Surveillance for HighlyPathogenic Avian Influenza

The summary for the Surveillance for HighlyPathogenic Avian Influenza grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Fish and Wildlife Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Surveillance for HighlyPathogenic Avian Influenza: At the request of Congress, a national surveillance effort has been launched for early detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Several federal agencies are involved. The USFWS and USDA-Wildlife Services have been charged with surveillance in wild migratory birds and funds have been appropriated for this purpose. The National Surveillance Plan for migratory birds was developed and is guided by an Interagency Steering Committee and has been stepped down regionally through the migratory bird Flyway Councils for implementation. Under each Flyway Plan, each state has responsibilities for procuring samples of various migratory birds for HPAI detection. Funding for this effort comes from both USFWS and USDA-WS. This announcement is for the USFWS component of this surveillance effort for funding available to the state agencies of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, North and South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Each award under this announcement will be for a period of five (5) years. Additional funding beyond current funding will be subject to availability. Tom Roffe, Chief, Wildlife Health, is the main contact for this effort (Phone: 406-994-5789, e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]).