measures, and training in all federal states of Austria (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, and Vienna). Private individuals, companies, interest groups, non-profit organizations, as well as public institutions can apply for a grant under the thematic areas of Agriculture & Rural Development. The goal is to promote sustainable, quality-assured production through integrated plant protection, which emphasizes biological, biotechnical, breeding, and cultivation techniques and allows chemical agents only to the necessary extent. Agricultural enterprises, plant protection services, as well as advisory and educational providers are enabled to transfer the latest findings into practice and implement innovative, practice-relevant solutions.
The program grants an 80% subsidy on eligible expenses for personnel, material costs, travel expenses, as well as teaching and educational materials. The maximum project duration is 12 months; taxes, procedural costs, as well as financing and insurance costs are not eligible for funding. Funding requirements include, among others, an Austrian establishment, economic viability, professional suitability, and the consideration of all public funds. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as large enterprises can benefit, provided the measures fulfill innovation content, sustainability aspects, and practical relevance. Funding applications must be submitted annually by October 31 (for the year 2024 by December 31, 2023); the guideline is valid from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2029.