Tribal Groups Receive $500,000 Available in Designated Animal Disease Funding
The first-ever National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) funding for Tribal Nations and Tribal organizations, announced by USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on Tuesday—providing up to $500,000 specifically designated in animal disease preparedness and response activities in priority areas.
As part of the $17 million in NADPRP funding announced in June, APHIS will priorities this designated funding to project proposals aimed to:
• Deliver outreach and education on animal disease prevention, preparedness and response
• Increase livestock and poultry biosecurity
• Support training and exercise for Tribal animal agriculture sector responders
• Develop and exercise Tribal animal disease emergency response plans
• Enhance animal disease traceability for an animal disease outbreak
“The 2018 Farm Bill provided funding for these programs as part of an overall strategy to help prevent animal pests and diseases from entering the United States and reduce the spread and impact of potential disease incursions through advance planning and preparedness,” says the release.
Through cooperative and interagency agreements between APHIS and the U.S. states, universities, livestock producer organizations, Tribal organizations, land-grant universities and other eligible entities, NADPRP aims to address the risk of introduction and spread of high-consequence animal pest and diseases to the U.S. industry.
Tribes and Tribal organizations may apply for this funding opportunity under CFDA number 10.025. Applications close Jan. 13, 2023.
Additional information regarding the funding, application information and an informational webinar can be found on the NADPRP website.
