Cooperative Agreements for Implementation of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Cooperative Agreements for Implementation of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS)
	CFDA Number:	10.025
	CFDA Description:	Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care
	Federal Agency Name:	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-GRANTS-051106-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 11, 2006
	Creation Date:	May 11, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 25, 2006
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Aug 24, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	111
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$10,882,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: USDA initiated implementation of the NAIS in 2004. The Departments first priority with the initial funding in FY2004 was to have the components of the national premises registration system in place in every State by July 2005. With this accomplished, the next step was to use FY2005 funds to increase the number of registered eligible premises in each State. As of April, 2006, over 245,000 premises have been registered nationwide, or approximately twelve percent of the estimated number that are eligible. Funding for FY2006 will be provided to State and Native American Tribal governments to support the continued implementation and maintenance of the national premises identification system and NAIS within their respective areas. We would like to achieve a national target for premises registration of fifteen percent by July, 2006, twenty five percent by January, 2007, and thirty five percent by July, 2007. Since the majority of premises will be registered in a voluntary system, it is critical that we provide all individuals, business, and organizations a correct and consistent message about how they will benefit from NAIS and their responsibility to participate. Misinformation and adverse publicity has been somewhat detrimental to the adoption of NAIS in many areas of the country. USDA is working with States, organizations, and other stakeholders to develop appropriate educational and outreach materials. Applications for cooperative agreement funding must include an aggressive plan for education and outreach, including effective use of existing outreach resources such as cooperative extension, state AVIC offices, and state industry organizations, to stakeholders at all levels within the state or tribe. This funding opportunity does NOT include funds for conducting pilot projects to develop solutions for animal identification and/or collecting animal movement data. Similarly, funds are not to be used for the purchase of animal identification devices, animal movement data recording hardware or software, or the development of animal tracking databases. Animal movement tracking will be developed, implemented, and funded within the private and/or State/Tribal sector.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: APHIS Agreements Services Center Website
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mrpbs/fmd/agreements_announcements.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Eileen Berke
Phone 301-734-8330 eileen.m.berke@aphis.usda.gov APHIS, Agreements Services Center contact
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