Pierce's Disease & Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board Research & Outreach Grants

The Pierce's Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board offers grants to support research and outreach aimed at safeguarding California vineyards from serious pests and diseases. Prior funding has varied from $4,300 to $383,000, with projects typically lasting one to three years. Emphasis is placed on solutions that effectively address pest issues, encouraging multi-disciplinary teams to enhance the impact of their work on winegrape health.

The Pierce's Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board (PD/GWSS Board) provides funding support to research and outreach projects focused on protecting vineyards, preventing the spread of pests and diseases, and delivering practical and sustainable solutions. The PD/GWSS Board accepts proposals for research and outreach projects on the following serious pests and diseases of winegrapes:
Pierce’s disease and its vectors, especially the glassy-winged sharpshooter brown marmorated stink bug grapevine fanleaf disease grapevine leafroll disease grapevine red blotch disease mealybug pests of winegrapes spotted lanternfly
The CDFA PD/GWSS Board’s Research and Outreach Program is funded by a special assessment paid by the California winegrape industry.
Funding
Prior awards have ranged from $4,300 per year to $383,000 per year, with projects ranging from one to three years in duration. Funding preference will be given to projects deemed likely to lead to practical solutions to winegrape pest and disease problems in California. Multi-disciplinary team projects are encouraged.