Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA GRANTS031611 001
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- The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Animal Emergency Management Exercises" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.025 Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 16, 2011 and posted on Mar 16, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 2, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- State government organizations (such as State Departments of Agriculture or Emergency Management, Government operated Animal Control Agencies, or other Government Agencies including State Land Grant Universities), Federally recognized Tribal Governments, and U.S. Territorial government agencies
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Opportunity Summary:
The Animal Emergency Management Exercises grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number USDA GRANTS031611 001) was offered by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), specifically APHIS Animal Care, as a discretionary cooperative agreement program under CFDA 10.025 (Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care). The goal is to fund practical emergency management exercises that strengthen planning, coordination, and operational readiness for animal-related incidents, especially high-impact disasters where normal resources and staffing may be overwhelmed. The notice emphasizes that the priority areas are broad and that, ideally, one project could be funded in each priority area, suggesting the program was designed to generate multiple distinct “model†exercises and products that others could replicate.
Eligible applicants include state government entities (such as State Departments of Agriculture or Emergency Management), government-operated animal control agencies, other government agencies including state land grant universities, federally recognized tribal governments, and U.S. territorial government agencies. The opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching. It was posted March 16, 2011, with an application deadline of May 2, 2011, and later archived June 1, 2011. Applicants who needed help accessing the full announcement were directed to contact Eileen Berke, Management Analyst, at 301-734-8330.
The first priority area falls under catastrophic planning and focuses on multi-jurisdictional resource coordination for companion animal issues during disasters. The core concept is a multi-state, tribal nation, and/or territorial disaster response exercise that tests how animal-related needs and resources are coordinated across multiple layers of government. The suggested scenario elements include establishing actual or simulated coordination units for household pets at a State Emergency Operations Center (or a supporting agency EOC), plus federal coordination structures such as a FEMA Initial Operating Facility or Joint Field Office, FEMA Regional Resource Coordination Centers, and the APHIS Emergency Operations Center. The exercise is expected to incorporate realistic request and assistance mechanisms, including state, tribal, and territorial requests for federal assistance (for example, Action Request Forms), state-to-state mutual aid through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), and requests made to nongovernmental organizations. Collaboration is encouraged with federal Emergency Support Functions ESF #6 and ESF #11, FEMA Operations, state agriculture and emergency management agencies, and partners spanning more than one FEMA region, including organizations within the National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition (NARSC).
The second priority area, also in catastrophic planning, centers on “just in time†training for emergent volunteers supporting animal sheltering operations. This priority aims to identify animal sheltering job functions that can be safely performed by spontaneous or emergent volunteers and to develop and document training that can be delivered quickly during an incident when fully trained staff are limited or unavailable. The scope is intentionally narrowed to animal sheltering and mass care services. Expected outputs include defined volunteer-appropriate job roles, lesson plans and training materials, and a pilot or test delivery of the materials followed by revisions based on feedback. Collaboration is encouraged among APHIS Animal Care, state departments or offices involved in agriculture, emergency management, volunteerism, or land grant universities, as well as State Animal Response Teams (SARTs), local animal control, animal welfare organizations, NARSC members, and the National Alliance of State Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs (NASAAEP) Sheltering Best Practice Working Group.
The third priority area focuses on animal containment systems for catastrophic incidents, with an emphasis on improvising safe and functional housing when commercial cages and kennels are unavailable or insufficient. The exercise concept is to test and refine best-practice specifications for constructing animal caging and kenneling from readily available materials such as panels and wire fencing. The suggested approach includes designing and producing a limited number of prototype cages and kennels, evaluating them for cost and usability (including functionality, durability, safety, and cleaning considerations), and then producing technical specification sheets so the successful designs can be reproduced in future emergencies. Recommended partners mirror the sheltering priority: APHIS Animal Care, state agriculture or emergency management agencies, SARTs, local animal control and animal welfare organizations, NARSC members, and the NASAAEP Sheltering Best Practice Working Group.
