Project Grant F21AP04023

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $471,000 Project Grant under the Endangered Species Conservation-Wolf Livestock Loss Compensation and Prevention program (CFDA 15.666) to the State of Idaho. This two-part grant funding will provide $221,000 to compensate livestock producers for confirmed wolf predation losses, and $250,000 to support proactive, non-lethal prevention measures to reduce wolf-livestock conflicts. The compensation component will reimburse producers at fair market...

Pastured Life Farm, LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant will support Pastured Life Farm's transition to USDA inspected status and increase its poultry processing capacity. Specifically, the funding will enable the farm to enclose its slaughter area, transition from chlorine baths to an air chiller...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $178,550 under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180) to Pasture Living LLC. The project grant funding will support costs incurred by Pasture Living LLC, located in Myersville, Maryland, as it works to obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection. Specifically, the funds will assist the company in making necessary improvements and carrying out planning activities to obtain...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $119,443 cooperative agreement to the Agriculture Department to build capacity of livestock compost subject matter expertise from March 1, 2021 through December 1, 2022. This award was made under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025), which aims to protect U.S. agriculture from economically injurious plant and animal diseases and pests. Through this...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Program (CFDA 10.025), supports disease surveillance, preparedness, and response activities for livestock health in Texas. The $1,737,418 award to the Texas Animal Health Commission will fund various program activities across multiple livestock commodities, including avian, cattle,...

This Project Grant award of $104,000.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Endangered Species Conservation-Wolf Livestock Loss Compensation and Prevention program (CFDA 15.666) supports the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) in undertaking proactive, non-lethal activities to reduce the risk of livestock loss due to predation by wolves and to compensate livestock producers for livestock losses due to such predation. The funding will...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $147,719 cooperative agreement to the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service to develop animal mortality management training and outreach materials for animal agricultural producers in Texas. The award is being administered under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025), which aims to protect U.S. agriculture from economically injurious plant and animal...

Lima Family Farms Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant will support Lima Family Farms' expansion of on-farm meat processing capabilities to include pork and beef slaughter and processing for retail sale. Currently, the farm slaughters and processes its own poultry but relies on off-site USDA-inspected...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $1,621,820 Cooperative Agreement to Lifestock, Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025). The purpose of this award is to establish an international collaboration to implement enhanced surveillance and timely detection of high-consequence foreign animal and zoonotic disease threats to U.S....

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) provides $104,951 to the State of West Virginia Department of Agriculture to conduct livestock monitoring and surveillance activities. The key objectives are to ensure proper use of official livestock identification and movement documentation, educate stakeholders on animal...