Cooperative Agreement AP23WSNWRC00C020

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....

The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) will provide science support and coordination services totaling $300,000 under a three-year Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters. The grant falls under the Adaptive Science program (CFDA 15.670), which supports the Service's adaptive framework for broad-scale fish and wildlife conservation. Specifically, AFWA will facilitate communication and collaboration on priority fish and wildlife health and...

This $100,470 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) will support collaboration between the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS) and the USGS Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program. The project aims to enhance tribal engagement in biological threat (wildlife disease) detection, surveillance, and adaptive management on tribal lands. Key products and services to be delivered...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary CWD Evolution LLC received a $117,050 Cooperative Agreement from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028), effective September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 20, 2026. This award supports continued research to enhance diagnostic capabilities for chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance and transmission studies in wild cervids. Building on successful prior work that...

This $126,038 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028), supports research to analyze genetic variation in white-tailed deer (WTD) populations across the United States. The key objectives are to: 1) sequence the PRNP gene, which is associated with chronic wasting disease (CWD) susceptibility, in WTD samples collected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $346,264.64 cooperative agreement to the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies for coordination of science and research from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022. The award supports the Adaptive Science federal grant program, which uses an adaptive framework to set and achieve broad-scale fish and wildlife conservation objectives to address future challenges. Under the cooperative agreement, the Association of Fish and...

The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) received a $683,697 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Zoonotic Disease Initiative (CFDA No. 15.069) program. The award will fund a 3-year project focused on four key areas: 1) Developing a fish and wildlife health database to enhance disease surveillance, monitoring, and forecasting; 2) Creating a wildlife health communication plan to improve information dissemination...

Summary of Cooperative Agreement Award Texas A&M University-Kingsville received a $249,903.01 cooperative agreement award from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027. The project focuses on developing neonatal cervid models for chronic wasting disease (CWD) research and investigating the genetic influence on CWD dynamics through experimental challenge studies. This work supports...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) has awarded a $192,150 Cooperative Agreement under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028) to Landcare Research New Zealand LIMITED, also known as Manaaki Whenua, for environmental monitoring on Wake Island Atoll. The 12-month award, which began on April 1, 2024, will support a range of activities focused on reducing damage caused by mammals and birds that serve as reservoirs for zoonotic diseases,...

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 $248,315 to Colorado State University to improve management of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild cervid populations in the Rocky Mountain National Park. Key activities include: Using paired-pool RT-QuIC and/or PMCA techniques to systematically sample and test feces and plant samples in the park for CWD...