Cooperative Agreement AP26PPQST00C109
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Auburn University received a $115,872 Cooperative Agreement from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, to develop and validate detection tools for Tropilaelaps mites—a significant biosecurity threat to honeybee populations in the United States. The project will assess the sensitivity and practicality of existing and novel detection methods, including physical monitoring and environmental DNA...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $147,186 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 September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2026. The Forest Entomology Lab will develop an artificial intelligence-based invasive bark beetle screening...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division a $398,297 Cooperative Agreement effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, to support diagnostics development, specimen screening and identification, and diagnostics certification activities at the Science and Technology Pest Identification Technology Laboratory in Fort Collins, Colorado. The agreement enables continued molecular...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary West Virginia University Research Corporation received a $114,780 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), awarded June 1, 2026, with completion by May 31, 2027. The project develops and deploys automated identification tools using geometric morphometrics and deep learning technology to rapidly identify the invasive cotton jassid and similar leafhopper species from trap images....
- This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by 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), has a total funding amount of $296,016 and is in effect from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. The primary purpose of this agreement is to develop and maintain a wide range of online systems and mobile applications focused on pest identification, hosted by the...
- 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 Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) provides $110,422.00 to Purdue University to enhance the identification of mites that are harmful to agricultural and horticultural crops. The primary focus is on the Tetranychoidea superfamily, which includes some of the most important pest mite species. The project will...
- This $123,814 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will support the development and delivery of pheromone-based detection and monitoring tools for economically dangerous exotic wood-boring cerambycid beetles. Funded under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program, key deliverables include new cost-effective pheromone traps and lures to help regulatory agencies and their partners conduct...
- This $406,537 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by 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), supports research and development to improve management methods for exotic invasive forest and landscape pests. The key products and services to be delivered under this agreement include: Conducting a survey of the invasive Lymantria dispar (Gypsy moth) pest, including...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research and training at the University of Florida (UF) to revise the taxonomy and document the interactions of pinhole borer beetles and their symbiotic fungi. The $900,006 award will fund a comprehensive 4-year effort to identify, classify, and describe these understudied wood-boring organisms, which can become pests. The project will use DNA sequencing, microscopy, and...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $210,739 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, effective September 30, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2027. This award supports the development of a point-of-origin tool to identify potential geographic sources of Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) specimens captured by the Fruit Fly Exclusion and Detection (FFED) program within the...
THIS AGREEMENT WILL DEVELOP NEW TOOLS TO IDENTIFY FIVE HIGH PRIORITY PEST BEETLE SPECIES AND DISTINGUISH THEM FROM SIMILAR NON-TARGET SPECIES. THE GOAL IS TO PRODUCE A VALIDATED, DEPLOYABLE IDENTIFICATION TOOL AND DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT FASTER, MORE RELIABLE PEST SURVEILLANCE AND BIOSECURITY WITHOUT NEEDING EXPERT TAXONOMISTS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: USE A KEYENCE MICROSCOPE SYSTEM TO PRODUCE IMAGES OF BOTH PEST AND NATIVE LOOK-ALIKE BEETLE SPECIES, WITH MANY ANATOMICAL VIEWS PER SPECIMEN AND FOCUSING ON DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES. DEVELOP A PROTOCOL USING THE KEYENCE SYSTEM TO RECOGNIZE THESE SPECIES. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN DOCUMENTATION DESCRIBING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE KEYENCE MICROSCOPE SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY BEETLE PESTS. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES WILL BE DEVELOPED TO IDENTIFY BEETLES USING THIS SYSTEM. IT IS EXPECTED THAT IDENTIFICATIONS WILL BE MORE RAPID, EFFICIENT, AND ACCURATE USING THIS SYSTEM. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): THIS SYSTEM WILL BENEFIT PLANT HEALTH SAFEGUARDING AGENCIES BY IMPROVING SCREENING OF IMPORTANT BEETLE SPECIES. THESE TOOLS CAN BE USED BY FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL IDENTIFIERS WHO ENCOUNTER THESE PESTS THROUGH DOMESTIC DETECTIONS OR SURVEYS. IDENTIFIERS AT PORTS OF ENTRY WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO PERFORM MORE RAPID ON-SITE TRIAGE AT INSPECTION POINTS AND REGIONAL LABS, REDUCING REFERRAL LOAD TO SPECIALISTS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $71.1k | 7/8/26 |