Cooperative Agreement AP26PPQFO000C106
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Mississippi State University received a $122,000 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), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The award supports educational outreach and awareness initiatives designed to prevent the introduction and spread of high-consequence pests into and throughout the...
- The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded $150,000 to Mississippi State University under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) for the period of August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023. The award will support APHIS' pest detection mission by providing taxonomic identification of samples from the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey to help enable early detection of exotic pest species....
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded the Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station a Cooperative Agreement totaling $104,700 (awarded May 1, 2026, with completion by April 30, 2027) to build infrastructure for the Connecticut Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Program. This program supports homeland security objectives by detecting and monitoring exotic pests that pose threats to the nation's food production and natural resources. The...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded NY State Agriculture & Markets a $223,169 Cooperative Agreement, effective January 1 through December 31, 2026, to conduct early detection and surveillance activities for exotic terrestrial plant pests and other major agricultural threats in New York. Under this award, the awardee will execute a comprehensive nursery and ornamental survey targeting 11 specific pests including Siberian silk...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $280,000 Cooperative Agreement to the New York State Agriculture & Markets on September 29, 2025, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The award funds a stone fruit commodity survey designed to detect the presence of two exotic insect pests and one plant virus affecting peach, plum, apricot, and...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship a Cooperative Agreement totaling $142,750.21, effective January 1 through December 31, 2026, to support exotic and invasive plant pest surveillance and monitoring activities across the state. The award funds employment of a State Survey Coordinator (SSC) and associated personnel to conduct comprehensive pest surveys, including participation in the...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary North Carolina State University's Center for Integrated Pest Management (CIPM NCSU) received a $562,786 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 June 1, 2026, with completion targeted for May 31, 2027. The award funds the operation and enhancement of PESTLENS, an early-warning system...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $103,989 to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection on January 1, 2026, for continued infrastructure development and exotic invasive crop pest detection activities through December 31, 2026. Under this award, Wisconsin will conduct detection surveys targeting eight priority pests of concern, with specific focus on corn pest...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $142,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) to fund outreach work to prevent the introduction or spread of high-consequence pests into and throughout Minnesota and the U.S. The funding supports activities under the USDA's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), including public education, first detector website...
- This $112,045 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the CFDA 10.025 Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program, will fund survey activities to determine the presence or absence of certain plant pests across Hawaii. The key activities to be performed include conducting specialty crop surveys targeting 11 specific plant pests, such as the summer fruit tortrix moth and European grapevine...
AWARD PURPOSE: THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THESE SURVEYS IS EARLY DETECTION OF EXOTIC INVASIVE ORGANISMS THAT COULD THREATEN THE AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN MISSISSIPPI AND IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS GENERAL OBJECTIVE INCLUDES PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, COORDINATION, EXECUTION, AND ARCHIVING RESULTS OF SURVEYS INTENDED TO DETECT AND/OR MONITOR EXOTIC PESTS THAT ARE OF NATIONAL AND STATE CONCERN AND TO FACILITATE EXPORT OF AMERICAN PRODUCTS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: WEEKLY SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED DURING THE PRODUCTION SEASON (MAY THROUGH OCTOBER). ALL RECORDS ARE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE NAPIS DATABASE OF EACH SURVEY SO THESE DATA CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE YEARLY PLANT BOARD REPORT. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE COOPERATOR SEEKS TO CONDUCT A PROGRAM WHICH IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN TIMELY IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH-RISK, EXOTIC INVASIVE ORGANISMS THAT COULD THREATEN THE AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES (LISTED ABOVE) OF MISSISSIPPI AND THE UNITED STATES. ADDITIONALLY, THE INTENT OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FACILITATION OF THE EXPORTATION OF MISSISSIPPI AND NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS BY PROVIDING REASONABLE ASSURANCE OF PEST ABSENCE. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): PROVIDE EARLY DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE SPREAD OF HARMFUL PESTS THAT COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT MISSISSIPPI'S FOOD / CROP PRODUCTION. PROVIDE QUICK RESPONSE WITH KNOWN MANAGEMENT APPROACHES AND SEEK EARLY DEMONSTRATION OF CHEMICAL AND OTHER MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. THIS WILL HELP AG RELATED INDUSTRY AND GROWERS IN FACILITATION OF THE EXPORTATION OF MISSISSIPPI AND NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY - WILL BE CONTRACTED TO CONDUCT VISUAL SURVEYS FOR CUCURBIT BEETLE, LATE WILT OF CORN, BLACK MAIZE BEETLE, JAVA DOWNY MILDEW, PHILIPPINE DOWNY MILDEW AND BROWN STRIPE DOWNY MILDEW. MISSISSIPPI CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION (MCIA). THE MCIA IS A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION LOCATED ON THE MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS THAT CERTIFIES CROP SEED TO BE FREE OF DISEASE AND FOR ITS GENETIC PURITY. AFTER THE CROP IN THE FIELD HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY MCIA THE SEED CAN BE SOLD AS BREEDER, FOUNDATION, REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED SEED. MCIA HAS FIELD INSPECTORS THAT INSPECT THE SEED FIELDS EXTENSIVELY FOR PESTS. MCIA WILL CONDUCT VISUAL SURVEYS FOR THE TARGET PESTS LISTED BELOW WHILE CONDUCTING THEIR SEED CERTIFICATION INSPECTIONS. MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY - WILL CONDUCT SURVEY APPROXIMATELY 2,000 ACRES OF RICE FIELDS IN THE MAJOR RICE PRODUCTION COUNTIES OF MISSISSIPPI. SURVEYS WILL BEGIN IN JUNE AND CONTINUE MONTHLY THROUGH THE GROWING SEASON. COST ANALYSIS - CONTRACTUAL: MSU CORN SURVEY $4000, CROP IMPROVEMENT SURVEY $4000 AND SURVEY OF RICE FIELDS $4000
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $12.0k | 4/27/26 |