USDA APHIS American Rescue Plan: SARS-CoV-2 in Animals Tribal Funding Opportunity

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Opportunity number
USDA-APHIS-10025-OA000000-23-0003-
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Not on record

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Category
  • Agriculture
Eligible applicants
  • Other
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

Synopsis

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the availability of up to $5,000,000 in funds provided by the American Rescue Plan to Tribes, Tribal Nations, and organizations working on their behalf to support projects in the priority areas below:


1. Address gaps in surveillance and investigation activities for SARS-CoV-2 in animals, including farmed animals, captive wildlife, free-ranging wildlife, and companion animals.

2. Expand knowledge of species susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 to improve understanding of potential roles or routes of transmission.

3. Develop surveillance tools and strategies for the rapid detection and characterization of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 to support an early warning system to prevent or limit future SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks.

4. Identify effective interventions, and other measures to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at the human-animal interface and/or impacts to the food supply.

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