Project Grant BW979721011

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The California Department of Public Health received a $1.91 million cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS, under the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Virus Syndrome (AIDS) Surveillance program (CFDA 93.944). Awarded on September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2030, this five-year cooperative agreement funds the Medical Monitoring...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $558,705 Formula Grant under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036) to the Sacramento County District Attorney Laboratory of Forensic Services (Crime Laboratory) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Funding for 1 DNA analyst to analyze evidence associated with designated crime cases to increase the number of Combined DNA Index...

The California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services (BFS) received a $2,671,284 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The grant will fund the BFS's efforts to increase the capacity and efficiency of its forensic biology and DNA programs by reducing case backlogs and decreasing turnaround times for DNA analysis. Key activities include providing overtime...

Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded $1.8M to the State of California Department of Food & Agriculture, Citrus Research Board, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). The cooperative agreement, effective June 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027, funds field-based monitoring and management of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and citrus greening disease...

The County of Santa Clara, through its Santa Clara County Crime Laboratory, was awarded a $466,551 Formula Grant under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036) administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funding will be used to enhance the laboratory's DNA analysis capabilities and address a backlog of DNA samples awaiting processing. Specifically, the grant will support a criminalist position, a laboratory information...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $728,065 from the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will provide support for two canine detection teams to survey for Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) in California and Arizona through June 30, 2023. The teams will conduct approximately 200 canine-assisted survey days per year to detect ACP in commercial citrus groves, packinghouses, and residential areas. Survey data including trees scanned, alerts, and training method...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $143,072 Cooperative Agreement under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside. The primary purpose of this agreement is to consolidate 10 singleplex real-time PCR (qPCR) assays currently used by the California Citrus Clonal Protection Program (CCPP) into three multiplex qPCR assays, and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Canine Detection Services received a $349,517 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), awarded May 15, 2026, with completion targeted for May 14, 2027. The agreement funds the training and development of two detection canines specifically trained to identify Grapevine Red Blotch Disease (GRBD), a pathogen that adversely impacts...

This $371,821 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.036 - Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program) will provide critical support to the San Diego Police Department's crime laboratory. The funding will be used to enhance the laboratory's DNA analysis capabilities, reduce processing backlogs, and increase capacity to analyze DNA evidence for entry into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). Key activities include hiring additional...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Overview The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement valued at $320,532 to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The agreement focuses on evaluating the host-specificity of a key biological control agent targeting the South American tomato pinworm, a significant pest affecting tomato production. This research effort, conducted at the CDFA's...