Cooperative Agreement FI22C025VACAC001

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. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $356,300 Cooperative Agreement to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) to provide annual infrastructure support to all National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 laboratories. The purpose of this 1-year agreement is to assist VDACS' laboratory in meeting the responsibilities required of their designated NAHLN level, as outlined...

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...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $326,000.00, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service under the Cooperative Agreements with States for Intrastate Meat and Poultry Inspection program (CFDA 10.475). The purpose of the award is to provide federal assistance to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) to operate a state-level meat and poultry inspection program, ensuring consumers have access...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $395,289.50 cooperative agreement to the Virginia Department of Social Services Division of Finance from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The award supports the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Data and Technical Assistance Grants program (CFDA 10.537). Under this cooperative agreement, the Division of Finance will assist the state and local agencies in Virginia in...

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will receive $132,432 under a Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The award is part of the USDA's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025), which aims to protect U.S. agriculture from economically injurious plant and animal diseases and pests. Under the two-year award beginning in April 2023,...

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services received a $3.62 million cooperative agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The award will support Virginia's operation of a meat and poultry inspection program to assure consumers have an adequate supply of safe, wholesome and properly labeled meat and poultry products. This aligns with the stated purpose of the federal...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has awarded a $27,456,197 Cooperative Agreement under the National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (CFDA 93.889) to the Virginia State Board of Health (VA SBOH). This five-year award, effective from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029, aims to enhance healthcare systems' readiness for responding to public health emergencies, terrorism, and large-scale medical crises. Key...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $256,300 Cooperative Agreement to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025). The purpose of this agreement is to provide annual infrastructure support to all National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 laboratories, including Virginia...

The Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service awarded a $276,000 cooperative agreement to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to operate the state's meat and poultry inspection program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding supports the Cooperative Agreements with States for Intrastate Meat and Poultry Inspection federal grant program (CFDA 10.475), which provides assistance to states that desire to operate meat and poultry...