Provide for phytophthora ramorum quarantine enforcement and survey

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded the Oregon Department of Agriculture a $712,500 cooperative agreement on June 1, 2026, to conduct Phytophthora ramorum quarantine enforcement and survey activities in Oregon.

The recipient will inspect, sample, and test P. ramorum host material from eight regulated nurseries twice annually using USDA-approved protocols, conduct visual inspections of retail nurseries with host plants within the Curry County quarantine area, perform trace-forward and trace-back activities, and execute delimitation surveys following positive detections. Deliverables include semi-annual and annual progress reports with survey results, sample testing and reporting, data entry, monthly communication with the Arizona Department of Agriculture Division of Regulatory Services on sample processing status, and implementation of confirmed nursery protocol when positive samples are identified. The recipient will also facilitate samples to alternative laboratories if processing exceeds two weeks.

The agreement runs through May 31, 2027, and covers place of performance in Oregon. Obligated funding of $712,500 comprises personnel ($278,140), fringe ($147,108), indirect costs ($88,133), supplies ($42,980), equipment ($6,858), and travel ($6,781). The intended beneficiaries are Oregon's nursery industry, forestry interests, residents, and partnering agencies in Oregon and the United States.

Purpose

The purpose of this agreement is to provide for phytophthora ramorum quarantine enforcement and survey.

Activities

Inspect, sample, and test P. Ramorum host material from eight regulated nurseries twice a year using USDA approved protocols. Visually inspect nurseries, and test when necessary. Conduct trace forward and track back activities. Visually inspect retail nurseries with host plants within the curry county quarantine area. Carry out delimitation surveys as follow-up to positive sample detection. Deliverables and expected outcomes: perform surveys twice a year at the eight regulated nurseries, complete visual inspections at retail nurseries with host material in curry county, complete testing and reporting of samples, communicate and facilitate samples to another lab if IT will take more than two weeks to complete samples, enact confirmed nursery protocol when positive samples are detected, semi-annual and annual progress reports along with survey results, data entry, and communicate with the adodr monthly on sample processing to date. Intended beneficiary(IES): oregon's nursery industry, forestry interests, residents and other partnering agencies in oregon and the united states. Subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award: N/a. Financials: personnel = $278,140; fringe = $147 ,108; travel = $6,781; equipment = $6,858; supplies = $42,980; indirect = $88,133