Cooperative Agreement AP26PPQFO000C112
- The federal Project Grant award of $600,000.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service through the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). The award, with a period of performance from July 8, 2024 to July 7, 2029, will support the Texas A&M Forest Service in its efforts to monitor and prevent the spread of oak wilt, a devastating tree disease, across the state of Texas. As a state government agency and 1862 land grant college, the Texas...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary Texas A&M University-Kingsville received a $536,840 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 September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The award funds surveillance and early detection activities targeting exotic citrus arthropod pests, citrus diseases, and their vectors across Texas....
- Oak Wilt Suppression Project Grant Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 8 (Southern Region), awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Texas A&M Forest Service on August 22, 2025, under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to suppress oak wilt disease across Texas. Oak wilt, caused by the fungus Bretziella fagacearum, represents a lethal threat to oak tree populations, with confirmed detection in 76 counties across Texas and seven additional counties in...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The University of Tennessee's UT AG Research Division received a $104,705 Cooperative Agreement from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) beginning January 26, 2026 and concluding January 25, 2027. This award supports the State Survey Coordinator position and funds statewide pest surveillance activities designed to detect, monitor, and respond to harmful and economically significant plant pests in Tennessee. Primary deliverables...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Forest Service received a $330,222 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 8 (Southern Region) under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), awarded September 10, 2025, with a completion date of September 9, 2030. This five-year award will enhance the state agency's capacity to prevent, detect, and eradicate invasive insects, diseases, and invasive plants affecting forest resources in Texas. Funding...
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award was issued by 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 federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The $280,000 award, with a period of performance from September 29, 2024 to September 28, 2025, will support the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSAGM) in conducting surveillance and monitoring for stone fruit diseases and insect...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) a cooperative agreement for $575,720 effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, to conduct citrus pest detection and nursery inspection activities. Under this agreement, TDA implements the Citrus Health Response Program (CHRP) to survey and inspect citrus propagative and retail nurseries across Texas, with particular focus on the Gulf Coast...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service received a $127,189 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, 2026. The award funds intensive surveillance and detection activities for exotic citrus arthropod pests, citrus diseases, and associated vectors across five Texas Gulf Coast counties:...
- This $600,000.00 Project Grant was awarded by the USDA Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Texas A&M Forest Service on Aug 4, 2023. The grant will fund the implementation of the Fiscal Year 2023 Texas Oak Wilt program over 5 years, with a completion date of Aug 3, 2028. As the lead state forestry agency, the Texas A&M Forest Service will leverage its expertise in genetic tree improvement, forest seed/seedling production, and forestry management to...
- This $536,840 federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), supports Texas A&M University-Kingsville in conducting surveys, collecting suspicious samples, and performing laboratory testing to detect the presence of exotic citrus insect pests and diseases in Texas. The project aims to provide early...
AWARD PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY TO CONDUCT AN OAK COMMODITY EXOTIC PEST SURVEY WHICH BEGAN IN 2011IN THE CROSS TIMBERS AND PRAIRIES ECOREGION OF TEXAS. FOR FY 2025, WE SEEK TO SURVEY A TOTAL OF FOUR COUNTIES (COMANCHE, ERATH, PALO PINTO, AND SOMERVELL COUNTIES), UTILIZING STATE PARKS (SPS) AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS WHERE NATIVE OAK TREES ARE PRESENT. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY WILL USE RESOURCES TO MONITOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN THE CROSS TIMBERS AND PRAIRIES ECOREGION OF TEXAS FOR THE PRESENCE AND ABUNDANCE OF EXOTIC PEST SPECIES IDENTIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AS PRIORITY SPECIES FOR OAK COMMODITY. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ESTABLISHMENT OF EXOTIC PESTS WITHIN THESE COUNTIES, AS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE NATIONAL COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PEST SURVEY GUIDELINES, PROVIDING EARLY DETECTION STRATEGIES IN TEXAS WOULD PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION IN POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DECISION-MAKING AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE SHARING OF DATA AND EFFORTS ASSOCIATED WITH MONITORING FOR PRIORITY EXOTIC SPECIES ON OAK COMMODITY HOSTS THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY DETECTION, RAPID RESPONSE (EDRR) ACTIONS. IDENTIFY AND MONITOR NON-PRIORITY LOCAL PESTS (NATIVE OR EXOTIC) ASSOCIATED WITH OAK COMMODITY THROUGH BYCATCH. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): THE ENTIRE NURSEY AND LANDSCAPING INDUSTRY IN TEXAS AND ALL OF NATURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS AS A RESULT OF THE POTENTIAL EARLY DETECTION OF HARMFUL EXOTIC PESTS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: N/A; COST ANALYSIS: PERSONNEL: $13,200 (RESEARCH TECHNICIANS); FRINGE BENEFITS $1 ,452; TRAVEL $917
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $17.1k | 4/23/26 |