Cooperative Agreement AP20PPQST00C007

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 $275,009 to Baylor University to evaluate the use of biofilm-disrupting antimicrobial nanoparticles (BDAPs) for controlling vascular-bound and vector-transmitted plant pathogens such as Liberibacter asiaticus and Xylella fastidiosa. The key activities include assessing the...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $421,489 cooperative agreement to Silvec Biologics Inc. from March 1, 2023 to July 14, 2024 under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001). The award will support Silvec Biologics' efforts to develop molecular strategies to block the transmission of Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease, by the Asian citrus psyllid vector. As part of the Agricultural Research Service's...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $1,002,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). The primary deliverable is operational support for the Citrus Clonal Protection Program (CCPP) at UC Riverside, which produces pathogen-tested clean citrus...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $194,921, issued 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), aims to develop environmentally safe and effective biological control methods for citrus canker and citrus black spot diseases. The award to Texas A&M University-Kingsville will support activities such as isolating and culturing candidate beneficial microbes,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $112,533.00, is funded 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 Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025). The primary purpose of this agreement is to enhance the bio-indexing processes used to exclude pathogens from the production of germplasm source trees utilized by citrus nurseries. The project focuses on optimizing the growth conditions...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $143,072 Cooperative Agreement under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside. The primary purpose of this agreement is to consolidate 10 singleplex real-time PCR (qPCR) assays currently used by the California Citrus Clonal Protection Program (CCPP) into three multiplex qPCR assays, and...

This $923,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), supports the functions of the Citrus Clonal Protection Program (CCPP) at the University of California, Riverside. The primary objective is to produce pathogen-tested, clean citrus germplasm and maintain citrus tree sources for the distribution of pathogen-tested clean plant units (citrus budwood/buds) to the citrus industry, researchers, and the public. Key...

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;...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Overview The Regents of the University of California at Riverside received a Cooperative Agreement of $165,473 from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026, aims to enhance citrus germplasm mobility between California and Florida by developing and validating standardized diagnostic...

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...