Cooperative Agreement NU51CK000315

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences Program (CFDA 47.074) project grant in the amount of $240,000 will fund a postdoctoral research fellowship from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The research will investigate the environmental drivers of soil fungal pathogen spread, focusing on Coccidioides immitis, the pathogen that causes Valley Fever. The project aims to uncover the roles of landscape structure and local climate in shaping fungal pathogen distributions using genomic...

This cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service will fund the development and validation of fungicide resistance monitoring tools for Botrytis species in specialty crops. Michigan State University will receive $133,735 to enhance fungicide resistance management through improved detection and monitoring of resistance development. Specifically, the university will develop molecular markers for fungicide resistance to FRAC groups 2, 7, 9, 11, and 12,...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $821,639.00 from 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 program (CFDA 10.025) supports research and analysis on the risk of African Swine Fever (ASF) spreading to the United States from the Dominican Republic and other areas of Latin America and the Caribbean. The key objectives are to: a) critically review the current understanding of ASF risk...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of South Florida received a Project Grant award of $203,060 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855), effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2028. This research initiative focuses on investigating the ecology of Plasmodium malariae transmission in Cameroon, specifically addressing the patchy distribution and seasonal variations of this...

This $250,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.304 - Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative) supports the South Dakota Animal Disease Research and Diagnostics Laboratory (ADRDL) to maintain its role as a top-level partner with the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN). Through this funding, ADRDL will leverage its diagnostic capabilities, quality systems, IT infrastructure, and administrative...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) awarded a $200,340 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley on August 22, 2025, under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855). This K01 career development award supports Dr. Brittany L Morgan Bustamante, an infectious disease epidemiologist at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health, in establishing an independent research program focused on multilevel...

This $1,199,971 Cooperative Agreement award from 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 program (CFDA 10.025) supports a range of activities to address African Swine Fever. Key products and services to be delivered include: Rapid risk assessment using epidemiological methodologies, raising awareness and preparedness for African Swine Fever, training for emergency first responders,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) awarded Clemson University's Division of Research a Project Grant totaling $418,378 under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855), effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2031. This five-year research initiative investigates the mechanisms of azole drug tolerance in Aspergillus fumigatus, a saprophytic mold responsible for rising invasive infections complicated by drug...

This $260,109 cooperative agreement from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences will support surveillance for Rift Valley fever, rickettsia, malaria, dengue, chikungunya, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever disease pathogens. The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine will collect human samples and arthropod vectors from selected sites in Botswana to test for these pathogens. Under a subaward, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University...

This $238,098 Cooperative Agreement award from 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 program (CFDA 10.025) is focused on developing improved emergency response capabilities for potential animal disease outbreaks, like African swine fever, in the state of Oklahoma. The key objectives are to: 1) survey pig ownership and assess carcass disposal methods among Oklahoma residents,...