Wild Cervid Chronic Wasting Disease Management and Response Activities 2022 Cooperative Agreements | USDA APHIS 10028 WSNWRC00 22 0011

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The Wild Cervid Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management and Response Activities 2022 Cooperative Agreements program is a competitive federal funding opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS), specifically through Wildlife Services (WS). Its central purpose is to help agencies with direct responsibility for wild deer, elk, moose, and related cervid populations strengthen their ability to control and prevent CWD. The program supports practical, on-the-ground work as well as efforts that improve the tools and information needed to respond effectively, including building or expanding surveillance systems, increasing testing capacity, and carrying out targeted management and prevention actions in areas at risk or already affected.

Funding under this opportunity is delivered as cooperative agreements, meaning projects are expected to be collaborative in nature and may involve substantial involvement from APHIS WS during planning and implementation. APHIS WS anticipated awarding roughly $4.4 million total through this announcement. Applicants can submit more than one proposal, and each proposal can request up to $250,000. This structure allows agencies to propose separate, clearly defined projects (for example, one focused on surveillance expansion and another focused on management tactics or outreach) rather than forcing everything into a single plan, as long as each proposal stands on its own and aligns with the overall goal of reducing CWD risk in wild cervids.

Eligible applicants are limited to governmental and tribal entities that have regulatory oversight or direct responsibility for wild cervids. Specifically, the program is open to state departments of agriculture, state animal health agencies, and state departments of wildlife or natural resources. Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments are eligible, and Native American Tribal organizations may also apply when they are representing federally recognized Tribal governments. The eligibility language is designed to focus funding on entities that can directly implement surveillance and management actions or coordinate an official response, rather than groups without authority over wildlife health or movement.

The activities supported by the program cover the full spectrum of CWD work in wild cervid settings. On the surveillance and testing side, funding can be used to develop or improve monitoring programs, collect samples, increase diagnostic throughput, and refine approaches for detecting CWD earlier and more reliably. On the management and prevention side, projects can include planning and implementing response activities, deploying strategies intended to slow spread or reduce risk, and improving readiness for rapid action when CWD is detected or suspected. The program also explicitly allows funds to support the development and evaluation of techniques and strategies for controlling CWD in wild cervids, which can include assessing the effectiveness of different management approaches and generating practical guidance that helps agencies make better decisions over time.

Key identifying details from the announcement include the funding opportunity title, Wild Cervid Chronic Wasting Disease Management and Response Activities 2022 Cooperative Agreements, and the funding opportunity number, USDA APHIS 10028 WSNWRC00 22 0011. It is categorized as a discretionary opportunity, uses the cooperative agreement funding instrument, and falls under the agriculture activity category with CFDA number 10.028. The opportunity was created on April 7, 2022, with an original closing date of June 7, 2022. Overall, the program is designed to accelerate coordinated, science-informed CWD surveillance and response work by the agencies and tribal governments that are actually responsible for managing wild cervid populations.

• The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Wild Cervid Chronic Wasting Disease Management and Response Activities 2022 Cooperative Agreements" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.028.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2022-04-07.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-06-07. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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