Cooperative Agreement AP24VSSPRS00C114

AWARD PURPOSE - THE 2024 NEW MEXICO LIVESTOCK BOARD HPAI EMERGENCY COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FUNDING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO PAYMENT FOR UNEXPECTED COSTS ARISING FROM THE DISEASE RESPONSE TO THE HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN NEW MEXICO THAT BEGAN IN APRIL 2024. THESE COSTS INCLUDED STATE RESPONDER OVERTIME, PERSONNEL TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES, PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND OTHER DISPOSABLE DISEASE RESPONSE SUPPLIES AND SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT TO RESPOND. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED - ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY NEW MEXICO RESPONDERS INCLUDE ISSUANCE AND NOTIFICATION OF STATE'S QUARANTINES; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE IN CONTROL AREAS AND SURVEILLANCE ZONES; MONITORING OF BIOSECURITY ON INFECTED PREMISES; MONITORING OF EUTHANASIA OF INFECTED POULTRY AND DISPOSAL OF CARCASSES; MONITORING OF CLEANING AND DISINFECTION OF INFECTED PREMISES; APPROVAL OF PERMITS FOR MOVEMENT OF FEED, SUPPLIES AND PRODUCTS INTO OR OUT OF CONTROL AREAS; STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH; RESPONSE TO SICK BIRD CALLS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING; REAL TIME REPORTING OF DISEASE RESPONSE STATUS; DATA ENTRY AND INCIDENT DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES - COOPERATOR ACTIVITIES WILL FACILITATE A TIMELY RETURN TO NORMAL POULTRY PRODUCTION/ TRADE WITHIN THE STATE AND WITH OTHER STATE TRADING PARTNERS TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES; ENCOURAGES AND MONITORS ROBUST BIOSECURITY OF PRODUCTION FACILITIES TO MINIMIZE FURTHER TRANSMISSION OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA FACILITATES RETURN TO PRODUCTION BY INFECTED PREMISES AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY; MAINTAINS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO STAKEHOLDERS AND CONSUMERS; AND MAINTAINS HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE AND INVESTIGATION OF SUSPICIOUS SICK BIRD CALLS TO ALLOW EARLIEST DETECTION SHOULD HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA RE-EMERGE OR BE RE-INTRODUCED. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES - RAPID AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN NEW MEXICO MINIMIZES FURTHER TRANSMISSION OF DISEASE TO OTHER PREMISES AND MINIMIZES THE IMPACT, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, TO AGRICULTURE TRADE WITHIN NEW MEXICO AND WITH OTHER STATES. THIS BENEFITS THE NEW MEXICO POULTRY INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS CONSUMERS, WHO CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS TO POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS PRODUCED WITHIN THE STATE. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES - NOT APPLICABLE.