Cooperative Agreement AP25PPQST00C103

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Oregon State University received a $320,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027. The Oregon Clean Plant Center (NCPN Berries) in Corvallis will maintain virus-free tissue cultures and G1 foundation berry plants in controlled screenhouses, provide diagnostic services to...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) a $1.3 million Cooperative Agreement effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, to implement federal and state quarantine enforcement and pest certification activities for Phytophthora ramorum (the pathogenic agent of Sudden Oak Death). Under this award, CDFA, in collaboration with County...

The Arizona Department of Agriculture received a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under CFDA 10.025 for the 2026 Arizona Nursery and Retail Plants Pest Survey, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The agreement funds year-round, targeted pest surveillance and inspection activities across Arizona's nursery industry to protect commercial nursery production and export potential. Key deliverables include conducting intensive visual...

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 $2,277,000 in funding to the University of California, Davis to support the Foundation Plant Services (FPS) Clean Plant Specialty Crop Program. The primary objective is to develop, maintain, and distribute high-quality, pathogen-tested propagation material for grapevines,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $165,733 Cooperative Agreement from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) awarded on September 30, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 29, 2026. The agreement supports research and analysis to improve understanding of the citrus nursery stock industry's size and structure, including examination...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the United States 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 $610,099.00 to the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) for phytophthora ramorum quarantine enforcement and survey activities. The key products and services to be delivered include: Inspecting, sampling, and testing P. ramorum host materials from regulated...

Cooperative Agreement Summary Tennessee State University's Research and Sponsored Programs Division received a $100,560 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). The award, effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026, supports research to improve understanding of vascular streak dieback (VSD) disease in redbud plants, including...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary North Carolina State University received a $100,312 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The project develops and evaluates management strategies to protect nursery-grown elm and zelkova stock from elm zigzag sawfly (EZS) infestation and reduce the risk of pest spread through nursery trade pathways. Primary deliverables include...

Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $205,355 Cooperative Agreement to the University of California, Davis, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). The award supports research to improve virus detection techniques and update quarantine measures for strawberry (Fragaria) and blackberry/raspberry...

Summary of Cooperative Agreement Award New Mexico State University (NMSU) received a $100,000 cooperative agreement from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Plant Materials for Conservation program (CFDA 10.905), effective August 5, 2025, through July 31, 2030. This award funds coordination and cooperation activities between NMSU's Agricultural Science Center and the NRCS Plant Materials Center to advance conservation research and land management practices. The...