The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the availability of up to $25,000,000 in cooperative/interagency agreement funding to carry out the animal health.
Donor Name: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/15/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $25,000,000
Details:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the availability of up to $25 million in funds provided by the American Rescue Plan to support projects in the priority areas below.
- Address gaps in surveillance and investigation activities for SARS-CoV-2 in animals, including farmed animals, captive wildlife, free-ranging wildlife, and companion animals.
- Expand knowledge of species susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 to improve understanding of potential roles or routes of transmission.
- 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.
- Identify effective interventions, and other measures to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at the human-animal interface and/or impacts on the food supply.
Funding Information
APHIS will make available up to $25,000,000 in funds to support SARS-CoV-2 in Animals projects in 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
The following entities are eligible for funding through this opportunity:
- Cooperators within U.S. States and territories, including State and Federal agencies (excluding APHIS as the primary cooperator), Tribal nations, universities, nongovernmental organizations, and private entities.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.