The fourth priority area shifts from general disaster sheltering toward contingency planning for Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulated facilities, specifically zoological facilities, during a foreign animal disease event. Under this priority, the applicant would conduct a workshop or tabletop exercise built around a scenario in which a foreign animal disease outbreak affects or threatens one or more zoos or similar zoological institutions. A key expectation is engagement of the appropriate local, state, tribal, and territorial animal health officials, reflecting the disease control and regulatory coordination needs that arise during such outbreaks. Suggested collaboration includes APHIS Veterinary Services and APHIS Animal Care, animal health authorities at various government levels, at least one national zoological network or association, and one or more zoological facilities willing to participate.
Across all four priorities, the common thread is producing realistic exercises that do more than discuss plans in theory. The opportunity is structured to promote measurable improvements in readiness through tested coordination processes, usable training products, and replicable technical guidance, while also pushing applicants to build multi-agency and multi-jurisdiction partnerships that reflect how animal emergency management actually works during large-scale incidents. The full announcement, along with required workplan and budget formats, was made available through an APHIS link referenced in the notice.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Animal Emergency Management Exercises (USDA APHIS)
1) What is the Animal Emergency Management Exercises grant opportunity?
This is a USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), APHIS Animal Care discretionary cooperative agreement program intended to fund practical emergency management exercises for animal-related incidents. It was issued under Funding Opportunity Number USDA GRANTS031611 001 and CFDA 10.025 (Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care).
2) What is the main goal of this program?
The goal is to support hands-on, realistic emergency management exercises that strengthen planning, coordination, and operational readiness for animal-related disasters and incidents, especially high-impact events where normal staffing and resources may be overwhelmed.
3) What kinds of projects does the program want to fund?
The program is designed to produce practical, usable exercise outcomes such as tested coordination processes, training materials that can be used during a response, and technical guidance that others can replicate. The notice emphasizes generating distinct "model" exercises and products, ideally funding one project in each priority area.
4) Who is the awarding agency?
The awarding agency is the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), specifically APHIS Animal Care.
5) What assistance listing/program identifier is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 10.025, titled Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care.
6) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include:
- State government entities (for example, State Departments of Agriculture or Emergency Management)
- Government-operated animal control agencies
- Other government agencies, including state land grant universities
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- U.S. territorial government agencies
7) Is cost sharing or a matching contribution required?
No. The notice states that cost sharing or matching is not required.
8) When was the opportunity posted, and when were applications due?
It was posted on March 16, 2011. The application deadline was May 2, 2011.
9) Is this opportunity still open?
No. The notice indicates it was archived on June 1, 2011.
10) What should someone do if they need help accessing the full announcement?
The notice directs applicants needing help accessing the full announcement to contact Eileen Berke, Management Analyst, at 301-734-8330.
11) Where were the required workplan and budget formats provided?
The full announcement, including required workplan and budget formats, was made available through an APHIS link referenced in the notice.
12) How are the priority areas structured?
The opportunity includes four priority areas. The notice emphasizes that the priority areas are broad and suggests the program was designed to fund multiple distinct projects, ideally one project per priority area, to create replicable models and products.
13) What is Priority Area 1 focused on?
Priority Area 1 falls under catastrophic planning and focuses on multi-jurisdictional resource coordination for companion animal issues during disasters. The concept is a multi-state, tribal nation, and/or territorial disaster response exercise that tests how animal needs and resources are coordinated across multiple layers of government.
14) What kinds of coordination structures are expected in Priority Area 1 exercises?
The suggested scenario elements include establishing actual or simulated coordination units for household pets at a State Emergency Operations Center (or a supporting agency EOC), along with federal coordination structures such as a FEMA Initial Operating Facility or Joint Field Office, FEMA Regional Resource Coordination Centers, and the APHIS Emergency Operations Center.
15) What request and assistance mechanisms should Priority Area 1 incorporate?
