Project Grant 25DG11052021263
- The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $196,847.00 Cooperative Agreement grant under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) to the University of Guam (UOG) on September 1, 2023. The purpose of this award is to mitigate the risk of coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) spreading through the Micronesia region. Key activities to be performed include tree injections near ports, culturing Metarhizium majus and conidia...
- This 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 Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) provides $271,621 to the University of Guam to mitigate the risk of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) spreading through the Micronesia region and to manage CRB populations on Guam. The key activities to be performed include: Maintaining detector dog inspections for...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service provides $218,648 to the University of Guam to manage the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle through port trapping and surveys as well as biological control using Metarhizium majus. The award activities include maintaining traps around Guam's ports of entry and treating test plots and known breeding sites with M. majus on Guam and Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The...
- The University of Guam was awarded a $230,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Forest Health Protection Program (CFDA 10.680). The grant will fund a survey and assessment of biocontrol agents to evaluate their efficacy against the Cycad Aulacaspis Scale insect pest in the Mariana Islands, with a performance period from January 15, 2025 to January 31, 2027. The project aims to develop and improve forest health monitoring and pest management...
- The University of Guam will receive $130,631 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs to continue monitoring forest pests at Guam's ports of entry through September 2025. Specifically, the University will conduct baited ant surveys, identify and catalog ant species collected, and perform audio and visual surveys for the spotted lanternfly. This work directly supports the goals of the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded the University of Guam (UOG) a $200,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to support the Regional Invasive Species Council. The grant, which runs from July 27, 2023 to June 30, 2028, will enable UOG to deliver a range of technical assistance services focused on protecting and managing non-federal forest and tree resources from damaging forest insects, disease-causing agents,...
- This 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) provides $1,361,016.00 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to reduce the impacts of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) in Hawaii. Key activities include: 1) Reducing CRB populations on Oahu, particularly in buffer zones around ports and areas with potentially infested materials...
- This Cooperative Agreement awarded 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) provides $1,444,622 to the University of Hawaii to prevent the introduction and reduce the impacts of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) in Hawaii. The key activities include: Reducing CRB populations on Oahu by prioritizing monitoring and eradication efforts around...
- This $206,022 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678), will fund the University of Guam's efforts to map and prioritize potential privately owned forest stewardship lands in Guam. The project aims to promote and enable long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands to sustain the multiple environmental, economic, and social values of forest ecosystems on...
- This federal Project Grant award, totaling $100,000.00, is provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). The purpose of this grant is to prevent the invasion and spread of marine invasive species in Guam by funding existing staff at the Guam Department of Agriculture Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources to assist the Marine Biosecurity Coordinator with...
This Project Grant award of $182,719.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664), is to mitigate the risk of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) infestation from Guam to the wider Pacific region. The University of Guam will implement an integrated pest management program focused on Guam's civilian ports of entry, including the airport, commercial seaport, and marinas. The program aims to suppress CRB populations through a combination of physical removal using pheromone-baited traps, pesticide treatment of coconut palms, and the application of fungal and viral biocontrol agents to artificial breeding sites. This project, which has an award date of September 5, 2025 and an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2026, is intended to reduce the risk of CRB egressing from Guam and spreading to other Pacific islands.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $182.7k | 9/5/25 |