OpportunityTitle: Wild Cervid Chronic Wasting Disease Management and Response Activities 2024 Cooperative Agreements
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This competitive opportunity is open to the following entities: State departments of agriculture; State animal health agencies; State departments of wildlife or natural resources; Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments and Native American Tribal organizations or universities representing Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments; and research institutions and universities. State agencies and Tribes, or in the case of Native American Tribal organizations or universities, the Native American Tribal governments they are representing, must have regulatory oversight or direct responsibility for wild cervids to be eligible.
Description: In this 2024 announcement, APHIS WS will make around $5,500,000 in cooperative agreement funding to control and prevent chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild cervids, including the development and/or implementation of CWD surveillance, testing, management, and response activities. The amount available will be based on the FY24 Congressional appropriations language and directions.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: For administrative questions pertaining to this funding opportunity
GrantorContactText: Tim Linder, Staff Biologist &lt;br/&gt;Timothy.J.Linder@usda.gov