Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary

Kansas State University received a $250,150 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) for the period of June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026. The award provides annual infrastructure support to all National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 laboratories. This funding supports the university's continued role as a critical node in the federal government's distributed animal health diagnostic network, enabling laboratories to maintain operational capacity for disease surveillance and rapid response capabilities across livestock and wildlife populations.

Kansas State University leverages its specialized laboratory and diagnostic services to support APHIS's animal health monitoring mission. The university operates Rapid Fluorescent Focus Inhibition Test (RFFIT) rabies testing services and certified diagnostic capabilities that address priority disease threats including highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), classical and African swine fever, and antimicrobial resistance testing. The infrastructure support enables the NAHLN laboratories to sustain the personnel, equipment, and operational systems necessary to provide timely foreign animal disease diagnostics and surveillance services essential to protecting the nation's food supply and agricultural biosecurity.