Cooperative Agreement AP26VSSPRS00C034

THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR THE UMBRELLA HEALTH PROGRAM FOR SHEEP AND GOAT SURVEILLANCE, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, AND HEALTH PREPAREDNESS MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES FOR ANIMAL DISEASES TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THE NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY. SHEEP AND GOAT SURVEILLANCE: AWARD PURPOSE: CLASSICAL SCRAPIE IS CONSIDERED A MAJOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CONCERN FOR THE SHEEP AND GOAT INDUSTRY, CAUSING FATAL NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE. THE OVERALL GOALS IS TO ERADICATE CLASSICAL SCRAPIE FROM THE SHEEP AND GOAT POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES AND DOCUMENT FREEDOM BY SAMPLING AT LEAST 30,000 ANIMALS PER YEAR; 2) ASSURE SHEEP AND GOATS ARE OFFICIALLY IDENTIFIED TO ALLOW TRACEABILITY IN THE EVENT A CASE OF SCRAPIE OR OTHER DISEASE OF CONCERN IS CONFIRMED; AND 3) SUPPORT THE PREVENTION, REPORTING, AND CONTROL OF SMALL RUMINANT PROGRAM, FOREIGN, AND EMERGING DISEASES OF ECONOMIC AND/OR PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE AWARD RECIPIENT WILL INVESTIGATE AND SAMPLE SCRAPIE ANIMAL SUSPECTS FOR GENOTYPING AND SCRAPIE TESTING; CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE TO MEET OR EXCEED THE STATE-OF-ORIGIN BASED SCRAPIE SURVEILLANCE ANNUAL SAMPLING MINIMUMS FOR SHEEP AND GOATS; COMPLETE AND SUBMIT QUARTERLY REGULATORY SCRAPIE SLAUGHTER SURVEILLANCE (RSSS) ACTIVITY, NON-RSSS SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITY, AND ID COMPLIANCE REPORTS. INVESTIGATE AND SAMPLE ALL SCRAPIE SUSPECT SHEEP AND GOATS. COLLECT TARGETED ANIMALS AT SLAUGHTER. TARGETED ANIMALS INCLUDE ALL SHEEP AND GOATS FROM 18 MONTHS OF AGE UP TO 72 MONTHS OF AGE AS EVIDENCED BY EXAMINATION OF THE TEETH REGARDLESS OF TRACEABILITY; AND ANY ANIMAL OVER 18 MONTHS OF AGE THAT DIES PRIOR TO SLAUGHTER IS CONDEMNED ON ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTION, IS NON-AMBULATORY, EXHIBITS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SIGNS, OR EXHIBITS INTENSE RUBBING OR ABRASIONS. MAINTAIN CURRENT AND ADD NEW RSSS COLLECTION SITES. INCREASE SURVEILLANCE OF SHEEP AND GOATS OVER 18 MONTHS OF AGE FOUND DEAD ON FARMS, AT LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS, VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABS, VETERINARY CLINICS, OR OTHER LOCATIONS. MEET OR EXCEED FY 2025 STATE-OF-ORIGIN SAMPLING MINIMUMS FOR SHEEP AND GOATS. DETECT AND RESPOND TO OCCURRENCES OF REGULATORY DISEASES, FADS, OR EMERGING DISEASES IN SHEEP, GOATS, CERVIDS, OR EQUIDS. PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO STAKEHOLDERS ON ID AND RECORDKEEPING, DISEASE REPORTING AND SUBMISSION, AND STAKEHOLDER AWARENESS OF GENOTYPING AND OTHER STRATEGIES TO PREVENT SCRAPIE INTRODUCTION. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: MEET THE NEEDS FOR SURVEILLANCE, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND OUTREACH NECESSARY TO PROTECT AMERICAN AGRICULTURE AND ACCOMPLISH VS MISSION GOALS. STATES THAT RECEIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT MONEY FOR SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES MUST REPORT QUARTERLY TO THE AVIC/PM ON THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES AS OUTLINED ABOVE. MEET OR EXCEED FY 2025 STATE-OF-ORIGIN SAMPLING MINIMUMS: 312 FOR SHEEP, 126 FOR GOATS. DOCUMENT INSPECTIONS AND COMPLIANCE ACTIONS QUARTERLY. DISTRIBUTE TO PRODUCERS 35,000 SCRAPIE TAGS. MAINTAIN 26 CURRENT SITES AND ADD NEW RSSS COLLECTION SITES. REPORT THE NUMBER OF SCRAPIE SUSPECTS AND TRACE INVESTIGATIONS