由于 2008 年农业法案的最后一刻修正案，资金将不会按比例分配给每个州的大学。相反，有限数量的赠款将由农业部长竞争性地授予。 WSSA 表示，这种变化削弱了 IPM 网络的国家性质。
“The new funding model reduces our capacity to respond quickly and effectively to emerging pest threats,” said Lee Van Wychen, WSSA science policy advisor. “That means critical expertise will wither away in states that lose funding, leaving entire regions of the country vulnerable to insects, diseases, and weeds that know no geographical boundaries.”