The primary purpose of this cooperative agreement is to support the development of new pest response guidelines for the united states department of agriculture, animal and plant health inspection…

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded $161,739 to the University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research on August 31, 2026, through Cooperative Agreement AP26PPQST00C094 to support development of new pest response guidelines for the Plant Protection & Quarantine program.

The guidelines will provide actionable information to support plant health emergency responses, specifically for rapid pest delimitation following detection and for eradication and containment efforts. Performance occurs in Florida with a period of performance through August 30, 2027. This cooperative agreement funds the recipient's core research and guideline development activities without identified sub-recipients.

The primary purpose of this cooperative agreement is to support the development of new pest response guidelines for the united states department of agriculture, animal and plant health inspection services, plant protection & quarantine. New pest response guidelines provide relevant, actionable information to support plant health emergency responses-specifically for rapid pest delimitation following detection and for eradication and containment efforts.