The 2026 missouri department of agriculture hpai emergency cooperative agreement funding will contribute to payment for unexpected costs arising from the disease response to the highly pathogenic…

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded the Missouri Department of Agriculture a cooperative agreement totaling $126,038 on January 1, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) to fund emergency response costs for the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in Missouri that began in January 2026.

Funded activities performed by Missouri responders include issuance and notification of state quarantines, disease surveillance in control areas and surveillance zones, monitoring of biosecurity on infected premises, monitoring of euthanasia of infected poultry and disposal of carcasses, monitoring of cleaning and disinfection of infected premises, approval of permits for movement of feed, supplies, and products into or out of control areas, stakeholder outreach, response to sick bird calls, environmental sampling, real-time reporting of disease response status, and data entry and incident document management. Reimbursable costs include state responder overtime, personnel travel and lodging expenses, personal protection equipment, other disposable disease response supplies, and contractor services.

The cooperative agreement funds activities designed to facilitate timely return to normal poultry production and trade within Missouri and with other state trading partners, encourage and monitor robust biosecurity to minimize further HPAI transmission, facilitate return to production by infected premises, and maintain surveillance and investigation of suspicious sick bird calls to enable earliest detection should HPAI re-emerge or be re-introduced.

Performance is located in Missouri. The period of performance runs from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with $126,038 obligated.

The 2026 missouri department of agriculture hpai emergency cooperative agreement funding will contribute to payment for unexpected costs arising from the disease response to the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in missouri that began in january, 2026. These costs included state responder overtime, personnel travel and lodging expenses, personal protection equipment (PPE) and other disposable disease response supplies, and contractors needed to perform the work. Activities to be performed: activities performed by missouri responders include issuance and notification of state's quarantines; disease surveillance in control areas and surveillance zones; monitoring of biosecurity on infected premises; monitoring of euthanasia of infected poultry and disposal of carcasses; monitoring of cleaning and disinfection (c & d) of infected premises; approval of permits for movement of feed, supplies and products into or out of control areas; stakeholder outreach; response to sick bird calls; environmental sampling; real time reporting of disease response status; data entry and incident document management. Deliverables and expected outcomes: cooperator activities will facilitate a timely return to normal poultry production/ trade within the state and with other state trading partners to the extent possible under the circumstances; encourages and monitors robust biosecurity of production facilities to minimize further transmission of hpai; facilitates return to production by infected premises at the earliest possible opportunity; maintains outreach and education to stakeholders and consumers; and maintains hpai surveillance and investigation of suspicious sick bird calls to allow earliest detection should hpai RE-emerge or be RE-introduced. Rapid and effective response to hpai outbreak in missouri minimizes further transmission of disease to other premises and minimizes the impact, to the extent possible, to agriculture trade within missouri and with other states. This benefits the missouri poultry industry, as well as consumers, who continue to have access to poultry and poultry products produced within the state. No subrecipient activities.