Cooperative Agreement 1597274206CA

Summary of Cooperative Agreement Award Duke University, in partnership with North Carolina State University, will develop and evaluate a novel prime-boost vaccine regimen for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in layer chickens under this $1,999,758 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). The vaccine approach combines a...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded $164,944 to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) on October 26, 2025, to support emergency response operations for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak that began in California in October 2025. The one-year cooperative agreement, with completion targeted for October 25,...

This $389,782 Cooperative Agreement award from 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 program (CFDA 10.025), aims to develop highly specific and validated TaqMan assays for the simultaneous detection of two critical shrimp diseases: Hepatopancreatic Microsporidiosis (HPM) caused by Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) and Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND) caused...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection $253,849 through a Cooperative Agreement under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) to support emergency response operations for a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak that began in Wisconsin in September 2025. The one-year award, effective through September 23, 2026,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Purdue University received a $2.25 million Cooperative Agreement 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), awarded February 2, 2026, with a completion date of February 1, 2029. The award funds development and validation of an innovative plant-based aerosol therapy utilizing hydrogenated catmint oil (HCO) to mitigate...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded $234,158 to the Texas Poultry Improvement Association under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. The award funds national surveillance and response activities for foreign animal diseases in poultry, specifically highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and virulent Newcastle disease (VND). Key...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services a $253,600 cooperative agreement on November 17, 2025, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). This emergency award funds the state's response to the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak that began in November 2025 and covers...

Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded the Regents of the University of Minnesota a Cooperative Agreement valued at $810,568 under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), effective February 2, 2026, through February 1, 2029. The primary deliverable is development and efficacy assessment of a novel lactococcal-phage vaccine designed to protect poultry from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b. The...

The University of Minnesota, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, received a $1.34M 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), effective February 2, 2026, through February 1, 2029. The project addresses critical gaps in understanding highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) susceptibility and transmission in turkeys,...

The University of California, Davis was awarded a $999,374 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program on March 15, 2025. The grant will support a 4-year research project to comprehensively evaluate the relationships between on-farm and off-farm risk factors for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in commercial poultry facilities across 30 states. The project aims to develop an agent-based model for predicting...