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This $115,859 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) provides monitoring and survey activities to prevent the spread of plant pests that can be used for regulatory and pest management purposes in Louisiana. The Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry (LDAF) will carry out these activities as the prime recipient, which may include sub-awards to other organizations. The expected deliverables include research results, completed studies or surveys, and reports. The intended beneficiaries are the agricultural and natural resource stakeholders in Louisiana. This award, with a performance period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, supports APHIS's broader mission to protect U.S. agriculture from economically damaging plant and animal diseases and pests.

Purpose

This cannot be the assistance listing title. A complete description of the award is provided to clearly inform the public. For example, "the purpose of this agreement is to provide monitoring and survey activities to prevent the spread of plant pests that can be used for regulatory and pest management purposes." 2.

Activities

What activities will the recipient carry out for each award? 3. Deliverables and expected outcomes: what are the goals of the award and what evidence is required from the recipient? This might be research results, completion of a study or survey work, a completed report, etc. 4. Intended beneficiary(IES): who will benefit from this beyond the recipient? This could be a community or other group of stakeholders. 5. Subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award: will the award result in subawards? If yes, then who are the subawardees and how does the subaward support the prime award?