Project Grant 20226701536352
- This $799,462 project grant was awarded on March 15, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The goal is to create predictive models for how the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in U.S. dairy cattle could continue spreading across the country based on cattle shipment data and disease transmission factors. The key objectives are to: 1) collect...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to the University of Pittsburgh. The funding will support the development of new diagnostic tests to monitor Influenza D virus (IDV) in cattle and other livestock, as well as the creation of an innovative nasal spray vaccine to protect cattle from IDV and prevent the disease from spreading. This research aims...
- Award Summary The University of California, Davis received a $236,120 Cooperative Agreement from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. The project develops enhanced biosecurity plans for beef cattle operations across three western states by identifying and working directly with at least 30 beef producers per state who voluntarily...
- Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) awarded the University of California, Davis a $412,206 Project Grant (CFDA 93.855, Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research) effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2028 to conduct comparative research on adaptive immune responses to different Salmonella serovars. The research deliverable centers on developing and validating a novel mouse model that permits infection with Salmonella typhi—a pathogen that...
- Chapman University received a $295,703 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) (CFDA 10.310), awarded August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2027. The grant supports a single-laboratory validation study to optimize detection procedures for Salmonella in meat analog products. The research will develop and validate improved pre-enrichment broths and rapid molecular screening methods for...
- This federal Project Grant award of $649,997.00, provided by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA 10.310 program, supports research to understand why and how the H5N1 avian influenza virus behaves differently in dairy cattle compared to other animals. The research aims to develop better strategies to detect, contain, and mitigate the spread of this virus in the dairy industry and protect the milk supply, food safety,...
- FEDERAL PROJECT GRANT SUMMARY Texas A&M Agrilife Research received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, awarded January 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for January 14, 2028. The project develops BRDseq, a molecular diagnostic tool designed to identify disease-causing bacteria and viruses associated with bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in cattle. BRD represents a...
- Grant Award Summary The University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research received $999,898 in Project Grant funding from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, effective March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2031. The project addresses metritis, a common uterine infection affecting approximately 25% of dairy cows postpartum (approximately 2.3 million cows annually in the United States), which currently results in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Agrilife Research received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, awarded February 1, 2026, with completion targeted for January 31, 2028. The research leverages nanotechnology to develop rapid detection methods for Salmonella in poultry products, building on Dr. Li's previously established cost-effective platform for capturing and...
- This $256,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Industrial Innovation, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), funds the development of a rapid, simple, and low-cost Salmonella detection and quantification test. Secure Food Solutions, Incorporated will optimize a multi-layer 96-well microplate method to demonstrate 90% sensitivity and specificity for Salmonella in raw poultry and processing environment samples within 15 hours without pre-enrichment. They...
**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** SALMONELLA DUBLIN IS AN IMPORTANT PATHOGEN AMONG DAIRY CATTLE, CAUSING SEVERE DISEASE OUTBREAKS AND DEATHS, AND IT ALSO POSES A CONSIDERABLE THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH. CONTROL OF THIS DISEASE IS UNIQUELY CHALLENGING BECAUSE INFECTED CATTLE CAN BECOME CARRIERS, SHEDDING SALMONELLA DUBLIN IN FECES AND MILK ON A LONG-TERM BASIS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THIS PATHOGEN IS SPREAD AND HOW BEST TO CONTROL IT. OUR OVERALL GOAL IS TO USE NOVEL TESTING METHODS AND SAMPLE TYPES TO CHARACTERIZE SALMONELLA DUBLIN TRANSMISSION IN DAIRY CATTLE, THUS ENABLING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCCESSFUL DISEASE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH FOUR SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: (1) DETERMINE THE PATTERNS OF SALMONELLA DUBLIN SHEDDING AMONG CALVES WITH CONFIRMED CLINICAL DISEASE, USING NASAL SWAB, SALIVA, AND FECAL SAMPLES; (2) ESTIMATE THE DURATION OF SHEDDING IN INFECTED CALVES AND IDENTIFY FACTORS THAT INCREASE THE RISK OF BECOMING A CARRIER; (3) IDENTIFY SOURCES OF SALMONELLA DUBLIN TRANSMISSION TO CALVES THROUGH TESTING OF ENVIRONMENTAL LOCATIONS AND ADULT COWS; (4) DETERMINE THE ROLE OF OFF-SITE HEIFER RAISING IN SPREADING SALMONELLA DUBLIN. EXPECTED RESULTS INCLUDE A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF SALMONELLA DUBLIN SHEDDING PATTERNS AMONG DAIRY CALVES, IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIFIC FACTORS THAT INCREASE THE RISK OF LONG-TERM CARRIER STATUS, AND RECOGNITION OF PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE INTRODUCTION OF SALMONELLA DUBLIN INTO DAIRY HERDS AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSMISSION WITHIN HERDS. THE ANTICIPATED IMPACT OF THIS PROJECT IS IMPROVED CONTROL OF DISEASE CAUSED BY SALMONELLA DUBLIN IN DAIRY CATTLE, THROUGH (1) NEW DIAGNOSTIC PROTOCOLS THAT ENABLE RAPID DETECTION IN READILY ACCESSIBLE CLINICAL SAMPLES AND (2) EVIDENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF THIS DISEASE WITHIN AND AMONG DAIRY FARMS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 12/11/25 | ||
| Not listed | $585.8k | 11/10/21 |