The Department of Agriculture Hawaii Agriculture Division was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program. The funding supports three critical programs within the Hawaii Department of Agriculture Plant Quarantine Branch: the Hawaii Detector Dog Program, the Brown Treesnake (BTS) Survey and Monitoring Program, and the BTS Rapid Response Program. These programs...
The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $375,000 Project Grant to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to continue supporting the Hawaii Brown Treesnake interdiction program from July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The grant funding will maintain three complementary programs critical to preventing the introduction and establishment of Brown Treesnakes in Hawaii under the federal Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875)....
The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Lands and Natural Resources to support the Brown Tree Snake Program. This grant, funded through the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), enables the Department of Lands and Natural Resources to conduct inspections, trapping, and rapid response operations to prevent the entry and establishment of brown...
The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded the Hawaii Department of Agriculture a $108,227 cooperative agreement under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) for the period of April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. The award will support the state's provision of surveillance, inspections, diagnostics, education and outreach activities to prevent foreign animal diseases and zoonotic diseases that threaten U.S....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $446,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The grant will assist owners and the public in understanding the impacts and potential impacts of various invasive pests on forest values. Through this funding, DLNR will deliver a range of activities, including invasive species surveys, pest suppression treatments, development of...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) awarded a $480,000 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Department of Lands and Natural Resources Division. The grant supports the 2024 CNMI Brown Treesnake Interdiction Program, which aims to prevent the entry and establishment of the invasive brown treesnake in the CNMI. To accomplish this,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $850,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to implement a systems approach for selected Hawaiian nurseries. The goal is to create pest-free areas for important export production and apply novel sanitization methods as part of the post-harvest system for nursery products destined for critical export destinations. Key activities include using a vacuum steam unit to...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $934,000 project grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources through the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA 10.680) to support cooperative forestry health protection efforts from May 2021 to May 2026. Under this award, the State of Hawaii will conduct insect, disease, and invasive plant management activities to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in Hawaii from damaging...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) on February 22, 2024. The grant funds will support DLNR's efforts to manage invasive grass species across Hawaii through a range of activities, including conducting invasive species surveys, implementing pest suppression treatments, and carrying out on-the-ground management to...
This $377,639 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) aims to enhance containment and control efforts against the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
The key activities include using canine teams to detect CRB presence in suspect areas, which will enable targeted treatment and...