Cooperative Agreement AP26PPQFO000C275
- This $100,000 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 the Ramsey Research Foundation's work to collect and study honey bee pests from the Tropilaelaps genus. The project aims to address gaps in knowledge that prevent effective emergency response planning for pest incursions in the U.S. by determining how to better detect...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Auburn University received a $115,872 Cooperative Agreement from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, to develop and validate detection tools for Tropilaelaps mites—a significant biosecurity threat to honeybee populations in the United States. The project will assess the sensitivity and practicality of existing and novel detection methods, including physical monitoring and environmental DNA...
- Summary of Cooperative Agreement Award The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded the University of Maryland, College Park a $100,036 Cooperative Agreement (May 1, 2026 – April 30, 2027) to expand pathogen surveillance capabilities within the National Honey Bee Pest and Disease Survey (NHBDS). The awardee will analyze existing and newly collected survey samples to add molecular diagnostics for four viral and non-viral pathogens and generate strain-level genomic data for...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The New Jersey Department of Agriculture received a $125,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The award funds monitoring and survey activities for early detection of exotic honeybee pests, including the parasitic mite Tropilaelaps species and other threats such as Apis cerana (Asian honeybee). The Department will conduct pest surveys...
- This cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will provide $219,718 to the University of Maryland, College Park through April 30, 2023. The funding supports survey, sampling, and diagnostic analysis to examine the relationship between in-colony wax varroacide residues and varroa mite resistance. Specifically, the University will utilize the USDA's existing honey bee health surveillance program to collect beeswax and varroa mites...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division a $398,297 Cooperative Agreement effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, to support diagnostics development, specimen screening and identification, and diagnostics certification activities at the Science and Technology Pest Identification Technology Laboratory in Fort Collins, Colorado. The agreement enables continued molecular...
- Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded $100,000 to the California Department of Food & Agriculture through a Cooperative Agreement effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, to conduct surveillance and detection activities for invasive solanaceous crop pests across California. The project delivers comprehensive pest monitoring services targeting four priority plant pathogens and pests: Tomato Leaf Miner (Phthorimaea...
- The Bee Informed Partnership, Inc. will receive a $142,676 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). Through this funding, the Bee Informed Partnership will determine the composition, diversity, and recombination rates of deformed wing virus variants in honey bee and Varroa mite populations across U.S. commercial...
- 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 GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS THE EARLY DETECTION OF CERTAIN EXOTIC HONEY BEE PESTS. SPECIFICALLY, THIS SURVEY CONTINUES TO VERIFY THE ABSENCE OF THE PARASITIC MITE TROPILAELAPS SPP. AND OTHER EXOTIC THREATS TO HONEY BEE POPULATIONS (E.G., ASIAN HONEY BEE, APIS CERANA). ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS PROJECT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS, 1) LONGITUDINAL SAMPLING OF 5 BEEKEEPERS, AND 2) 14 GENERAL SURVEY SURVEILLANCE SAMPLES SPLIT INTO 3 OR MORE SAMPLING TRIPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM. THE LAB RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PARTICIPATING BEE KEEPERS, AS WELL AS PPQ AND STATE AGRICULTURAL OFFICIALS. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): APIARY AND AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES AND ALL ASSOCIATED BUSINESSES AS WELL AS ALL LANDOWNERS, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE STATE WHO BENEFIT FROM THE POLLINATOR'S EFFECT ON THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: N/A
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $13.8k | 7/10/26 |