The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation (Blackfeet Tribe) received a $1,597,594 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 purpose of this award is to address gaps in surveillance and investigation activities for SARS-CoV-2 in animals within the Blackfeet Reservation, including farmed animals, captive wildlife, free-ranging wildlife, and companion animals. Key deliverables include testing all wild game entering or exiting the Reservation for SARS-CoV-2, as well as monitoring domesticated animals within the Reservation. The Blackfeet Tribe will conduct outreach campaigns and classroom activities to educate the public on the importance of animal testing. No subawards are planned under this cooperative agreement, which runs from June 2023 to June 2025.
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