Cooperative Agreement AP26PPQFO000C272
- This $406,537 Cooperative Agreement, awarded 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 program (CFDA 10.025), supports research and development to improve management methods for exotic invasive forest and landscape pests. The key products and services to be delivered under this agreement include: Conducting a survey of the invasive Lymantria dispar (Gypsy moth) pest, including...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded the University of Kentucky Research Foundation a $110,500 Cooperative Agreement effective May 1, 2026, to conduct a spongy moth detection survey across Kentucky. The project addresses the elevated risk of spongy moth infestation in Kentucky, which is nearly surrounded by regulated, infested areas in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Eastern Tennessee. The cooperator will engage...
- This Cooperative Agreement award, funded 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), will support a statewide survey to detect the presence of five serious Asian defoliating moth pests in California. The $400,000 award will fund the placement and monitoring of traps in high-risk areas throughout 48 counties in California from June through September...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Florida received a $152,469 Cooperative Agreement from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, to support Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) efforts in developing detection methods and surveying strategies for invasive wood borers originating from Asian countries. The primary deliverables include field testing of approved lures for bark and ambrosia beetle...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement valued at $104,432 to The University of Alabama in Huntsville, effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027. This agreement supports research to expand understanding of a Japanese beetle biocontrol pathogen in Alabama through field collections and screening of Japanese beetles across multiple locations. The project will identify new pathogen nursery sites suitable for spore...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $110,500 Cooperative Agreement to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Industries, 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 cooperative agreement funds spongy moth (gypsy moth) detection survey activities across 93 of Tennessee's 95 counties...
- This Cooperative Agreement award of $400,000 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 program (CFDA 10.025) supports the California Department of Food and Agriculture's (CDFA) Asian Defoliating Moth (ADM) survey program. The program will deploy a network of pest traps across California from June through September to detect the presence of five invasive moth species that...
- 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, 2026 through December 31, 2026 to conduct pest detection and survey activities targeting exotic terrestrial plant pests in New York State. Under this award, NYSAGM will execute a comprehensive nursery and ornamental survey designed to facilitate early detection and potential eradication of invasive...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Auburn University received a $115,872 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), awarded July 1, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2027. The primary deliverable is the development and validation of detection tools to identify Tropilaelaps mites, an invasive pest threatening U.S. honey bee populations. The project assesses the sensitivity and practicality of existing and...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Massachusetts received a $125,152 Cooperative Agreement from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), effective September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, to develop classical biological control methods for box tree moth, an invasive pest that damages boxwood plants. Under this agreement, the recipient maintains high-quality insect colonies, conducts host specificity experiments on parasitoids, and provides research support to...
WARD PURPOSE: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM APHIS WILL FACILITATE THE COOPERATOR IN CARRYING OUT THE GOALS OF THE PLANT AND ANIMAL DISEASE, PEST CONTROL, AND ANIMAL CARE PROGRAM NUMBER 10.025 BY "CONDUCTING SURVEYS AND INSPECTIONS TO DETECT AND APPRAISE INFESTATIONS, ERADICATION AND CONTROL ACTIVITIES, AND CARRYING OUT REGULATORY ACTIONS TO PREVENT INTERSTATE SPREAD OF INFESTATIONS AND DISEASE. ONE OF THE PRIMARY PATHWAYS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF SPONGY MOTHS IS INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING TRADE WITH EASTERN COUNTRIES. ALABAMA REMAINS AT HIGH RISK FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THESE INVASIVE DEFOLIATORS DUE TO THE PORT OF MOBILE, WHICH RECEIVES A LARGE VOLUME OF OVERSEAS CARGO SHIPMENTS EACH DAY. OTHER HIGH-RISK SPECIES, INCLUDING THE PINE TREE LAPPET MOTH, MASSON PINE MOTH, AND ROSY MOTH, MAY ALSO BE INTRODUCED ACCIDENTALLY THROUGH MARITIME TRADE PATHWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PORT OF MOBILE. THESE INVASIVE MOTH SPECIES SHARE SIMILAR PATHWAYS, HOST PREFERENCES, AND BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE SPONGY MOTH, INCREASING THEIR POTENTIAL FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND SPREAD WITHIN THE STATE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE COOPERATOR SEEKS TO CONDUCT A PROGRAM WHICH IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN: EARLY DETECTION AND CONTAINMENT OF THE TARGETED PESTS IF FOUND. IDENTIFICATION OF PATHWAYS. BETTER KNOWLEDGE TO ASSIST WITH EXPORTS AND INDUSTRY. PROVIDE THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES, USDA-APHIS-PPQ, AND SURROUNDING STATES WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE STATUS OF THESE PESTS. TRAPPING ACTIVITIES TARGETING ASIAN DEFOLIATORS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THREE DESIGNATED LOCATIONS SURROUNDING THE PORT OF MOBILE. TRAPS WILL BE DEPLOYED IN EARLY JUNE AND REMOVED IN EARLY OCTOBER VISUAL SURVEY FOR THE OAK SPLENDOUR BEETLE (AGRILUS BIGUTTATUS) AND THE SPOTTED LANTERN FLY (LYCORMA DELICATULA) WILL OCCUR FROM MAY THROUGH AUGUST. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE OBJECTIVE OF THE EXOTIC BARK BEETLE SURVEY IS TO DETERMINE IF TARGET PESTS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED INTO ALABAMA'S FORESTS. THE PRESENCE OF THESE HARMFUL EXOTIC PESTS COULD DISRUPT THE ECOSYSTEM OF NATURAL FORESTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. TRAPPING WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SPRING THROUGH OCTOBER. TRAPS WILL BE MONITORED EVERY 2 WEEKS. VISUAL SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED EVERY 2 WEEKS. FACT SHEETS, RESOURCES AND PEST REPORTING WILL BE CONTINUALLY UPDATED AS NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SURVEY AND IDENTIFICATION OF ANY TARGETED PESTS. SUSPECT SPECIMENS WILL BE SENT TO THE AUBURN UNIVERSITY PLANT DIAGNOSTIC LAB FOR IDENTIFICATION. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): THE COOPERATOR SEEKS TO CONDUCT A PROGRAM WHICH IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN..EARLY DETECTION AND CONTAINMENT OF THE TARGETED PESTS IF FOUND. IDENTIFICATION OF PATHWAYS. BETTER KNOWLEDGE TO ASSIST WITH EXPORTS AND INDUSTRY. PROVIDE THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES, USDA-APHIS-PPQ, AND SURROUNDING STATES WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE STATUS OF THESE PESTS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: AUBURN UNIVERSITY PLANT DIAGNOSTIC LAB - ANALYZE INSECT SAMPLES.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $22.5k | 6/29/26 |