The exercise is expected to include realistic request and assistance mechanisms, including:
- State, tribal, and territorial requests for federal assistance (for example, Action Request Forms)
- State-to-state mutual aid through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)
- Requests made to nongovernmental organizations
16) Which partners are encouraged for Priority Area 1?
Collaboration is encouraged with federal Emergency Support Functions ESF #6 and ESF #11, FEMA Operations, state agriculture and emergency management agencies, and partners spanning more than one FEMA region, including organizations within the National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition (NARSC).
17) What is Priority Area 2 focused on?
Priority Area 2 (catastrophic planning) centers on "just in time" training for emergent volunteers supporting animal sheltering operations. It aims to identify which animal sheltering job functions can be safely performed by spontaneous or emergent volunteers and to develop training that can be delivered quickly during an incident.
18) Is Priority Area 2 intended to cover all animal emergency functions?
No. The scope is intentionally narrowed to animal sheltering and mass care services.
19) What outputs are expected from Priority Area 2?
Expected outputs include:
- Defined volunteer-appropriate job roles for animal sheltering
- Lesson plans and training materials
- A pilot or test delivery of the training materials
- Revisions to materials based on feedback from the pilot/test
20) Which partners are encouraged for Priority Area 2?
Collaboration is encouraged among APHIS Animal Care and state departments/offices involved in agriculture, emergency management, volunteerism, or land grant universities. Suggested partners also include State Animal Response Teams (SARTs), local animal control, animal welfare organizations, NARSC members, and the National Alliance of State Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs (NASAAEP) Sheltering Best Practice Working Group.
21) What is Priority Area 3 focused on?
Priority Area 3 focuses on animal containment systems for catastrophic incidents, emphasizing how to improvise safe and functional housing when commercial cages and kennels are unavailable or insufficient.
22) What kinds of materials and approaches are envisioned in Priority Area 3?
The exercise concept is to test and refine best-practice specifications for constructing animal caging and kenneling from readily available materials such as panels and wire fencing.
23) What outputs are expected from Priority Area 3?
The suggested approach includes:
- Designing and producing a limited number of prototype cages and kennels
- Evaluating prototypes for cost and usability (functionality, durability, safety, and cleaning considerations)
- Producing technical specification sheets so successful designs can be reproduced in future emergencies
24) Which partners are encouraged for Priority Area 3?
Recommended partners mirror Priority Area 2 and include APHIS Animal Care, state agriculture or emergency management agencies, SARTs, local animal control and animal welfare organizations, NARSC members, and the NASAAEP Sheltering Best Practice Working Group.
25) What is Priority Area 4 focused on?
Priority Area 4 is focused on contingency planning for Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulated facilities, specifically zoological facilities, during a foreign animal disease event.
26) What kind of exercise is expected under Priority Area 4?
The applicant would conduct a workshop or tabletop exercise based on a scenario where a foreign animal disease outbreak affects or threatens one or more zoos or similar zoological institutions.
27) Who is expected to be engaged in Priority Area 4 activities?
A key expectation is engagement of the appropriate local, state, tribal, and territorial animal health officials, reflecting the disease control and regulatory coordination needs that arise during such outbreaks.
28) Which partners are suggested for Priority Area 4?
Suggested collaboration includes APHIS Veterinary Services and APHIS Animal Care, animal health authorities at various government levels, at least one national zoological network or association, and one or more zoological facilities willing to participate.
29) What is the common theme across all four priority areas?
Across all priorities, the emphasis is on realistic exercises that go beyond theoretical discussion and produce measurable improvements in readiness. The opportunity pushes applicants to build multi-agency and multi-jurisdiction partnerships and to create products (tested processes, training, technical specifications) that can be used and replicated in future incidents.
30) Does the notice indicate anything about how APHIS wanted projects to be used by others?
Yes. The notice suggests the program was designed to generate multiple distinct model exercises and products that others could replicate, and it notes that ideally one project could be funded in each priority area.
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