Cooperative Agreement 1581300482CA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $227,254 Cooperative Agreement to the Citrus Research Board, a division of the California Department of Food & Agriculture, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care (CFDA 10.025) federal grant program. The primary purpose of this 12-month agreement is to support the development of methods for controlling the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) in residential and unmanaged...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded $207,608 under the Cooperative Agreement to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside through the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) to develop a sterile insect technique as a control strategy for Asian Citrus Psyllid. The award was made on September 30, 2021 with a completion date of March 31, 2023. Under this cooperative agreement, the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $241,247 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) effective June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025. The purpose of this award under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) is to mass-produce the beneficial insect Tamarixia radiata against the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and...

This Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (CFDA 10.309) provides $1,435,198 to the University of Florida to develop and optimize commercially viable potassium channel inhibitors that can kill the Asian citrus psyllid and prevent the spread of Huanglongbing (HLB) disease in citrus crops. The key objectives are to: 1) Define the toxicity and antifeedant activity of these inhibitors through lab,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $445,746 Cooperative Agreement to the State of California Department of Food & Agriculture Citrus Research Board Division, doing business as Citrus Research Board, under the CFDA 10.025 Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program. The purpose of this 3-year agreement is to develop and demonstrate the effectiveness of preventative and threshold-based treatments for the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $187,602 Cooperative Agreement to Texas A&M University-Kingsville on Sep 30, 2025 under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025). The purpose of this agreement is to provide methods development support to the Fruit Fly Program. The recipient will work with APHIS Science & Technology to optimize rearing strategies and establish new,...

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), a civilian agency under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded a $130,977 Cooperative Agreement to Baylor University to conduct research on nano-encapsulated insecticides for use by the PPQ Citrus Health Response Program. The project aims to evaluate formulations using laboratory assays, characterize the structure of the encapsulated products, detect transduction throughout citrus plant tissue, and measure toxicity to the...

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) will receive $268,951 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to mass produce, release, and assess biological control releases of Tamarixia radiata against the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Louisiana from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024. Deliverables under the award will include the numbers of beneficial insects...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) program supports research and outreach to help citrus growers in sub-optimal environments manage the risk of Huanglongbing (HLB) disease. The primary objectives are to: 1) Host an epidemiology workshop to foster expert discussions and develop an updated model for HLB dynamics adaptable to diverse citrus-producing regions;...

The University of Florida, through its Division of Sponsored Research, received a $1,128,391.81 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative (CFDA 10.309) program. The goal of this 3-year project is to develop an integrated pest management (IPM) system to address Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening disease, by: Establishing economic thresholds for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) vector to optimize insecticide spraying and enable...