AMCA Research Fund Grant

The AMCA Research Fund, led by the American Mosquito Control Association, aims to enhance public health by funding research focused on innovative mosquito control strategies. This initiative encourages pre-proposals that address environmental risk assessments, decision support tools, and new technologies for effective mosquito management. The fund prioritizes collaborative projects with practical applications, ensuring that research findings contribute to safer and more efficient mosquito control practices, ultimately reducing the impact of mosquito-borne diseases.

The American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) Research Fund is a vital initiative aimed at driving research in the field of mosquito control and related topics. As a nonprofit organization dedicated to public health enhancement through mosquito suppression, AMCA recognizes the critical role that research plays in developing innovative tools and strategies. With the ultimate goal of protecting the public from mosquito-borne diseases and discomfort, the AMCA Research Fund invites new pre-proposals each year.
The AMCA Research Fund is devoted to funding research that will lead to new tools and strategies for mosquito surveillance and control and ultimately protect the public from mosquito-borne disease and discomfort from mosquito bites.
Goals
The American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) Research Fund invites new pre-proposals for research on predictive modeling, exposure assessment, and mitigation strategies to evaluate the risks of various mosquito control approaches and provide guidance on minimizing those risks.
Focus Areas
This year’s AMCA Research Fund will prioritize research that advances risk assessment and management strategies for mosquito control operations. The goal is to support research that enables pesticide applicators, mosquito control districts, and industries involved in risk management to make informed decisions that reduce unintended environmental or public health impacts. Research proposals should emphasize practical applications and field validation, demonstrating how findings can improve operational efficiency, safety, and effectiveness.
Potential Research Topics of Interest, we encourage pre-proposals that address one or more of the following subtopics:
Prediction and/or assessment of environmental risks associated with various mosquito control methods (e.g., adulticide applications, larvicide treatments, habitat modification) to humans and/or nontarget organismsDecision support tools that help districts and applicators choose the safest and most effective mosquito control strategiesNew technologies, formulations, techniques, and mitigation strategies that reduce non-target effects while maintaining control efficacyImproved methodologies for assessing applicator exposure risks and strategies to mitigate occupational hazardsRapid field-based or lab-based tools to monitor pesticide residues in water, soil, and air

Eligibility

The AMCA Research Fund will consider pre-proposals from public and private universities, mosquito abatement districts, qualified private research institutions, independent researchers, and small companies.Early career researchers including those at the Assistant Professor rank, Post Docs, PhD candidates, and researchers at local, county, state, and federal government institutions with fewer than 10 years on the job are especially encouraged to apply.Graduate students working to obtain a Master’s degree are also eligible to apply.Principal Investigators and pre-proposals must be from or directly affiliated with institutions based within the United States; i.e., AMCARF funds can only be disbursed to US institutions.

Ineligibility

No more than 2 pre-proposals per researcher per grant cycle will be accepted.Members of the AMCA Board of Directors, the AMCA Science and Technology Committee Chair (Edmund Norris), and the AMCA Research Fund Subcommittee Chair (Rebecca Heinig) are ineligible to participate as principal or co-principal investigators.