The primary purpose of this cooperative agreement is to providecontinued IT support for web applications, the global pest and diseasedatabase (gpdd) and pest advisory groups (pags) database, that…

This $369,491 cooperative agreement from the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will provide information technology support for web applications that assist with plant pest risk analysis through December 31, 2022. Specifically, the North Carolina State University awardee will maintain the Global Pest and Disease Database and Pest Advisory Groups Database, develop an updated version of the former, and create a new pest database for export teams. These online resources contain information to help analysts conduct pest risk assessments for imports and exports under the department's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA No. 10.025). By supporting the analytical work, the agreement aims to safeguard U.S. agriculture and natural resources while facilitating trade. Progress reports will be submitted semi-annually.

The primary purpose of this cooperative agreement is to providecontinued IT support for web applications, the global pest and diseasedatabase (gpdd) and pest advisory groups (pags) database, that assistplant pest risk analysis (ppra) staff in developing pest riskassessments including commodity risk assessments for imports and pestlists for facilitating exports of plant products. The activities to be performed in this agreement are to provide itsupport to maintain the current versions of gpdd and pags. Additionally, this agreement will provide IT support to develop an updated version ofthe gpdd and to develop a pest database for the export team in pprathe cooperator team will provide IT support to maintain and improve thegpdd and pags database. In collaboration with ppra leads, the cooperatorteam will initiate the enhancement of gpdd; for this objective, thedeliverables include presentations and reports on the progress for eachmilestone. The cooperator team will also develop and completea new pestdatabase for the export team. Accomplishments will be reportedsemi-annually, and the final report will be submitted within 90 days ofthe project end date. The primary beneficiaries of this work are the s & t ppra analysts.they use the information in the gpdd, which is made possible with the itwork in this agreement, to do their work. This work is used to supportsafeguarding united states agriculture and natural resources as well assupporting trade.there will be no subrecipient activities involved with this agreement.