Project Grant 23DG11094200213

This federal Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) provides $273,666.00 to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) to conduct a Rapid Forest Assessment to Monitor the Effects of Beech Leaf Disease. The award, effective September 4, 2024, supports research and monitoring activities to understand the impact of this invasive forest pest and develop science-based management strategies. As the prime awardee, CAES will leverage...

This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) provides $250,579.00 to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York, doing business as Suny ESF, to evaluate treatments for beech leaf disease at the forest scale. The award has a performance period from December 17, 2024 to May 31, 2029. The project aims to develop improved forest health monitoring technologies and enhance the...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $249,000 over a 3-year period from May 2025 to April 2028 to support a postdoctoral research fellowship focused on assessing the genetic diversity and disease resistance of American beech trees across their native range in the eastern United States. The key objectives of the project are to: 1) conduct a landscape-level assessment of neutral and adaptive genetic variation in...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) in the amount of $587,688 supports the following key initiatives: Eradication programs for the Asian longhorned beetle and research into rearing methodology for the emerald ash borer to support biological control efforts. Development and improvement of...

This $285,480 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) will support the University of Florida's research on rapid diagnostics for exotic bark beetles in the eastern United States. The project aims to develop improved monitoring technologies and on-the-ground management approaches to protect non-federal forests and tree resources from damaging insect infestations. The funding will enable the university...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $749,498 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to Rutgers, The State University's Research Financial Services Division. The grant supports the development and deployment of an environmental DNA survey to detect the presence of the Asian Longhorn Beetle, an invasive forest pest, across the United States. The project aims to improve forest health monitoring capabilities and enhance efforts to prevent,...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $256,079, provided 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 program (CFDA 10.025), supports research and field trials to develop control methods for the invasive Box Tree Moth (BTM). The key tasks include: Documenting BTM seasonal phenology and monitoring native natural enemies in Niagara County, New York to understand pest biology and...

This $225,000 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 comprehensive assessment and suppression of the invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in Ohio. The key activities entail conducting inspections and deploying traps to identify high-risk transportation corridors and locations harboring spotted lanternfly...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $142,604 from the United States 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 intended to enhance early detection and public awareness of high-priority forest pests in Vermont. The award aims to expand outreach and engagement with diverse stakeholders, including the public, to increase detection and reporting of invasive pests such as the...

The Pennsylvania State University will provide early warning detection and potentially passive control tools for spotted lanternfly under a $219,290 cooperative agreement from the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The funding supports work aligned with the agency's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), which aims to protect US agriculture from economically injurious pests. Specifically, Penn State will develop...