QUARTERLY. EDUCATE PRODUCERS TO PROVIDE AWARENESS OF HOW TO USE GENOTYPING AND OTHER STRATEGIES TO PREVENT SCRAPIE INTRODUCTION. REPORT ON EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS ACTIVITIES QUARTERLY. PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INDIANA SHEEP ASSOCIATION. CONTINUE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO STATE LICENSED LIVESTOCK MARKETS. PRESENT INFORMATION AT STAKEHOLDER AND VETERINARY MEETINGS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THIS AGREEMENT BENEFITS THE COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY, AND BACKYARD AND HOBBY PRODUCERS BY PREVENTING AND ELIMINATING THE SPREAD OF SCRAPIE AND REDUCE ECONOMIC LOSS AND IMPACT IN THE EVENT OF A DISEASE OUTBREAK OR OCCURRENCE. APPROXIMATELY 600 SHEEP AND GOAT PRODUCERS, 17 LIVESTOCK MARKETS. INDIRECT BENEFITS- REDUCING ANIMAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CONCERN FOR THE SHEEP AND GOAT INDUSTRY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: WILL THE AWARD RESULT IN SUBAWARDS? THERE WILL BE NO SUBAWARDS FOR THIS AGREEMENT. SWINE SURVEILLANCE: THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR THE UMBRELLA HEALTH PROGRAM FOR SWINE SURVEILLANCE, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, AND HEALTH PREPAREDNESS MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES FOR ANIMAL DISEASES TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THE NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY. AWARD PURPOSE: CONDUCT ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE, ERADICATION, AND DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAMS OF SWINE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACTIVITIES INCLUDED UNDER COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE IN SWINE. PERFORM SWINE HEALTH PROTECTION (SHP) ACTIVITIES AS REQUIRED BY STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS FOR DISEASE PREVENTION INCLUDING ACTIVE SEARCHES FOR ILLEGAL FEEDING OF GARBAGE AS DEFINED IN 9 CFR 166 AND SUBMISSION OF MONTHLY SHP ACTIVITY REPORTS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THESE ACTIVITIES CURRENTLY INCLUDE SURVEILLANCE FOR CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER (CSF), AFRICAN SWINE FEVER (ASF), SWINE BRUCELLOSIS (SBR), PSEUDORABIES VIRUS (PRV), AND INFLUENZA A VIRUS IN SWINE. ADDITIONAL DISEASE SURVEILLANCE MAY BE ADDED, AS NECESSARY, TO MEET SWINE HEALTH GOALS. PERFORM SWINE HEALTH PROTECTION (SHP) ACTIVITIES AS REQUIRED BY STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS FOR DISEASE PREVENTION INCLUDING ACTIVE SEARCHES FOR ILLEGAL FEEDING OF GARBAGE AS DEFINED IN 9 CFR 166 AND SUBMISSION OF MONTHLY SHP ACTIVITY REPORTS. SEARCH FOR ETHNIC UNDOCUMENTED SWINE PRODUCTION, CONDUCT TRAINING, AND PLANNING FOR THE RESPONSE TO A SWINE FAD, MONITOR MARKETS AND OTHER REGULATED ENTITIES FOR ID AND PREMISES REPORTING, ADVANCE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PRODUCERS, SWINE VETERINARIANS, SWINE LABORATORIES, AND THE ASSOCIATED INDUSTRY. COMPLETE MONTHLY NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH RE PORTING SYSTEM (NAHRS) REPORTING THROUGH THE NLRAD-NAHRS WEB REPORTING SYSTEM. PERFORM OUTREACH TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH PRODUCERS, SWINE VETERINARIANS, SWINE LABS, AND ASSOCIATED INDUSTRY, REPORT OUTREACH ACTIVITIES QUARTERLY. CONDUCT EPIDEMIOLOGIC INVESTIGA TIONS (INCLUDING PRV/SBR, ASF/CSF, TUBERCULOSIS OR NON-REGULATORY EMERGING DISEASES) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANIMAL HEALTH PROGRAM REGULATIONS AND PROGRAM STANDARDS. PROVIDE RESOURCES TO PRODUCERS FOR AWARENESS OF APHIS PROGRAM DISEASES, FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASES OF SWINE, TRACEABILITY, AND OTHER APHIS PROGRAMS. