National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program 2020 Cooperative/Interagency Agreements | USDA APHIS 10025 VSSP0000 20 0001

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The National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) 2020 Cooperative/Interagency Agreements grant opportunity is a USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) discretionary funding program created to carry out NADPRP as authorized in Section 12101 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill). The central purpose of the program is to fund high-value projects that strengthen the United States ability to prevent, prepare for, and respond to foreign and emerging animal diseases that could threaten U.S. agriculture. APHIS uses this program to invest in practical, readiness-focused work that reduces the likelihood of disease introduction and limits spread and impacts if an outbreak occurs.

Funding under this announcement is offered as a cooperative agreement, which generally means APHIS expects to have substantial involvement in the project during performance (for example, collaboration, technical input, coordination, or shared planning rather than a hands-off grant). The opportunity is listed under CFDA 10.025 and falls within the Agriculture funding activity category. The funding opportunity number is USDA APHIS 10025 VSSP0000 20 0001, and the original application closing date was September 14, 2020 (with the announcement created July 15, 2020).

For this cycle, APHIS indicated it would make available up to $15 million total to be divided between NADPRP and the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN), with a target of $10 million specifically intended for NADPRP projects. In other words, the program is part of a broader animal health preparedness investment portfolio, and this particular announcement focuses on NADPRP priorities within that combined funding pool.

The 2020 solicitation targets proposals in two main priority areas. The first is improving national, state, and regional capability and capacity for rapid, large-scale animal depopulation and carcass disposal during a high-consequence animal disease outbreak. This reflects a recognition that in certain catastrophic disease events, swift depopulation and safe disposal may be necessary to stop transmission, protect unaffected herds and flocks, and support a return to normal commerce, and that effective response depends on having plans, trained personnel, equipment, methods, and coordination frameworks in place before an emergency. The second priority area is enhancing U.S. livestock biosecurity, meaning projects aimed at strengthening on-farm and system-level practices that reduce disease introduction and spread risks, improve readiness, and support consistent implementation of prevention measures across the livestock sector.

Eligibility is broad but focused on organizations that play key roles in animal health preparedness and response. Eligible applicants include state departments of agriculture and offices of state chief animal health officials, land-grant universities and other entities eligible under USDA capacity and infrastructure program definitions, colleges of veterinary medicine (including veterinary emergency teams at those colleges), state, regional, or national livestock producer organizations with direct and significant economic interest in livestock production, state emergency agencies, and state, national, allied, or regional veterinary organizations or specialty boards recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association. Indian Tribes and federal agencies are also eligible. This eligibility structure emphasizes partnerships across animal health authorities, academia, emergency management, veterinary professional bodies, and producer groups, reflecting the shared responsibility required to manage animal disease risks.

Overall, this opportunity is designed to strengthen preparedness where it most directly affects outbreak outcomes: having scalable, operational response options for depopulation and disposal when required, and having stronger biosecurity practices that help prevent outbreaks or reduce their size and duration. The program priorities are set through consultation with eligible entities and stakeholders each year, and further program background and expectations are referenced as available through the USDA APHIS NADPRP website.

• The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program 2020 Cooperative/Interagency Agreements" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.025.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2020-07-15.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-09-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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