Cooperative Agreement AP26PPQFO000C361
- 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 purpose of this $145,987 Cooperative Agreement award by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under CFDA Program 10.025 - Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care is to develop high-throughput sequencing methods to rapidly detect and identify members of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex directly from plant samples. The project aims to expand the range of plant hosts for which the sequencing method has been validated,...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $100,971 Cooperative Agreement to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025). The purpose of this 1-year award, effective July 1, 2024, is to develop high-throughput sequencing methods to rapidly detect and identify members of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Guam received $271,621 under a Cooperative Agreement 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), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. The award supports biosecurity and pest surveillance activities designed to prevent the spread of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) throughout the Micronesia region...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) received a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. This award supports surveillance, detection, and regulatory activities related to Phytophthora ramorum (the pathogen causing sudden oak death) in Washington State nurseries and botanical gardens. WSDA will deploy personnel...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Funding Agency: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Federal Grant Program: Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care (CFDA 10.025) Award Amount: $158,297 Award Period: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 This Cooperative Agreement funds the development and validation of rapid diagnostic assays for detecting Phytophthora species in nursery irrigation and surface water systems. The primary deliverable involves evaluating a filtration...
- This Cooperative Agreement award of $100,000.00 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) will support a comprehensive survey to detect the presence of several invasive agricultural pests in California. The survey will focus on identifying any incipient populations of the tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta), false codling moth (Thaumatotibia...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a $105,000 cooperative agreement 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), awarded July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2026. The primary deliverable is the development of 15 specialized pest-based training modules designed to enhance the diagnostic and...
- This Cooperative Agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) provides $617,046 to North Carolina State University to continue developing in-field volatile organic compound and microneedle patch-supported loop-mediated isothermal amplification sensors that can differentiate two important plant pathogens, Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae. The award period is from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023. These innovations...
- 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 CONDUCT SURVEYS FOR PATHOGENS OF SOLANACEOUS COMMODITIES AT LOCAL FARMS AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: SYMPTOMATIC PLANT SAMPLES SHALL BE COLLECTED FOR FURTHER CONFIRMATION WITH MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS. AGDIA IMMUNOSTRIPS WILL BE USED FOR CONFIRMATION OF RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM RACE 3 BIOVAR 2 AND TOBAMOVIRUS TOMATO BROWN RUGOSE FRUIT VIRUS. ORTHOTOSPOVIRUS GROUNDNUT BUD NECROSIS VIRUS WILL BE CONFIRMED WITH AGDIA ELISA KITS (HIGHLY SENSITIVE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS) CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA AUSTRALIENSE 16SRXII-B WILL BE CONFIRMED WITH TRADITIONAL POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR) AND SEQUENCING OF SUGGESTED MARKERS FROM PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATION. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: - RE-INITIATION OF SOLANACEOUS PLANT PATHOLOGY SURVEYS PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED BY UNIVERSITY OF GUAM (UOG); - INCREASED CAPACITY IN UOG-WESTERN PACIFIC TROPICAL RESEARCH CENTER (WPTRC) TO DETECT PATHOGENS VIA MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS; - CREATION OF A DATABASE AT UOG OF NEGATIVE DATA TO SUPPORT FUTURE EXPORT MARKET DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND QUARANTINE NEGOTIATIONS WITH REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): NURSERIES/PLANT PRODUCTION FACILITIES, PLANT RE-SELLERS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC/CONSUMERS OF NURSERY PRODUCTS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOW N OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: NO SUBAWARDS. FINANCIALS: PERSONNEL = $41,840; TRAVEL = $1,250; SUPPLIES = $6,343; INDIRECT = $7,415
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $30.0k | 7/10/26 |