Cooperative Agreement AP24VSDB000C045

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 capabilities. Specifically, the funding will support quality management systems, laboratory information management systems for data reporting, staffing expertise, and equipment enhancements to enable rapid response to adverse animal health events caused by emerging diseases or foreign animal diseases. The award recipient is the University of Illinois, which will leverage its expertise to deliver these products and services to the network of NAHLN laboratories across the United States.