Project Grant HDTRA12410021

This $145,055 Cooperative Agreement award, 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), will enable Texas A&M University to establish a national community of practice to enhance collaboration and response to foreign animal disease (FAD) outbreaks in the U.S., with a focus on small to medium-sized livestock producers. The project will leverage the...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Technical Agricultural Assistance program (CFDA 10.960), provides $1,000,000 to the Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) to build capacity of public and private stakeholders in the prevention and control of African Swine Fever (ASF) and related transboundary animal diseases in the Western Hemisphere. Under this 4-year agreement, IICA will provide management, logistics...

The Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to the Inter American Institute For Cooperation On Agriculture from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The award will support capacity building for the prevention of emerging animal diseases in the Western Hemisphere under the Technical Agricultural Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.960). The Inter American Institute For Cooperation On Agriculture will deliver technical...

The Office International DES Epizooties (OIE) received a $594,762 project grant from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to support the World Organization for Animal Health's first global conference on emergency management. The conference aims to stimulate collaborative efforts for combating weapons of mass destruction, as outlined under the Training and Support – Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction program (CFDA 12.501). The OIE will use the grant funding to deliver the conference in France...

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 $347,058 to North Carolina State University to develop planning resources for state animal health officials and veterinary diagnostic laboratories to prepare for a potential African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. The project will use existing ASF transmission models to...

The Center for Food Security and Public Health (CFSPH) at Iowa State University will develop practical, science-based disinfection guides and training resources to help livestock owners prevent, control, and quickly recover from animal disease outbreaks. The project, funded by a $315,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (CFDA 10.025 - Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care), will create an online...

This $146,796 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program (CFDA 10.217) will fund enhancements to the Transboundary and Emerging Diseases of Animals/Initial Accreditation Training (TEDA/IAT) online course developed by Iowa State University's Center for Food Security and Public Health. The project aims to leverage the existing TEDA/IAT course infrastructure to create...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded 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 reduce the risk of the spread of foreign animal diseases, particularly African Swine Fever, through independent swine farms. The $252,000 award to the Ohio State University, with a University of Maine sub-award, will support in-person training sessions...

The Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to the African Union Interafrican Bureau For Animal Resources from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023 under the Technical Agricultural Assistance program (CFDA 10.960). The award will support the African Union's efforts to strengthen animal health systems and facilitate regional trade within the continent. Specifically, the African Union will implement capacity building projects to help...

The purpose of this $127,240 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) is to conduct outreach and education for county emergency management agencies on state animal disease response plans. The key activities include: Delivering presentations at multiple regional emergency management meetings and the annual state emergency...