Continuation of cooperative agreement with purdue university that started in fiscal year 2024; funded by the navy through an interagency agreement with wildlife services

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded Purdue University a $200,000 cooperative agreement on April 1, 2026, to conduct applied research defining avian eyesight and deliver specifications for a light-based bird-deterrent system for Navy aircraft. The work is funded by the Navy through an interagency agreement with Wildlife Services under CFDA 10.028, which reduces damage and disease transmission caused by mammals and birds.

This is a continuation of research that began in fiscal year 2024. Purdue will deliver technical specifications enabling the Navy to implement a lighting system that birds can see and react to, thereby preventing bird strikes on military aircraft. Performance spans April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with place of performance in Indiana.

The cooperative agreement is to conduct applied research to define the eyesight of birds. Deliverables include providing the navy with the specifications for a light system that birds can see and react to. The lighting system will deterrer birds from hitting the navy's aircraft. Purdue university will be the recipient of this award because IT is a continuation of their existing research.