This award will continue to support livestock disease monitoring, surveillance, and emergency and foreign animal disease planning and response

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded the Nebraska Department of Agriculture a one-year Cooperative Agreement valued at $300,415 (Award Date: April 1, 2025; Completion Date: March 31, 2026) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). This award supports ongoing livestock disease monitoring and surveillance activities designed to prevent and control disease spread across Nebraska's poultry, cattle, swine, sheep, cervids, goats, and horses. The state will conduct routine surveillance testing, investigate foreign animal disease incidents as needed, and review and update state-specific emergency response plans to maintain Nebraska's disease-free status and preparedness posture.

The deliverables under this agreement include enhanced disease prevention and control activities for regulated endemic diseases, updated and exercised foreign animal disease preparedness and response plans, and stakeholder engagement through outreach and education with veterinarians, livestock producers, and industry partners. These products benefit Nebraska's livestock producers and the general public by maintaining the state's disease-free status, reducing the risk of foreign animal disease introduction, and improving the marketability of Nebraska's livestock and livestock products. No subrecipient activities have been identified for this award.

These activities will help prevent and control the spread of disease in livestock and poultry in the state of nebraska. Activities to be performed: this award will continue to support routine state surveillance testing of poultry, cattle, swine, sheep, cervids, goats, and horses. This award will also be used to conduct foreign animal disease investigations as needed, as well as to review and update state specific emergency response plans. Through this award, the state will also engage nebraska stakeholders, veterinarians, producers, and other industry partners to promote outreach and education on disease prevention and response. Deliverables and expected outcomes: this award will support state activities in prevention and control of regulated endemic diseases to maintain nebraska's disease-free status. Additionally, this award will support reviewing, updating, and exercising foreign animal disease preparedness and response plans to aid in mitigating the risk of disease introduction to the state of nebraska. Intended beneficiary(IES): the beneficiaries of this award are the common shareholders of the state of nebraska livestock producers and the public. By maintaining nebraska's disease-free status and preventing the introduction of foreign animal disease into the state, we improve the marketability of the state's livestock and livestock products. Subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award: no subrecipient activities are listed on this award.