Cooperative Agreement AP26PPQST00C093
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Baylor University received a $228,637 Cooperative Agreement awarded on September 30, 2025, through 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 agreement, with a completion date of September 29, 2026, funds research to develop nano-enabled delivery systems for controlling plant endopathogens, specifically Liberibacter...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary Baylor University was awarded a Cooperative Agreement by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on July 1, 2026, in the amount of $150,141.00, with a completion date of June 30, 2027. The primary deliverable involves conducting efficacy and systemic activity evaluations of nano-encapsulated insecticides against two significant agricultural pests: the Asian citrus psyllid and the hibiscus mealybug. This research supports APHIS's broader pest...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Baylor University received a $130,977 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), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026. The award supports research on nano-encapsulated insecticides for use by the APHIS Citrus Health Response Program to combat Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri),...
- The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded Baylor University $240,353 under the Cooperative Agreement program "Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care" (CFDA 10.025) to develop strategies for encapsulating therapeutics within liposomes to deliver plant pathogen treatments. Activities include synthesizing liposomes in three size classes to carry surrogate-labeled therapeutic payloads and loading the liposomes with the...
- Baylor University was awarded a $235,354 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). The primary purpose of this agreement is to develop and evaluate engineered nanoliposomes as carriers of molecular therapeutics to significantly reduce the environmental impact of plant disease treatments while maximizing their efficacy. Key activities include...
- 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 $275,009 to Baylor University to evaluate the use of biofilm-disrupting antimicrobial nanoparticles (BDAPs) for controlling vascular-bound and vector-transmitted plant pathogens such as Liberibacter asiaticus and Xylella fastidiosa. The key activities include assessing the...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Baylor University received a $349,623 Cooperative Agreement award from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), effective September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2027. The project will develop and implement strategies to reduce the irradiation dosage required for sterilizing insects used in Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) programs, a...
- This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), aims to develop strategies to reduce the dosage of irradiation necessary to sterilize insects for the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) in order to improve the performance and effectiveness of SIT programs. The $284,667 award was granted to Baylor University, a...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded $118,321 to the University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, to develop protective tools and mitigation strategies against citrus greening disease. The cooperative agreement focuses on research targeting Candidatus liberibacter asiaticus, the insect-vectored pathogen responsible for devastating citrus production across Florida,...
- Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded $161,739 to the University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research under a Cooperative Agreement executed on August 31, 2026, with completion targeted for August 30, 2027. The primary deliverable under this award is the development of new pest response guidelines designed to provide actionable intelligence supporting plant health emergency responses conducted...
Baylor University received a $207,351 Cooperative Agreement from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded September 30, 2026, with completion by September 29, 2027. The award supports research to develop lipid-based nano-vesicle delivery systems capable of penetrating plant cuticles to treat endophytic plant pathogens, including those responsible for citrus greening, citrus canker, and Pierce's disease. By enabling effective therapeutic delivery to pathogens residing within plant tissues, this research aims to reduce the need for quarantine measures and expand agricultural trade opportunities. The research conducted at Baylor University's Texas location will advance APHIS's plant protection mission by providing innovative treatment methodologies for difficult-to-control plant diseases. The nano-vesicle technology is designed to protect therapeutics from environmental degradation while delivering them directly to systemic pathogens, addressing a critical gap in current plant disease management strategies. Successful development of these delivery mechanisms will support APHIS's regulatory and trade facilitation objectives by reducing quarantine requirements and associated trade restrictions.Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $207.4k | 6/30/26 |