This $365,000 Project Grant award from the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) will provide high school agricultural teachers with novel hands-on educational experiences focused on the livestock component of the food system. Over the 4-year award period, the project will cover topics such as veterinary medicine, regulatory activities, production practices, industry involvement, and animal care and welfare across commodities like dairy cattle, beef cattle, small...
This $300,000 Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), aims to enhance interdisciplinary work at the intersection of animal, veterinary, and agricultural sciences to support food and agricultural production. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing an ethical framework anchored in a One Health approach to identify, map,...
This federal 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 $146,577.00 to Texas A&M Agrilife Research to develop and deliver two one-week training courses for state animal health officials (SAHOs/state veterinarians). The goal is to enhance the emergency management competencies of SAHOs and increase readiness of the U.S....
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) was awarded $100,000 under the Food and Drug Administration Research program (CFDA 93.103) to host its 2022 Annual Meeting from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. NASDA will use the funding to provide information and facilitate discussions on current and emerging issues impacting agricultural feed and food safety for approximately 250-275 in-person and 300 virtual participants. Key topics will include rules under the Food...
This $9,600,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the FDA Research program (CFDA 93.103) supports the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) in enhancing the Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS) across state, local, tribal, and territorial levels. The key products and services delivered under this award include: Providing oversight and support to the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Alliance (MFRPA) to drive continuous improvement in...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement under the FDA Research program (CFDA 93.103) to Kansas State University to develop the Long-term Antimicrobial Use with AI Web-crawler (LAMU-AI) platform. This 5-year project aims to (1) extract antimicrobial use data for major livestock and poultry species and (2) extend data collection to encompass minor species and companion animals. By integrating data from the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) awarded a $1,562,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries (ADAI) to operate a meat and poultry inspection program. The grant, under CFDA Program 10.475 - Cooperative Agreements with States for Intrastate Meat and Poultry Inspection, will run from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The funding will enable ADAI to assure consumers an adequate supply of safe,...
This $250,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.304 - Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative) supports the Cornell University Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC) in enhancing its responsiveness and readiness for regional or national high-impact disease outbreaks in livestock and poultry. The project aims to enable the AHDC, a Level 1 laboratory in the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN),...
This $167,717 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) aims to enhance veterinary services and training to support the aquaculture industry in the Pacific Islands region. The key products and services to be delivered under this 2-year award include: Establishing a supported training program for veterinarians in Hawaii to receive...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $224,926 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 10.025 - Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care) to The Ohio State University. The goal of this 2-year project, which runs from August 2024 to August 2026, is to strengthen outreach and education on foreign animal disease prevention, preparedness, and response to exhibition swine producers at the local, state, and national levels. The project...