National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) FY 2

Projects

In Fiscal Year 2022, APHIS provided $7.6 million for 35 projects focused on (1) developing vaccination plans for FAD outbreaks, (2) 

decisions in a FAD outbreak, or (3) delivering outreach and education on animal disease preparedness and response topics to targ

Title Recipient Amount Summary Increased Biosecurity and Disease The American $176,960 The American Association of Equine Practitioners 

Prevention for the Horse Industry Association of Equine

Practitioners

biosecurity and disease prevention in the horse in

gaps in biosecurity knowledge and developing and 

audiences at horse races, horse shows, farms, sta

events. The project includes developing new disea

prevention fact sheets and biosecurity tools, provhelp horse owners develop biosecurity plans, and 

biosecurity in the horse industry. This is the first Nsupporting the equine industry.

Developing Movement DecisionCriteria and Exercising MovementPlans for Livestock Grazing PublicLand Allotments in and Around FADControl Areas Through

Collaboration with Industry, State,

and Federal Partners

The American SheepIndustry Association

$207,276 The American Sheep Industry Association is leadin

addresses the unique challenges of sheep and cat

grazing lands during an FMD outbreak. The projec

developing, and exercising livestock management 

strategies, and guidance documents to manage a

on public land allotments in an FMD outbreak. Th

an animal movement plan to address this issue th

Response Plan.

Mitigation of Economic Loss Within

the Arizona Cattle and Swine

Industries Secondary to aTransboundary FAD OutbreakThrough Efficient Implementationof Vaccine Delivery

The ArizonaDepartment ofAgriculture

$234,911 The Arizona Department of Agriculture (ADA) is d

that will provide rapid and efficient vaccine delive

be high risk during a Foreign Animal Disease (FADincludes tabletop and full‐scale exercises that will 

capabilities in obtaining, storing, and distributing 

mobilization of industry responders.

CA Community College ProgramExpansion: CA Secure Food Supply

(SFS) Enhanced Biosecurity Plans

University of California,

Davis

$502,156 UC Davis is working with two Hispanic serving com

new animal agriculture biosecurity curriculum tha

community college programs. The curriculum buiby farmers to develop biosecurity plans for the Ca

program. In‐person and online courses and on‐sit
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

give college students in‐demand job skills of writiconsulting on farm biosecurity. The project includ

several colleges, CDFA, and the dairy industry to e

will benefit CDFA and industry and contribute to w

Closing the Gaps: Improving Animal

Disease Mitigation, Identification

and Response Knowledge of PrivateVeterinary Practitioners and Small

Flock Owners and Training the Next

Generation of Emergency DiseaseResponse Professionals

The University ofDelaware

$236,609 The University of Delaware is strengthening emer

poultry industry by providing poultry disease iden

response education and outreach to small flock o

veterinarians. The project includes multiday emerevents, tabletop exercises, and education geared 

small‐scale and backyard poultry producers. To m

underrepresented populations, the university is p

in Spanish.

Enhancing Georgia’s FAD Response The Georgia Department $252,101 The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) is d

Capabilities TEP Part II ‐Vaccination of Agriculture for livestock Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) respon

part effort to develop their FAD preparedness, re

capabilities. The project includes a tabletop exercexercise that will help GDA validate their new vacfamiliarize stakeholders with how the plan will wo

identify gaps, and further revise and improve the 

Enhancing Georgia’s FAD Response

Capabilities– Animal Movement and

Continuity of Business

The Georgia Department

of Agriculture

$195,346 The Georgia Department of Agriculture is developing a

continuity of business during a livestock Foreign Anima

includes a tabletop exercise to help identify improvem

operational exercise to test Georgia Permitting Plan to 

implement the plan effectively.

Animal Disease Training and Exercises The University of Illinois $494,931 The University of Illinois is delivering animal disease tr

Across the Veterinary Educational in 30 eastern and north‐central States that target sma

Spectrum (AD‐TEAVES) Two producers, veterinary students, incident management 

and Federal animal health regulatory personnel. The p

educational events, 2) training to IMT personnel and tr

online courses for veterinary students leading to Veter

certification, 4) multiple large‐scale tabletop exercises to 175 participants ranging from producers to regulato

to target improvement areas identified in the exercise

Framework for Interstate Movement

Decisions During a Foot and Mouth

Disease Outbreak

Iowa State University,Center for Food Security

and Public Health

$504,563 Iowa State University, Center for Food Security and Pu

broad, multi‐State initiative to build consensus and dev

support a new framework for interstate animal movem

Mouth Disease outbreak in the U.S. The project includ

approaches to rapid surveillance, criteria for designatio
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

identification of vaccinated, infected, and recovered a

The project is endorsed by the National Assembly of St

Biosecurity Your Way: Guided

Assessment and Planning for Beginning

Farmers, Non‐traditional Farmers, and

New Farm Employees

Iowa State University $239,563 Iowa State University (ISU) is developing biosecurity tr

non‐traditional farmers, new farm employees and othe

biosecurity experience using unique, media‐savvy app

development of a free, bilingual, interactive, mobile‐fr

that includes photos, videos, animations, and segment

experts. The course helps user assess biosecurity pract

plans and is promoted through producer organizations

groups representing underserved populations.

