Plant pest sample screening activities to be performed: entification of plant pests deliverables and expected outcomes: report results of identification, both positive and negative, to the…

Carnegie Institute, operating as Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, received a $139,968 Cooperative Agreement 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). Awarded on July 7, 2025, with completion targeted for July 6, 2026, this one-year agreement funds plant pest sample screening and identification activities to support national priority pest survey operations.

Under this cooperative agreement, Carnegie Institute will conduct identification of plant pest samples and deliver comprehensive results—both positive and negative findings—to participating regulatory officials overseeing national pest survey activities. The deliverables are designed to support APHIS's broader mission of protecting U.S. agriculture from economically injurious plant pests and diseases. No subrecipient activities were identified at the time of award. Carnegie Institute's specialized scientific expertise in specimen identification, housed within its Natural History museum operations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, positions the organization to fulfill the technical requirements of this agricultural pest surveillance support mission.

Plant pest sample screening activities to be performed: entification of plant pests deliverables and expected outcomes: report results of identification, both positive and negative, to the participating regulatory official. Intended beneficiary(IES): plant pest regulatory officials conducting national priority pest survey activities subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award: none