Cooperative Agreement FI20C013MNCAC001

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture received a $230,000 cooperative agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service under the Food Safety Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 10.479) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The award will enhance the Food Emergency Response Network laboratory testing capability and capacity in Minnesota. As described in the program description, the Food Safety Cooperative Agreements program aims...

The Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service awarded a $230,000 cooperative agreement to the Ohio Department of Agriculture for the period of October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The award enhances the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) laboratory testing capability and capacity in Ohio under the Food Safety Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 10.479) federal grant program. The Food Safety Cooperative Agreements program aims to reduce foodborne illnesses associated with...

This $242,709 cooperative agreement from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will help the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory maintain and improve capabilities to respond to food animal infectious diseases under the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) program. Specifically, the laboratory will maintain a strong quality assurance program, ensure testing capacity for PCR diagnostic tests to support the National Animal...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $140,000.00 was granted by the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) under the Food Safety Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 10.479) program. The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, is with the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to enhance the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) laboratory testing capability and capacity. The funding will support IIT in developing advanced testing...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $7,018,665 cooperative agreement under the Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response (CFDA 93.354) program to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Financial Management Division. The cooperative agreement will fund the MDH's crisis response activities to rapidly mobilize and coordinate a state-level public health emergency response in Minnesota over a 1-year period from January 17, 2025 to...

The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $250,000 cooperative agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) program. The award period is from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. The funding will support the University's participation as a Level 1 member laboratory within the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN). As part of NAHLN, the University...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded 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), will provide $272,159.52 to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) to conduct statewide testing of all Grade A commercial dairy farms in Minnesota for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The funding will enable the MDA to collect and test samples...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $106,300 Cooperative Agreement to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025). The purpose of this 1-year agreement is to provide annual infrastructure support to all National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) Level 1, Level...

The Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service awarded $230,000 to Texas A&M Agrilife Research through the Food Safety Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 10.479) for the period of October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Under this cooperative agreement, Texas A&M Agrilife Research will enhance the Food Emergency Response Network's (FERN) laboratory testing capability and capacity. As the parent organization of Texas A&M Agrilife Research, The Texas A&M...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $826,573 cooperative agreement to the Minnesota Department of Human Services from September 30, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The award supports the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Data and Technical Assistance Grants program (CFDA 10.537). Under the cooperative agreement, the Minnesota Department of Human Services will develop its capacity to collect, analyze, and report outcome...