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

The summary for the Cooperative Agreements For Implementation of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) 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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Cooperative Agreements For Implementation of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS): This is a modification to a previous Grants Notice to extend the deadline for applications. USDA initiated implementation of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) in 2004. The Departments first priority with the initial funding in fiscal year (FY) 2004 was to have the components of the national premises registration system in place in every State by July 2005. With this accomplished, the priority has been to promote voluntary NAIS participation by focusing on the premises registration component. As of September, 2007, over 414,000 premises have been registered nationwide, or just over twenty-seven percent of the estimated number eligible . Funding through this announcement will be provided to non-profit industry organizations, 1890 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 1994 Tribal Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, Tribal organizations, or Hispanic serving institutions to support the continued registration of premises through existing State and Tribal Premises Registration systems. The NAIS is an industry-State-Federal partnership. In response to stakeholder input, on October 31, 2006, USDA unveiled an updated, uniform educational message for all individuals, businesses, and organizations that focuses on the benefit of the NAIS to producers. Applications for this performance-based, cooperative agreement funding must include a plan for education and outreach, including effective use of existing outreach materials and resources of the Cooperator and/or other existing resources such as cooperative extension, National and State industry organizations, to stakeholders at all levels within the targeted geographic area defined in the applicants proposal. Applications must present well-defined, measurable outcomes specific to new premises registered as a result of their efforts. Total allocation of funding will be dependent upon achieving projected results with an assessment mid-way through the cooperative agreement period. The cooperative agreement period will be for 12 months, initiated on the final date of the signing of the Notice of Award. 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 or the development, support, or maintenance of information systems. Cooperators will provide completed premises registration applications and will submit them, with the consent of the producer, to the appropriate States/Tribes/Territories for their administration. The work plan must describe in detail the resources needed, training required, if any, and timelines for achieving measurable outcomes.