Cooperative Agreement AP23OA000000C025
- The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) will receive $183,937 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded on July 1, 2023 by the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS). The funding supports research activities under the Wildlife Services federal grant program (CFDA 10.028), which aims to reduce damage caused by certain mammal and bird species through control and research. Specifically, Penn State will conduct workshops and administer a...
- 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded $222,685 under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) to The Pennsylvania State University from January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The cooperative agreement supports APHIS's National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Scientist Training Program (NSTP), which funds graduate students pursuing degrees in fields such as microbiology, virology, and...
- 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...
- 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 Ohio State University was awarded a $1.5 million cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to expand knowledge of species susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 and better characterize the potential for zoonotic transmission. Under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025), the University will test the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 evolution through an animal host can lead to...
- The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded the University of Maryland, College Park a $3.64 million cooperative agreement under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care (CFDA 10.025) federal grant program. The award will fund a project to expand knowledge of species susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 and improve understanding of potential roles or routes of transmission between humans and white-tailed deer in urban areas surrounding...
- The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $2,408,770 cooperative agreement to Texas A&M University-Kingsville's Office of Research & Sponsored Programs to address gaps in SARS-CoV-2 surveillance and investigation activities in animals under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). Through the two-year award beginning August 1, 2023, the university will use minimally-invasive techniques to...
- The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) received a $102,681 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The award aims to establish a coordinated workforce development program among veterinary diagnostic laboratories to enhance early detection and response to emerging and foreign animal diseases at the regional and...
- The Pennsylvania State University received a $177,477 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service dated July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023. The award is part of the agency's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025), which aims to protect U.S. agriculture from economically damaging pests and diseases. Under the cooperative agreement, Penn State will characterize changes in feeding...
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 hosts and identify transmission hotspots. Longitudinal sampling at white-tailed deer pens will demonstrate interspecies transmission and transmission heterogeneities. Genome sequencing and analysis will determine transmission directionality between animal and human viral populations. Two subawards were also issued. Ginkgo Bioworks will receive $996k to perform all genome sequencing given their expertise sequencing over 40k SARS-CoV-2 genomes. Xavier Didelot at the University of Warwick will receive $15.6k to conduct transphylo genomic analysis to reconstruct virus transmission. The research aims to safeguard human, wildlife, and agricultural health by developing diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines and providing training opportunities for students. The two-year cooperative agreement was awarded on August 1, 2023 to address gaps within USDA APHIS' mission to protect U.S. agriculture from disease and pests.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $4.5m | 5/18/23 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S005004USDAS | Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. | Cooperative Agreement AP23OA000000C025 | $936.6k | 4/16/24 | |
S004902USDAS | University Of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education | Cooperative Agreement AP23OA000000C025 | $1.3m | 3/5/24 |