The purpose of this agreement is to support boll weevil (BW) eradication efforts in northern tamaulipas, mexico

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded $3 million to the North American Plant Protection Organization (Nappo) on March 17, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) to support boll weevil eradication efforts in northern Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Nappo will use the award to facilitate aerial applications and chemical treatments directly associated with boll weevil eradication in Tamaulipas, which shares a border with the Lower Rio Grande Valley cotton production zone. Eradication of boll weevil from cotton production is the expected outcome. Cooperators will monitor cotton fields for boll weevil activity and determine eradication status when zero specimens are collected over several contiguous seasons, with monitoring results presented in annual reports. The program protects U.S. cotton industry stakeholders and jobs by preventing boll weevil migration from Mexico into commercial U.S. cotton operations.

Performance period runs through March 16, 2027. Place of performance is the United States. The award carries no subrecipients or subawards.

Eradicating the BW from the areas immediately proximate to the united states will protect the commercial cotton industry from severe damage and loss caused by the BW. Because tamaulipas shares a border with lower RIO grande valley, cooperators must conduct eradication efforts in mexico to prevent BW from migrating into U.S. Commercial cotton. Activities to be performed: nappo will use the award to facilitate transactions supporting aerial applications and chemical costs directly associated with BW eradication efforts in tamaulipas, mexico. Deliverables and expected outcomes: eradication of BW from cotton production is the outcome of this award. Cooperators monitor for BW activity in cotton fields and determine eradication status when zero BW are collected over several contiguous seasons. Monitoring results are presented in annual reports. Intended beneficiary(IES): beneficiaries of the BW eradication program include the U.S. Cotton industry, its stakeholders, and U.S. Jobs related to cotton production and export. Subrecipient activities, if known or SP ecified at the time of award: there are no subawards or subrecipients from this award.