The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University $4,997,658 under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) on June 1, 2023 for a project period ending May 31, 2025. The university will use mathematical modeling, field sampling, genomic surveillance, biochemical analysis, and immunological studies to expand knowledge of species susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2....
The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $2,225,835 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Florida to address gaps in surveillance and investigation activities for SARS-CoV-2 in animals, including farmed animals, captive wildlife, free-ranging wildlife, and companion animals, with a focus on the enrollment of working dogs. This effort under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) will involve...
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $2,156,152 Cooperative Agreement to South Dakota State University to develop surveillance tools and strategies for the rapid detection and characterization of new variants of SARS-CoV-2. The purpose of this award is to support an early warning system that can prevent or limit future SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks. This award is funded under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care grant...
The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded Purdue University $2,729,261 under the Cooperative Agreement to develop surveillance tools and strategies for the rapid detection and characterization of new SARS-CoV-2 variants through May 2025. This funding supports research under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) to create a molecular detection method and user-friendly dashboard for SARS-CoV-2...
Tufts University School of Medicine received a $640,165 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The purpose of this award is to address gaps in surveillance and investigation activities for SARS-CoV-2 in animals, including farmed animals, captive wildlife, free-ranging wildlife, and companion animals. Specifically, Tufts...
The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded Oregon State University a $908,732 Cooperative Agreement under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). Through this award, Oregon State University will test approximately 1,600 wild animal specimens in Oregon for the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. If any samples test positive, the university will fully sequence the viral genome. The university...
The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $183,809 cooperative agreement to Texas A&M Agrilife Research under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) to develop and pilot a foreign animal disease prevention and response training program for U.S. livestock producers. The goal is to help producers feel more familiar with and involved in the foreign animal disease response process as well as...
This three-year, $799,999 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) will fund research at Texas A&M Agrilife Research on SARS-CoV-2 infections in the captive cervid industry. The project aims to quantify the frequency and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infections among captive deer and between deer, livestock, wildlife and farm workers on Texas deer...
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) received a $4,453,973 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The award funds surveillance and research activities to address gaps in understanding SARS-CoV-2 transmission between animals and humans. Penn State will conduct surveillance to distinguish viral...
Colorado State University will receive $791,621 through a two-year cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to address gaps in SARS-CoV-2 surveillance and investigation activities for animals across the Navajo Nation. As part of the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025), CSU will work with the Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife and state wildlife agencies to...