Project Grant SNEAAP18GR0008

This $574,608 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Program (CFDA 10.025) aims to develop educational training modalities and tools to strengthen the resilience of small flock poultry owners in Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico, including tribal communities. The key activities include: Identifying small flock owners' needs, conducting needs assessments, and developing tailored...

This $227,569 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 develop guidance documents and conduct training activities to support livestock movement decisions during a foreign animal disease (FAD) outbreak, such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The project, led by New Mexico State University, will adapt guidance...

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 $394,179 to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) to conduct animal health national surveillance and response activities. The purpose of the award is for NJDA to support animal health staff, provide training, and carry out animal disease surveillance and...

The $152,393 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 strengthen state and regional capacity for preparedness and response to livestock disease outbreaks. The funding supports a 3-day training course for state animal agricultural responders from Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania....

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...

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 United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) provides $158,738.00 to the State of Washington Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to support animal disease traceability efforts in the state. The key objectives are to facilitate the use of official identification in livestock, promote the adoption of...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the United States 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 demonstrate how electronic identification systems can enhance animal disease traceability and decrease response time during a foreign animal disease outbreak when utilized in a livestock auction market setting. The $110,000 award to the American Sheep...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $183,809 cooperative agreement to Texas A&M Agrilife Research under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) to develop and pilot a foreign animal disease prevention and response training program for U.S. livestock producers. The goal is to help producers feel more familiar with and involved in the foreign animal disease response process as well as...

This $145,185 Cooperative Agreement awarded 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) is intended to support the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) in its ongoing animal disease traceability efforts. The key activities to be performed under this award include: exercising Tennessee's animal traceability capabilities, conducting outreach to...