Cooperative Agreement AP26PPQFO000C322
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station received a $104,700 cooperative agreement from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027, to establish and enhance the Connecticut Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Program. The program aims to detect and prevent the introduction of exotic agricultural pests into Connecticut, supporting homeland security objectives and maintaining U.S. agricultural...
- This cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service provides $130,000 to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture to support rearing of the Samba wasp (Ganaspis brasiliensis) for release in New Jersey and surrounding regions from July 2022 to June 2023. The goals are to develop mass rearing strategies for G. brasiliensis and the spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) in collaboration with experts, and release G. brasiliensis on...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $130,000 cooperative agreement to the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027 to conduct surveillance monitoring for exotic insects and diseases affecting grape production in New York State. The awardee will deploy 120 traps each at designated locations to detect European Grapevine Moth, European Grape Berry Moth, and Christmas Berry...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary North Carolina State University received a $141,989 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), awarded September 30, 2026, with completion targeted for September 29, 2027. The agreement supports the development of area-wide genetic control technology for suppression of spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), an invasive pest affecting berry, cherry, and thin-skinned fruit crops across the United...
- This Cooperative Agreement award 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) provides $216,700.00 to North Carolina State University to advance research on integrated pest management, genetic control technology, surveillance technology, and regulatory entomology for several invasive insect species. The key activities include supporting the evaluation of...
- 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 The University of California, San Diego has been awarded $209,300 under a Cooperative Agreement from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to develop improved genetic strains for Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) programs targeting Mediterranean fruit flies (medflies) and Mexican fruit flies (mexflies). The project, which commenced September 30, 2025, and concludes September 29, 2026, is funded under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), under the CFDA Program 10.025 "Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care", provides $217,160 in funding to support the work of Dr. Pedro Rendon, a leading global expert on fruit fly mass-rearing and sterile insect techniques (SIT). The purpose of this award is to provide technical assistance and expertise to APHIS and state fruit fly...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports collaborative research by Northeastern University to study the climate change responses of the invasive spotted wing drosophila fly, Drosophila suzukii. The $528,593 award, effective from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2027, will quantify the roles of local adaptation, seasonal adaptation, and phenotypic plasticity in the fly's ability to expand its habitat into northern latitudes...
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS), under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), is focused on developing a biological control strategy for the European Cherry Fruit Fly (ECFF), an invasive pest recently detected in New York. The $115,000 award to Cornell University will support surveys to determine the distribution of ECFF and identify...
AWARD PURPOSE: THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE TO DOCUMENT THE PHENOLOGY OF SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA (SWD), AND ITS ADVENTITIOUS NON-SPECIALIZED LEPTOPILINA JAPONICA (HYMENOPTERA: FIGITIDAE) AT 4 COOPERATING FARMS IN CONNECTICUT. PREFORM 2 RELEASES AT 2 FARMS OF GANASPIS KIMORUM (HYMENOPTERA: FIGITIDAE) AND ONE RELEASE AT 2 OTHER FARMS (ONE EARLY AND ONE LATE) USING 2 INTRODUCTION TECHNIQUES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: 1) COLLECT RIPE FRUIT ON A BI-WEEKLY SCHEDULE FROM THE 4 FARMS TARGETED FOR RELEASE OF G. KIMORUM IN CT IN 2025, THE HICKORIES IN RIDGEFIELD CT, HUMMING GROVE FARM IN EAST WINDSOR CT, FIRE RING FARM IN PORTLAND CT AND LOCKWOOD FARM IN HAMDEN CT. REAR IN THE LABORATORY UNTIL SWD AND/OR PARASITOIDS EMERGENCE IS COMPLETE. 2) IDENTIFY ANY COLLECTED PARASITOIDS. THIS WILL DOCUMENT THE PRESENCE OF ANY G. KIMORUM, EITHER FROM LAST YEAR'S RELEASES, THIS COMING SEASONS RELEASES, OR FROM ADVENTIVE SPREAD, AS WELL AS THE PRESENCE OF L. JAPONICA. 3) CONDUCT RELEASES OF G. KIMORUM AT THE 4 FARMS MENTIONED ABOVE.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: BY THE END OF THE PROJECT, WE WILL HAVE A THIRD YEAR'S WORTH OF DATA ON SWD, NON-SWD DROSOPHILIDS AND THEIR PARASITOIDS IN CONNECTICUT. WE WILL HAVE RELEASED 6,000 G. KIMORUM OVER 4 FARMS USING 2 DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES. WE WILL HAVE DATA ON FOLLO WING YEAR AND SAME-YEAR RECOVERY OF G. KIMORUM AT THE FOUR FARMS, AND WHAT, IF ANY IMPACT, USING TENTS SEEDED WITH SWD IMPROVED RECOVERY. THIS INFORMATION CAN THEN BE USED TO INFORM FURTHER WORK ON ESTABLISHMENT OF G. KIMORUM IN THE STATE. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES ):GROWERS OF FRUIT THAT SWD IS KNOWN TO REDUCE YIELD IN, THEREFORE ALSO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: NO SUBAWARDS EXPECTED
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $20.0k | 7/8/26 |