Fund outreach work to prevent the introduction or spread of high-consequence pests into and throughout minnesota and the U.S., provide education and encourage behaviors that enhance safeguarding,…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $142,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) to fund outreach work to prevent the introduction or spread of high-consequence pests into and throughout Minnesota and the U.S. The funding supports activities under the USDA's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), including public education, first detector website monitoring, advertising, and reporting. Key deliverables and expected outcomes include addressing public reports of pests of concern, contracting for advertising, and submitting timely reports. The MDA will utilize this funding to enhance safeguarding behaviors and increase the number of people actively looking for and reporting pests of importance at vulnerable points along high-risk pathways in Minnesota and across the United States. The award period runs from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.

Fund outreach work to prevent the introduction or spread of high-consequence pests into and throughout minnesota and the U.S., provide education and encourage behaviors that enhance safeguarding, and increase the number of people actively looking for and reporting pests of importance at vulnerable points along high-risk pathways. Activities to be performed: education and outreach, first detector website monitoring, advertising, reports.deliverables and expected outcomes: addressing public reports of pests of concern, contracting for advertising, reports submitted on time intended beneficiary(IES): MDA, PPQ, the people of MN and the US subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award: n/a