Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA GRANTS 07012014 001
Apply for USDA GRANTS 07012014 001
- The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Request for Proposal to Collect Positive Samples for Foot and Mouth Disease, African Swine Fever, and Classical Swine Fever" 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 Jul 1, 2014 and posted on Jul 1, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 1, 2014 Applications must be received by 5 PM EST on close date. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $150,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Land Grant Universities, Non Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture, Colleges of Veterinary Medicine that have the international connections to accomplish the work
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity, issued by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under Veterinary Services (VS), is a request for proposals to help strengthen diagnostic testing for three major foreign animal diseases: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), African Swine Fever (ASF), and Classical Swine Fever (CSF). The core purpose is to expand the range of real-world positive sample types and to support validation of diagnostic test platforms that are being developed or refined. To do that, APHIS wants to collaborate with U.S.-based Colleges of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) faculty and students who already have active international partnerships, enabling them to access outbreak-affected regions and obtain confirmed positive specimens.
The work involves collecting positive samples in countries where FMD, ASF, and/or CSF are present and then submitting those samples to the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL). FADDL will use the samples to validate current testing platforms, meaning the samples will help determine how well different diagnostic methods perform when confronted with authentic field material, not just laboratory strains or limited reference materials. A key condition is that applicants should be working with countries that are already reporting disease status to the World Organisation for Animal Health (historically referenced as OIE), which helps ensure the samples are tied to officially recognized outbreaks and disease reporting systems.
Funding is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial involvement or coordination with the federal agency during the project rather than a hands-off grant. The total estimated funding for the opportunity is $150,000, with an expected five awards, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The assistance listing (CFDA) number associated with the program is 10.025, under Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care, reflecting the animal health and biosecurity focus of the work.
Eligible applicants are specific academic institutions with the capacity and international reach to perform the collection and coordination activities. The announcement explicitly points to Land Grant Universities, non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture, and Colleges of Veterinary Medicine that can demonstrate the international connections needed to collect positive samples from affected countries and manage the logistics of submission to FADDL. In practice, this means applicants need credible, functioning collaborations with overseas veterinary authorities, laboratories, universities, or organizations operating in regions experiencing these diseases, plus the ability to navigate permits, biosecurity practices, sample integrity requirements, and international shipping constraints associated with animal disease materials.
The opportunity was posted July 1, 2014, with an application deadline of September 1, 2014, and applications had to be received by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on the closing date. The program was later archived on October 1, 2014. For access issues with the full electronic announcement, the listed contact was Eileen Berke, Management Analyst, reachable by phone at 301-851-2856, with instructions to email specifically for electronic access problems.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the main purpose of this USDA APHIS VS grant opportunity?
The purpose is to strengthen diagnostic testing for three major foreign animal diseases by expanding the availability of real-world confirmed positive samples and supporting validation of diagnostic test platforms. The opportunity is designed to help APHIS obtain authentic field specimens that can be used to evaluate how well diagnostic methods perform beyond limited laboratory reference materials.
2. Which diseases are the focus of this request for proposals?
The opportunity focuses on Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), African Swine Fever (ASF), and Classical Swine Fever (CSF).
3. What kinds of activities does the project support?
The work involves collecting confirmed positive samples in countries where FMD, ASF, and/or CSF are present, and then submitting those samples to the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL). The collected specimens are intended to help validate current diagnostic testing platforms being developed or refined.
4. What does APHIS mean by validating diagnostic test platforms with these samples?
FADDL will use the submitted samples to assess and validate the performance of diagnostic methods using authentic field material. The samples help determine how well different diagnostic approaches work when faced with real-world specimen types, rather than only laboratory strains or limited reference materials.
5. Who is APHIS hoping to collaborate with under this opportunity?
APHIS is seeking collaboration with U.S.-based Colleges of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) faculty and students who already have active international partnerships. These partnerships are important because they can enable access to outbreak-affected regions and facilitate collection of confirmed positive specimens.
6. Why are existing international partnerships important for applicants?
The opportunity emphasizes collecting positive samples from outbreak-affected regions, which typically requires credible, functioning collaborations with entities overseas. The information provided indicates applicants should be able to access affected countries and coordinate collection and shipment to FADDL, which is more feasible when active partnerships are already in place.
7. Are there specific expectations about the countries where samples are collected?
Yes. A key condition is that applicants should be working with countries that are reporting disease status to the World Organisation for Animal Health (historically referenced as OIE). This ties the samples to officially recognized outbreaks and established disease reporting systems.
8. Where are the collected samples sent?
The samples are submitted to the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL).
9. What type of funding mechanism is being used?
The opportunity is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement. This generally implies substantial involvement or coordination with the federal agency during the project, rather than a purely hands-off award.
10. What is the total estimated funding amount for this opportunity?
The total estimated funding is $150,000.
11. How many awards were expected?
The opportunity anticipated five awards.
12. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity specifies that there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
13. What is the assistance listing (CFDA) number associated with this program?
The assistance listing (CFDA) number is 10.025, under Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care.
14. Who is eligible to apply based on the announcement?
Eligible applicants are specific academic institutions that can demonstrate the international connections needed to collect confirmed positive samples from affected countries and manage submission to FADDL. The announcement explicitly points to Land Grant Universities, non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture, and Colleges of Veterinary Medicine.
15. What kinds of capabilities do applicants need to demonstrate?
Based on the information provided, applicants should have the capacity and international reach to coordinate collection in outbreak regions and handle the logistics required to submit samples to FADDL. The description notes the need to navigate permits, biosecurity practices, sample integrity requirements, and international shipping constraints associated with animal disease materials.
16. When was the opportunity posted and what was the application deadline?
The opportunity was posted on July 1, 2014. The application deadline was September 1, 2014.
17. What time were applications due on the closing date?
Applications had to be received by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on the closing date.
18. Was this opportunity later archived?
Yes. The program was archived on October 1, 2014.
19. Who was the listed contact for access issues with the full electronic announcement?
The listed contact was Eileen Berke, Management Analyst.
20. How could applicants reach the contact person, and what was the contact intended for?
For electronic access problems with the full announcement, the contact could be reached by phone at 301-851-2856. The instructions indicated applicants should email specifically for electronic access issues.
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