Cooperative Agreement 1282180828CA

This $406,537 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), supports research and development to improve management methods for exotic invasive forest and landscape pests. The key products and services to be delivered under this agreement include: Conducting a survey of the invasive Lymantria dispar (Gypsy moth) pest, including...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) provides $148,000 to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to expand public outreach and engagement for early detection and management of exotic forest pests. The key activities include coordinating a web/social media presence, creating educational videos, and building...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Program (CFDA 10.025) provides $112,092 to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to expand public outreach and education efforts related to early detection and control of invasive forest pests. The key activities include continuing to coordinate online resources on invasive species, creating...

This $400,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) will fund a survey for the presence of five serious Asian defoliating moth pests in the state of California. The key activities to be performed under this award include deploying and servicing paper delta traps, wing trap kits, and milk carton traps at...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $193,856 Cooperative Agreement to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to facilitate a nationwide "Don't Move Firewood" outreach campaign. The goal is to educate the public and partner agencies on safer firewood practices to reduce the spread of invasive tree pests and protect urban, suburban, rural, natural, and agricultural tree health. Under this CFDA 10.025 grant program, TNC will conduct...

The Nature Conservancy received a $120,000 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) to conduct the Tree Wood Pests Initiative - Firewood Outreach Coordinating and Placement Project. The project involves staff time, a webinar series, research, advertising, publishing newsletters and media publications to coordinate...

This $115,250 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) will fund a survey to detect the presence of newly invading exotic wood-boring insect pests in California. The primary activities include deploying insect traps across 4-6 counties, conducting visual surveys, and submitting suspect samples to a...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $100,558.90 Cooperative Agreement on August 23, 2024 to Conservation Opportunity Inc. under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). The funding supports the Citizen Science Program Forest Health Ambassadors initiative, which aims to protect and manage non-Federal forest and tree resources from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants in Puerto Rico. The project will develop and deploy improved forest health monitoring...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $180,000 Cooperative Agreement to Health Research, Inc.'s Wadsworth Center division for the Don't Pack a Pest Traveler Outreach Program. The program is being conducted under the Wildlife Services federal grant program (CFDA #10.028), which aims to reduce damage caused by mammals and birds, including disease reservoir species, through control and research activities emphasizing humane methods. Through this...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (CFDA 10.025 - Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care) provides $166,556 to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to expand outreach and engagement efforts for early detection and control of invasive forest pests. The key activities to be performed include: Coordinating a web and social media presence to simplify public access to information on invasive...