Chronic Wasting Disease Cervid Management and Response Activities 2026

Chronic Wasting Disease Cervid Management and Response Activities 2026

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services (VS) and Wildlife Services (WS) is announcing the availability of around $12,050,000 in cooperative agreement funding to control and prevent CWD in farmed and wild cervids of which up to $2,000,000 may be awarded through non-competitive cooperative agreements as needed to address CWD outbreaks in farmed cervids. The amount available is based on the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Congressional appropriations language and directions. Applications must be submitted through ezFedGrants using the funding opportunities highlighted below. Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) attached or the CWD Funding Opportunity website for additional information and hyperlinks to the work plans and the financial plan templates. Wild Cervid: $5,500,000 ezFedGrants Opportunity USDA-APHIS-10025-WSNWRC00-26-0001 Proposals may include, but are not limited to, the development and implementation of wild cervid CWD surveillance, testing, management, and response activities, including further development and evaluation of techniques and strategies to prevent or control CWD in wild cervids. Wild Cervid – Tribal Nations Only: $500,000 ezFedGrants Opportunity USDA-APHIS-10025-WSNWRC00-26-0002 Proposals may include, but are not limited to, the development and implementation of wild cervid CWD surveillance, testing, management, and response activities, including further development and evaluation of techniques and strategies to prevent or control CWD in wild cervids on lands owned or managed by Tribal entities. Farmed Cervid: $6,050,0004 ezFedGrants Opportunity USDA-APHIS-10025-VSSPRS00-26-0007 Proposals may include, but are not limited to, the development and/or implementation of CWD surveillance, testing, management, and response activities. Proposals can include the use of funds for the indemnification and removal of CWD-affected farmed cervid herds and CWD-expos

Details

• Agency: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• Department: Department of Agriculture
• Opportunity #: USDA-APHIS-10025-ASBVSWS00-26-0001
• Total Funding: $12,050,000
• Expected Awards: 55
• Instrument: cooperative_agreement;other

Eligibility

This competitive opportunity is open to the following entities: State departments of agriculture; State animal health agencies; State departments of wildlife or natural resources; Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments and Native American Tribal organizations or universities representing Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments; and research institutions and universities. State agencies and Tribes, or in the case of Native American Tribal organizations, the Native American Tribal governments they are representing, must have regulatory oversight or direct responsibility for farmed cervids to be eligible for the farmed cervid opportunity, or regulatory oversight or direct responsibility for wild cervids to be eligible for the wild cervid opportunities. Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments are listed on the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior; Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of I