Project Grant SCB60008GR057

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $1.999929 million Cooperative Agreement to Centivax, Inc. on February 2, 2026, to advance CENTI-POULT-H5, a broadly protective vaccine against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). The vaccine incorporates eight divergent H5N1 hemagglutinin antigens alongside a T-cell targeting construct containing conserved...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $2,000,000 cooperative agreement to Kansas State University on February 2, 2026, to develop a live-attenuated H5N1 poultry vaccine and companion diagnostic tool under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). Kansas State University will assess the safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of a recombinant vaccine designated BPI3VC-H5N1 in chickens. The vaccine is engineered...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $2 million cooperative agreement to Iowa State University of Science and Technology on February 2, 2026, to develop a novel nanoparticle-based vaccine platform (AI-NANOVAX) to protect poultry from highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. The project will design and characterize H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4B HA and M2E antigen-based AI-NANOVAX formulations capable of extended-time release in a single dose, test safety in...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a cooperative agreement to Louisiana State University on February 2, 2026, totaling $1.922 million to develop novel mucosal vaccines against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in poultry under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). LSU will develop M-cell-directed self-amplifying RNA and recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-vectored HPAI H5N1 vaccines using...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded Colorado State University a $2,015,677 cooperative agreement on February 2, 2026, to develop a novel probiotic-based vaccine protecting poultry from highly pathogenic avian influenza. The award funds work under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). The project will construct vaccine candidates using Lactobacillus acidophilus as a platform and test them for...

The $800,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program supports efforts to strengthen the One Health workforce in Vietnam. The award, which commenced on September 25, 2024 and is scheduled for completion on September 24, 2027, is being implemented by the Hanoi University of Public Health (HUPH), a prominent state-controlled institution of higher learning in Vietnam. Through this...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement of $297,588 to Colorado State University on February 2, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) to conduct research on avian influenza in poultry and improve response strategies for the Navajo Nation. Colorado State University will deliver three primary outputs. First, an accurate census database of backyard flocks on the Navajo Nation,...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement worth $247,905 to Clemson University's Division of Research on April 1, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). The award funds animal health national surveillance and response activities in South Carolina through March 31, 2027. Clemson will support animal health staff, provide and obtain training, and execute animal disease surveillance...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded Lifestock, Inc., a cooperative agreement totaling $215,769 on May 8, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) to strengthen Mongolia's diagnostic capacity for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and peste des petits ruminants (PPR) detection. The project unfolds across three phases. Phase 1 builds and strengthens capacity at regional and aimag-level laboratories to...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded Duke University a cooperative agreement totaling $1,999,758 on February 2, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) to develop a novel prime-boost vaccine regimen for highly pathogenic avian influenza in laying hens. Duke University, through a partnership with North Carolina State University, will develop and optimize a two-stage vaccination approach combining a...