This 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 $197,482 to Iowa State University to develop standardized protocols for next-generation sequencing (NGS) of animal pathogens. The project aims to address the lack of consistency in NGS data analysis and reporting across veterinary diagnostic laboratories. The award will fund...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $215,777 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to carry out enhancements to the National Animal Health Laboratory Network as described in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2021. The award period is from March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2024. As part of the USDA's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), the University will develop novel...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $256,300.00, was issued on June 1, 2024 by 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). The award provides annual infrastructure support to assist National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) Level 1, 2, and 3 laboratories in meeting their responsibilities and increasing overall NAHLN capacity and...
This 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 Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) provides $109,984 to the University of Wisconsin - Madison to enhance next-generation sequencing (NGS) capabilities at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL). The funding will be used to acquire high-throughput instrumentation and develop workflows to...
The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded Iowa State University a $404,919 cooperative agreement from the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The overall objective is to adopt Oxford Nanopore sequencing technology as a point-of-care diagnostic for avian influenza in field or resource-limited settings. Iowa State University will evaluate sample extraction and sequencing workflows for field use, develop...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care (CFDA 10.025) program provides $1,122,000.00 over 4 years to fund the strategic placement of a scientist at a National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) laboratory. The scientist will be responsible for evaluating local and regional diagnostic methodologies, conducting regional risk assessments,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) on September 15, 2023. The purpose of this award under the USDA APHIS Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) is to enhance the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) infrastructure. Specifically, this funding will allow NAHLN laboratories to...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $106,300.00, was issued by 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 Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025). The purpose of this agreement is to provide annual infrastructure support to all NAHLN (National Animal Health Laboratory Network) Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 laboratories. The funding will assist the laboratory operated by the...
This $256,300 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) will provide annual infrastructure support to all National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 laboratories. The purpose is to assist these laboratories in meeting their designated responsibilities under the 2024 NAHLN...
The purpose of this $1,122,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care (CFDA 10.025) program is to fund the placement of a scientist at a National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) laboratory to evaluate diagnostic methodologies, conduct regional risk assessments, collaborate with other NAHLN members, and ensure the laboratories have the...