Cooperative Agreement AP26PPQFO000C177
- This Cooperative Agreement award from 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 Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) provides $114,539.00 in funding to the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services to support oversight and inspection activities at nurseries that ship regulated articles to prevent the spread of the Imported Fire Ant (IFA) to unregulated...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) received a $244,416 Cooperative Agreement award 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 August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026. The award funds California's Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA) Survey, which aims to identify probable introduction points for RIFA and...
- This $180,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will fund survey and quarantine activities in Tennessee through December 2022. The awardee, Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Animal Industries, will survey unregulated areas of the state for imported fire ants, assess sites for treatment or quarantine expansion if ants are present, and administer federal and state quarantine efforts to prevent the artificial spread...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Kentucky Research Foundation received a $299,492 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2028. This seed project funds research to evaluate the ecological and agricultural impacts of imported fire ant (IFA) invasion along its expanding northern range boundary in the United States. The research will...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Agrilife Research received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2029. The award supports research to address the reduced effectiveness of commercial bait products against invasive fire ants infected with viral pathogens. The research will...
- Summary of Cooperative Agreement Award The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 10.025, Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care) to the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) for a one-year performance period from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. TDA will conduct targeted outreach and education campaigns in high-risk areas of Texas, particularly along the Texas-Mexico border and at major ports of entry, to...
- This $1,321,864 Cooperative Agreement awarded on September 26, 2025 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 grant program (CFDA 10.025) supports survey and inspection efforts, partnership development, and outreach activities focused on high-risk pathways for the movement of exotic agricultural pests in Florida. Key activities to be performed include enhanced inspections at...
- This Cooperative Agreement award of $150,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) will fund the 2025 Arizona Nursery and Retail Plants Pest Survey. The key objectives are to continue ongoing surveillance for plant pests that threaten Arizona's nursery industry, conduct targeted inspections of high-risk nursery stock and pathways, and...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $158,832 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 July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The primary deliverable of this award is the development and integration of new pest response guidelines (NPRGs) for exotic wood...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $169,258 cooperative agreement to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) effective July 15, 2025, through July 14, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). TNC will maintain and expand the "Don't Move Firewood" campaign, a nationwide public outreach initiative designed to reduce the spread of invasive...
AWARD PURPOSE: IMPORTED FIRE ANTS (IFA) POSE SERIOUS THREATS TO PEOPLE, SMALL ANIMALS, CROPS, AND AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT, AND CAN BE MOVED TO NEW, NON-INFESTED AREAS BY HITCHHIKING ON INTERSTATE COMMODITIES. TO PREVENT ARTIFICIAL MOVEMENT, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA), ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE (APHIS) REGULATE THE MOVEMENT OF ARTICLES THAT PRESENT A RISK OF SPREADING THE IFA TO AREAS NOT CURRENTLY INFESTED. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ANNUALLY VISIT ALL ESTABLISHMENTS SHIPPING OUT OF STATE TO PLACE OR MAINTAIN REGULATED ESTABLISHMENTS UNDER COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS, AS APPLICABLE. ISSUE/ REVIEW/ REVOKE COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS AS NECESSARY. INSPECT COMMODITIES/PREMISES. OBSERVE/MONITORY REGULATORY TREATMENTS. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: CRITERIA USED TO EVALUATE THE PROJECT INCLUDE THE NUMBERS OF NEW COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS ISSUED AND ESTABLISHMENTS VISITED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. ANTICIPATED RESULTS CONSIST OF THE SUCCESSFUL LIMITATION OF THE ARTIFICIAL SPREAD OF IFA THROUGH ANNUAL NURSERY EVALUATION. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): PERFORM ACCURATE SURVEYS FOR IFA AT ESTABLISHMENTS SHIPPING OUT OF STATE TO PLACE OR MAINTAIN REGULATED ESTABLISHMENTS UNDER COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS, AS APPLICABLE IDENTIFYING, TREATING, AND CERTIFYING REGULATED ARTICLES. ISSUE/ REVIEW/ REVOKE COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS AS NECESSARY. DETERMINE THE MOVEMENT (ENTRY) STATUS OF REGULATED AND NON-REGULATED ARTICLES. FACILITATE THE MOVEMENT OF NURSERY STOCK AND OTHER REGULATED ARTICLES FROM REGULATE TO NON-REGULATED AREAS. TAKE REGULATORY ACTION WHEN IFA IS DETECTED ON ARTICLES BOUND TO BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE OF THE QUARANTINE AREA. THEREBY REDUCING THE SPREAD/MOVEMENT OF IMPORTED FIRE ANT TO OTHER AREAS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: N/A;
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $11.4k | 6/9/26 |