Cooperative Agreement AP26PPQFO000C210
- The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded the New Jersey Department of Agriculture a $125,000 cooperative agreement on July 1, 2026, to conduct monitoring and survey activities for early detection of exotic honeybee pests, including the parasitic mite Tropilaelaps spp. and Asian honeybee (Apis cerana). The recipient will conduct pest surveys throughout New Jersey, with samples analyzed by the Agricultural Research Service Bee Research Lab. Five apiaries...
- The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded the State of Washington Department of Agriculture a cooperative agreement valued at $201,677 on July 1, 2026, to support honeybee disease and pest surveillance under the National Honeybee Survey. WSDA will receive live bee shipments from apiary inspectors in up to 25 U.S. states and territories and conduct diagnostic molecular testing to document which diseases, parasites, and pests of honeybees are present or...
- 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,...
- The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded the Minnesota Department of Agriculture a $107,000 cooperative agreement on May 1, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) to conduct bundled surveys detecting multiple insect pests and pathogens threatening Minnesota. The recipient will conduct trapping and visual surveys at up to 85 sites concentrated near urban centers, perform data entry and reporting, and...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded $100,036 to the University of Maryland, College Park on May 1, 2026, under a Cooperative Agreement to expand molecular pathogen analysis for the APHIS National Honey Bee Pest and Disease Survey. The recipient will add four viral and non-viral pathogens to molecular testing of 2026–2027 survey samples and generate strain-level data for low-prevalence, destructive honey bee viruses through long-read sequencing of...
- This Cooperative Agreement award for $107,000.00 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 Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) supports a survey and outreach program to detect multiple insect pests and pathogens that threaten Minnesota. The award will fund trapping and visual surveys at up to 85 sites concentrated near urban areas, as well as education and outreach activities to...
- 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...
- The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded the California Department of Food and Agriculture a $223,705 cooperative agreement on July 1, 2026, to conduct a commodity-based survey targeting high-risk pests associated with berry production in California. CDFA will execute a proactive pest-detection program across four of California's highest-producing strawberry counties from April through September 2026, with survey completion by June 30, 2027. The survey targets strawberry...
- The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded the Minnesota Department of Agriculture $100,000 under a Cooperative Agreement effective May 1, 2026, to fund pest prevention outreach, education, and First Detector website monitoring across Minnesota and the U.S. The recipient will execute education and outreach activities, manage the First Detector website, contract for advertising, and submit reports addressing public reports of pests of concern. The work...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $110,000 cooperative agreement to NY State Agriculture & Markets on June 1, 2026, to monitor for insect pests of apples and cherries that pose significant risk to New York's fruit and ornamental nursery industries. The recipient will conduct orchard commodity surveys targeting summer fruit tortrix moth, false coddling moth, and apple proliferation disease using trap and visual detection methods with GPS...
AWARD PURPOSE: THIS SURVEY ALLOWS EARLY WARNING, DETECTION, AND DELIMITATION OF NEW INTRODUCTIONS OF INVASIVE HONEYBEE PESTS, PROTECTING OUR POLLINATORS, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES, AND EXPORT MARKETS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: PERSONNEL WILL TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO SURVEY 14 APIARIES FOLLOWING THE NATIONAL HONEYBEE SURVEY PROTOCOLS. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS SURVEY ALLOWS APIARISTS TO MANAGE EARLY DETECTION OF DAMAGING HONEYBEE PESTS AND ALLOW THE INDUSTRY TO ENSURE OUR HONEY BEE INDUSTRY REMAINS STRONG. 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): APIARISTS, 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 = $6,135; FRINGE = $2,638; TRAVEL = $3,312; SUPPLIES = $83, INDIRET = $1,632
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $13.8k | 7/17/26 |