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: MEET THE NEEDS FOR SURVEILLANCE, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND OUTREACH NECESSARY TO PROTECT AMERICAN AGRICULTURE AND ACCOMPLISH VS MISSION GOALS. STATES THAT RECEIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT MONEY FOR SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES MUST REPORT QUARTERLY TO THE AVIC/PM ON THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES AS OUTLINED ABOVE. THE RECIPIENT WILL REPORT QUARTERLY FOLLOW-UP CONTACTS AND/OR TESTING ON PRV AND SB SURVEILLANCE REACTORS AS REQUESTED, REPORTING FINDINGS VIA THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RESPONSE SYSTEM (EMRS) AS INSTRUCTED INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF PRV SURVEILLANCE REACTORS. ENTER DATA COLLECTED FOR VARIOUS SWINE PROGRAM AND SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES INTO THE APPROPRIATE DATA REPOSITORY AS SPECIFIED IN THIS STATE-FEDERAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. REPORT ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLIANCE ACTIONS TAKEN EACH QUARTER. CONDUCT DISEASE RESPONSE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HERD CLEAN-UP, TRACE BACK/FORWARD INVESTIGATIONS, TESTING, AND DISPOSAL OF HIGH-RISK ANIMALS/HERDS, AS AP PROPRIATE. SUPPLY MONTHLY SWINE HEALTH PROTECTION ACT (GARBAGE FEEDING) SUMMARY DATA TO VS FOR ENTRY INTO EMRS. THE RECIPIENT WILL ATTEND MONTHLY SWINE HEALTH COLLABORATION MEETINGS WITH INDIANA PORK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION (IN PORK), STATE AND FEDERAL ANIMAL HEALTH PARTNERS THE RECIPIENT WILL MEET QUARTERLY WITH (STATE/FEDERAL ANIMAL HEALTH AGENCIES, PORK INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS), SHIC PREPAREDNESS TASKFORCE (STATE/FEDERAL ANIMAL HEALTH AGENCIES, PORK PRODUCERS, SWINE VETERINARIANS, AND PORK INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS), SDRS WINTER PREPAREDNESS CALL (SDRS ADVISORY GROUP), USAHA COMMITTEE ON SWINE HEALTH (STATE/FEDERAL ANIMAL HEALTH AGENCIES, PORK INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS, ALLIED INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES). ADVANCE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PRODUCERS, SWINE VETERINARIANS, SWINE LABS, AND ASSOCIATED INDUSTRY AND REPORT COLLABORATION EACH QUARTER. THE RECIPIENT WILL DOCUMENT AND REPORT ON SWINE SPECIFIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED, AND MEETINGS ATTENDED, DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD THAT WERE SUPPORTED BY COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT DOLLARS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THIS AGREEMENT BENEFITS THE COMMERCIAL SWINE INDUSTRY, AND BACKYARD AND HOBBY PRODUCERS BY PREVENTING AND ELIMINATING THE SPREAD OF CSF, ASF, SBR, PRV, AND OTHER SWINE DISEASES AND REDUCE ECONOMIC LOSS AND IMPACT IN THE EVENT OF A DISEASE OUTBREAK OR OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICAL SERVICE (NASS) FY 2024 SURVEY INDIANA HAS OVER 4,400,000 HOG S, APPROXIMATELY 1,300 SWINE PRODUCERS, BRUCELLOSIS-FREE AREA TESTING OF 28,000 MARKET SWINE. FOR RENEWAL OF PRV STAGE V (FREE) STATUS - NUMBER OF BREEDING ANIMALS 270,000. INDIRECT BENEFITS- REDUCING ANIMAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CONCERN FOR THE SWINE INDUSTRY. SU BRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: WILL THE AWARD RESULT IN SUBAWARDS? THERE WILL BE NO SUBAWARDS FOR THIS AGREEMENT. BUDGET: RECIPIENT PERSONNEL AND FRINGE-- $41,177; RECIPIENT TRAVEL--$7,583; SUPPLIES-- $1,214; INDIRECT COSTS-- $7,496