Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) received a Cooperative Agreement award of $250,150 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 was issued on June 1, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2026. This funding provides annual infrastructure support to all National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 laboratories, enabling continued operation and maintenance of critical diagnostic and surveillance capabilities.

Through this cooperative agreement, NCDA&CS delivers essential animal health laboratory testing services and infrastructure support that strengthen the nation's animal disease surveillance and monitoring systems. These services support APHIS's broader mission to protect U.S. agriculture from economically injurious animal diseases and pests through enhanced diagnostic capacity, disease detection, and emergency preparedness at participating NAHLN facilities. The performance location is North Carolina, where NCDA&CS leverages its extensive expertise in veterinary diagnostics to support federal agricultural health and biosecurity objectives.