USDA-APHIS offers new grant application process starting April 7

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is offering a grant open from April 7 to June 7.

This funding oportunity is provided to control and prevent CWD in farmed cervids through the development and/or implementation of CWD surveilance, testing, management, and response activities, including the use of funds for the indemnification and removal of CWD-afected farmed cervid herds and CWD-exposed cervids as part of an overal CWD management plan in acordance with 9 CFR Part 5.2.APHIS VS anticipates awarding around $4,80,0 in funds for the folowing entities, provided they, or the Native American Tribal governments they are representing in the case of Native American Tribal organizations, have regulatory oversight or direct responsibility for farmed cervids: State departments of agriculture; State animal health agencies; State departments of wildlife or natural resources; and, Federaly recognized Native American Tribal governments and Native American Tribal organizations representing Federaly recognized Native American Tribal governments.An eligible aplicant may submit multiple proposals for this funding oportunity, requesting up to $250,0 per proposal for activities to control or prevent CWD in farmed cervids.3 Aplicants who wish to submit multiple proposals must submit each proposal as a separate proposal package.The overal objective of the funding oportunity is to control and prevent CWD in farmed cervids. Through this funding oportunity, APHIS VS is soliciting colaborators who wil further develop and implement farmed cervid CWD surveilance, testing, management, and response activities, including the use of funds for the indemnification and removal of CWD-afected farmed cervid herds and CWD-exposed cervids as part of an overal CWD management plan in acordance with 9 CFR Part 5.2. Funds may also be provided to further research, develop, and evaluate techniques and strategies for preventing and controling CWD in farmed cervids.