Cooperative Agreement AP26PPQFO000C209
- The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded the State of Washington Department of Agriculture a $125,000 cooperative agreement on July 1, 2026, to conduct surveillance and eradication activities targeting non-native snail and slug species that threaten Washington's agricultural industries and export markets. The recipient will execute a threefold approach: routine visual surveys at high-likelihood introduction sites such as ports; continued delimitation and...
- The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded the Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida a $1.56 million Cooperative Agreement on June 1, 2026, under an invasive mollusk surveillance and detection program to protect U.S. agricultural commodities and public health. The recipient will conduct surveys throughout Florida to detect mollusk species of regulatory concern, determine the range of any new pest species, and execute trace-back and...
- The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded Mississippi State University a $154,000 cooperative agreement on July 1, 2026, to conduct a statewide survey of Antestiopsis biguttula, an emergent pest currently identified in three Mississippi counties as of September 11, 2025. The survey will establish at least two monitoring sites per county across Mississippi's 82 counties, generating approximately 164 samples monthly. Work begins with desktop analysis using Google Earth and iNaturalist...
- The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the Department of Agriculture awarded a $223,169 cooperative agreement to the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets on January 1, 2026, to conduct early detection surveys for exotic terrestrial plant pests in New York nurseries and ornamental crop operations. The recipient will conduct approximately 1,262 combined surveys—deploying traps and performing visual inspections—targeting pests including Siberian silk moth,...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (CFDA #10.025 - Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care) aims to develop a synthetic odor blend to serve as a novel tool for managing and detecting invasive gastropod species. The primary objectives are to: 1) identify the volatile chemical compounds in fermenting bread dough that are attractive to the invasive snail pest Cornu aspersum, and 2) compile one or more...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The State of Washington Department of Agriculture (WSDA) received a $125,000 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 funds a comprehensive survey program designed to prevent the establishment of target non-native snail and slug species that...
- The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded the Oregon Department of Agriculture a $258,997 Cooperative Agreement on May 15, 2026, to conduct a defoliating moth survey across Oregon targeting high-risk locations. The recipient will deploy 7,170 flighted spongy moth complex traps across 23 Oregon counties to detect six moth species at railyards, industrial and tech sites, urban centers, suburban areas, trucking hubs, rest areas, and other high-risk...
- This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Project Grant award under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program will provide $124,092 to the Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks Division to enhance the state's ability to protect its waters by preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS). Specific activities to be performed include: 1) maintaining AIS lab operations through supplies, materials, workspace and expanded seasonal technician work; 2)...
- This $340,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) will fund the Department of Agriculture Montana to implement various invasive plant management activities. Key services to be provided include conducting surveys for invasive insects, plant pathogens, and mollusks that threaten agriculture and forests, operating pest detection and monitoring programs, and implementing on-the-ground...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $710,098 Cooperative Agreement to Montana Department of Livestock on April 1, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). The award funds five-component animal disease surveillance and producer education activities: cattle surveillance for brucellosis, tuberculosis, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and foreign animal disease; avian surveillance for avian...
AWARD PURPOSE: THIS SURVEY ALLOWS EARLY WARNING, DETECTION, AND DELIMITATION OF NEW INTRODUCTIONS OF INVASIVE TERRESTRIAL MOLLUSKS, PROTECTING OUR AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND EXPORT MARKETS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: PERSONNEL WILL TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO SURVEY 50 HIGH-RISK SITES (EXAMPLE: NURSERIES) FOR THE PRESENCE OF NON-NATIVE TERRESTRIAL MOLLUSKS. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS SURVEY ALLOWS TRADING PARTNERS TO ACCURATELY EVALUATE THE RISKS OF IMPORTING AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PRODUCED IN MONTANA. IT HELPS PROTECT THE LIVELIHOODS OF MONTANA PRODUCERS AND THE WORLD FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN. EARLY DETECTION OF PESTS CAN ALLOW SUCCESSFUL ERADICATION, AND BARRING THAT, CONTROL THROUGH REGULATORY MEASURES. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): FARMERS, RANCHERS, CONSUMERS, TRADING PARTNERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO RELY ON THE ABOVE FOR A SAFE AND ABUNDANT FOOD SUPPLY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: N/A. FINANCIALS: PERSONNEL = $8,246; FRINGE = $3,546; TRAVEL = $3,115; SUPPLIES = $1,400; INDIRECT = $2,193
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $18.5k | 7/17/26 |