Cooperative Agreement AP21WSNWRC00C045

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028) to Colorado State University (CSU) to manage the National Wildlife Tissue Archive. The primary goals of this 2-year project are to: a) develop and maintain the infrastructure for safe, long-term storage of documented wildlife samples, b) archive and document samples collected through the surveillance program, c)...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $225,520 Cooperative Agreement to Colorado State University (CSU) on September 27, 2023 under the Wildlife Services (CFDA 10.028) program. The primary goals of this 12-month project are to: a) analyze wildlife pathogen datasets to better understand emerging pathogens, b) document laboratory and quantitative analysis methods, c) develop reports and manuscripts to inform wildlife disease...

The Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) received a $450,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Adaptive Science federal grant program (CFDA 15.670) to establish regional wildlife health coordination in the Western states from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2026. Through this funding, WAFWA will provide coordination, planning, and communication services to address emerging disease threats impacting Western wildlife resources....

This U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) award under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028) provides $106,779 to Washington State University to improve the management of chronic wasting disease (CWD)-affected wild cervid populations. The key activities involve digitizing and annotating CWD immunohistochemistry (IHC) slides, designing and training a deep learning algorithm to classify CWD IHC samples, and applying the model to assess its...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028) provides $246,395 to Cornell University to improve the management of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild cervid populations. The key products and services to be delivered include: Data wrangling to populate the Surveillance Optimization Project for Chronic Wasting Disease (SOP4CWD) data warehouse with additional...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028), provides $243,578 to improve chronic wasting disease (CWD) management in wild cervid populations. The key objectives are to: 1) Increase fecal sample collection and biobank storage to support CWD detection dog training and volatile organic compound (VOC) analysis, 2) Characterize the VOC profile of CWD-positive...

The Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University will conduct research to improve understanding and prediction of spillover and spillback of scrapie virus 2 between humans and white-tailed deer populations under a $183,937 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Through workshops and a nationwide survey, the research aims to determine relationships between human values and behaviors relating to white-tailed deer, and identify...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) has awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) for the project "METHODS DEVELOPMENT: IMPROVING ANIMAL WELFARE IN TRAPPING PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES 2024-2025". This award, funded through the USDA APHIS Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028), will support research and development to improve animal welfare in wildlife trapping programs...

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) will allow Washington State University (WSU) to develop a communications online learning module. The $191,924 award, effective August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2026, will support the creation of this new module to enhance communications capabilities for fair and exposition professionals...

This $187,039 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028) will support Colorado State University's research on the interactions between chronic wasting disease, hemorrhagic disease viruses, and chronic stress in wild cervid populations. The project aims to enhance understanding of these complex wildlife health issues and develop improved management strategies. Key...