Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary

The Missouri Department of Agriculture Division of Animal Health received a $290,919 Cooperative Agreement 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 April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. The agreement funds comprehensive surveillance, preparedness enhancement, and response activities for program diseases and foreign animal diseases affecting cattle, sheep, goats, cervids, poultry, and swine across Missouri. Key deliverables include epidemiologic investigations of regulatory, foreign animal, and emerging diseases recorded in a tracking database; attendance by at least 10 Division staff members at up to five national meetings and more than 10 state industry meetings; Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostician training for Veterinary Medical Officers; quarterly in-person staff meetings focused on disease concerns and response protocols; and maintenance and exercising of diagnostic equipment including a KIFCO machine and CO2 carts.

Complementing these core activities, the agreement supports surveillance and educational outreach at the Missouri State Fair, American Royal, and over 100 county fairs statewide. The Division will deploy 20 personnel—including nine veterinarians, three animal health officers, one poultry coordinator, one emergency manager, and six administrative staff—to execute these activities. These surveillance and preparedness efforts strengthen Missouri's capacity to detect, investigate, and respond to animal health threats while fostering coordination and information-sharing with other states and agricultural industry stakeholders.