Cooperative Agreement AIDOAAL1500003

The US Agency for International Development awarded a $1.49 million project grant to the International Livestock Research Institute to assess the impact and cost-effectiveness of livestock vaccination programs conducted in response to humanitarian crises in West, East and Southern Africa. The grant also supports an evaluation of participatory disease surveillance methods in Mongolia. Funded under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA #98.001), the International...

US Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. was awarded a $1,198,428 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Cochran Fellowship Program to support the CFP Global Livestock Genetics Programs. The award will enhance knowledge and skills to assist eligible countries in developing agricultural systems necessary to meet domestic food and fiber needs through June 2026. Specifically, US Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. will strengthen and enhance...

The University of Florida will receive a $2 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development Haiti under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001) to conduct the Systeme d'Innovation en Production Animale activity from May 2023 to May 2028. The goal of this activity is to increase the long-term productivity and resilience of Haiti's livestock sector, particularly in two resilience focus zones, through improving animal...

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) received a $206,945 project grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) grant program. The project aims to enhance the accuracy of genomic predictions across diverse livestock breeds, supporting sustainable agriculture by promoting genetic diversity and adaptability. The research introduces new methods to utilize genomic data from well-studied breeds to make accurate...

This $1,000,000 project grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) will fund research to understand perceptions and barriers to adoption of precision livestock farming (PLF) technology in the U.S. swine industry. Michigan State University will lead a team to complete five objectives over five years: 1) establish an advisory board, 2) survey farmers and veterinarians, 3) interview industry influencers, 4)...

This $2,100,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, will fund the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Veterinary Vaccine Delivery (VVDIL) at Washington State University (WSU). The VVDIL will serve as a platform to accelerate the development and deployment of veterinary vaccines that are cold-chain-independent, appropriately packaged, and time-delivered. As a...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI, CFDA 10.304) provides $250,000 in funding to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska to support the laboratory infrastructure and testing capabilities of the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center (NVDC). The key objectives are to: 1) Provide diagnostic testing capabilities and capacity for the National...

This Project Grant award of $300,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will support research to develop innovative phenotyping methods for assessing feed and water efficiency in cattle. The project aims to demonstrate that image-based biometric body traits can accurately predict feed and water efficiency, and integrate these novel traits into genetic selection programs to enable...

This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) totals $749,873 to develop an automated decision support system (ADSS) for forage and parasite management for small ruminant farmers. Funded under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants (CFDA 10.216) program, Fort Valley State University will work with partners to create a computer model and smartphone app to help farmers identify optimal pasture locations for the...

The Louisiana State University Agricultural Center was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The grant will support projects focused on improving beef production among small cattle farms in Louisiana with less than 50 cows. Key services include the development and delivery of nutrition, growth, reproduction and genetics strategies to...