Cooperative Agreement AP26PPQFO000C321
- 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 $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 The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management received $166,408 in funding through a Cooperative Agreement with 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). The award, effective August 1, 2025, through January 31, 2027, supports delimitation surveys and rapid response activities to address an active Spotted...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded $448,750 to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management through a Cooperative Agreement under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) to conduct avian health surveillance activities in Rhode Island. The award, effective June 23, 2026, through March 31, 2027, supports disease detection and prevention efforts targeting highly pathogenic avian...
- 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...
- This cooperative agreement from the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service provides $212,104 to the University of Rhode Island from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023 under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The award will support rearing non-target species to be used for host range testing of two potential biological control agents for the spotted lanternfly: the egg parasitoid Anastatus orientalis...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $141,690 Cooperative Agreement from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded August 1, 2026, with completion targeted for July 31, 2027. The agreement supports eradication and suppression efforts targeting the yellow-legged hornet, an invasive species threatening U.S. honeybee populations and pollinator-dependent agriculture. The primary deliverables include development of...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $100,000 cooperative agreement awarded May 1, 2025, by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). The agreement supports the development of a comprehensive dataset comprising viral and non-viral targets of interest for honey bee health assessment across multiple survey years (2013–2014, 2014–2015, and...
- 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 $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...
AWARD PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE MONITORING AND SURVEY ACTIVITIES FOR EARLY DETECTION OF EXOTIC HONEYBEE PESTS IN RHODE ISLAND THROUGH THE NATIONAL HONEYBEE SURVEY. THE NATIONAL HONEYBEE PESTS AND DISEASES SURVEY DATA WILL BE USED TO ASCERTAIN THE SCOPE OF PARASITES, DISEASES, AND PESTS THAT MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON HONEYBEE POPULATIONS IN THE U.S. THIS NATION-WIDE SURVEY HAS BECOME THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE HONEYBEE PEST AND HEALTH SURVEY TO DATE AND PROVIDES ESSENTIAL DISEASE AND PEST LOAD INFORMATION. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: PROVIDING SAMPLES TOWARD A NATIONAL SURVEY OF HONEYBEE PESTS AND DISEASES AS WELL AS BEE BREAD SAMPLES FOR PESTICIDE ANALYSIS. FIVE APIARIES WILL BE SAMPLED TWICE AS PART OF THE LONGITUDINAL SURVEY AND 14 APIARIES WILL BE SAMPLED AS PART OF THE GENERAL SURVEY. BEE BREAD SAMPLES WILL BE TAKEN FROM HIVES USED IN THE LONGITUDINAL SURVEY. THE COOPERATOR WILL ALSO ASK THE BEEKEEPER TO SIGN A FORM AGREEING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BIP COLONY LOSS AND MANAGEMENT SURVEY. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: PRESENCE / ABSENCE DATA FOR SURVEYED HONEYBEE PESTS. COLLECTION OF SAMPLES FROM 19 APIARIES WITHIN THE STATE REPRESENTING THOUSANDS OF COMMERCIAL / MIGRATORY HONEYBEE COLONIES. RESULTS FROM THIS SURVEY WILL PROVIDE BASELINE INFORMATION ON PESTS, PATHOGENS AND PESTICIDES WITHIN HONEYBEE COLONIES IN THE UNITED STATES INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): RHODE ISLAND APIARISTS AND UNITED STATE HONEYBEE PRODUCERS. SURVEY EFFORTS WILL ALSO SUPPORT U.S. HONEYBEE QUEEN PRODUCERS TO REQUESTS FOR THE OPENING OF AND/OR CONTINUED ACCESS TO FOREIGN MARKETS SUCH AS CANADA. ROBUST DATA, SUCH AS PAST AND PROPOSED EFFORTS REFUTE THESE ASSUMPTIONS, AND WILL PROVIDE DATA NEEDED TO REMOVE TRADE BARRIERS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: N/A;
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $13.8k | 7/8/26 |