Cleaning and Disinfection 101: On‐lineEducational Training and Tools for

Animal Health Professionals

Iowa State University $264,110 Iowa State University (ISU) is improving livestock biose

and delivering a new, nationally available, interactive, 

disinfection (C&D) courses for veterinarians, veterinary 

agents, producers, farm employees, and other animal 

educational materials are provided in English and Span

implement C&D procedures on livestock and poultry p

Implementation and Communication

of the Foot and Mouth DiseaseVaccination Plan

The Kansas Departmentof Agriculture

$63,232 The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) is enhanc

Disease (FAD) vaccination plan, including process imprdoses of vaccine, identifying equipment, personnel, an

administer vaccinations, managing, and tracking vaccin

accredited veterinarians. Upon project completion, KD

vaccination plan that is realistic, adaptable, align with coordination among industry responders.

FMD Transmission Risk of CattleMovements to and from AuctionMarkets – Quantitative Risk

Assessment and Development of anOnline Risk Calculator

Kansas State University $201,841 Kansas State University is developing a quantitative ris

transmission risk of cattle movements into and out of 

allow estimation of risk as well as important sources o

guide livestock movement control policy in disease out

applicable to cattle auction market operations across t

new data are developed. The project also includes dev

calculator.

Mobile Education and Outreach Trailer The Maryland

Department ofAgriculture

$116,270 The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is stre

of animal disease prevention through hands‐on demon

multi‐lingual educational materials that will focus on uurban areas. MDA is using a new exhibit trailer to bring opportunities to community farms, events, exhibits, faserve the needs of underrepresented agriculture group

Improving Processes for IssuingMovement Permits During an African

Swine Fever Response

The Michigan

Department ofAgriculture and RuralDevelopment

$195,098 The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Dev

movement permitting readiness in Midwest States inc

collaborative project is improving processes for issuing 

FAD response. The project includes educational webin
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

increase producer and industry partner awareness of t

movement of animals, feed, and equipment in FAD eve

Risk Assessment of Fish Movements The University of $331,296 The University of Minnesota is developing a workgrou

from Great Lakes Region Fish Farms Minnesota Nation fish health regulators, fish farmers, hatchery prand Hatcheries to Natural Waters matter experts to develop science‐based risk assessme

fish species from uninfected premises to natural water

RAs are being translated into movement guidance docframework guide for movement decisions, and widely for farmed fish producers. This is the first NADPRP‐funanimal industries.

Modernizing Secure Poultry SupplyPlans: Using a scientific approach,

team science, and current data toprovide updated risk estimationsbefore the next outbreak

The University of

Minnesota

$272,696 The University of Minnesota is updating risk assessme

plans to assure that risk ratings, mitigation strategies, 

FAD outbreak correctly consider current industry pract

modernize the risk assessments and makes them more 

producers, regulators, and all stakeholders.

Enhancing U.S. Swine IndustryReadiness to Foreign Animal Disease atAll Production Levels in Missouri By

Combining Standardized On‐FarmBiosecurity Plans and Animal

Movement in a Data Management

Tool

The University of

Missouri

$271,730 The University of Missouri is collaborating with North C

standardize Secure Pork Supply (Biosecurity) Plans in M

and application that will combine biosecurity plan info

data and be used to inform risk‐based swine disease pThe project is expanding SPS plan adoption in the swinspecific business continuity plans for Missouri pork pro

Nebraska FMD Vaccination Plan(FmdVP)

The NebraskaDepartment ofAgriculture

$97,000 The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) is work

and Mouth Disease Vaccination Plan (FmdVP) for a divall cloven‐hooved species. Aspects of the plan includes 

Informational Forum, conducting a functional exercise

required for a mass vaccination exercise. This project p

effectively prepare and respond to Foot and Mouth Di

Protect the Herd – Enhancing New

Mexico's Response to a FAD EventThrough Vaccination Planning and

Training

The New Mexico StateUniversity

$220,270 The New Mexico State University (NMSU), The Southw

Emergency Preparedness Center (Center) and New Me(NMDA) are developing a regionally coordinated vacci

plan with bordering jurisdictions to ensure consistent aof vaccination and animal movement procedures acros

Animal Disease (FAD) response.

Descriptive Analysis of Multiple Swine

Movement Networks and TheDevelopment of a Network Model toEstimate the Impacts of MovementRestrictions Under the National AfricanSwine Fever Response Plan

North Carolina StateUniversity

$312,012 North Carolina State University is analyzing pig movem

Oklahoma, and Texas using real and up‐to‐date popula

movement data and developing contact networks that 

African Swine Fever disease transmission paths. They a

understand and quantify the impacts of USDA control 

movements in control zones in an ASF response.
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

Developing a Tool for Standardization

for Cataloging, Reviewing, and

Approving of Secure Beef Supply Plansof Producers on Different Types of

Operations in Kansas

North Carolina StateUniversity and Kansas

Department ofAgriculture

$405,110 North Carolina State University and Kansas Departmen

to improve on‐farm Secure Beef Supply biosecurity plathese plans. The project focuses on expanding SBS plan cattle industry and developing a database and applicat

to rapidly access and use information to respond to an

enable business continuity in Kansas. This project build

NADPRP funded in 2019 and 2020.

Building Blue Ribbon Preparedness forForeign Animal Disease Outbreak

Response among the Show Pig Industry

The Ohio State University $185,504 The Ohio State University is improving preparedness fo

response by delivering educational programs to exhibi

and response to an FAD outbreak in the U.S. The proje

Plan workshops, helping exhibit animal producers devea road map of show pig movement networks, and an o

increase awareness in this audience about the challeng

outbreak.

Real Time Data Interchange for DiseaseResponse and Movement Permitting inOregon

The Oregon Departmentof Agriculture

$62,722 The Oregon Department of Agriculture is expanding on 

avian field work to support laboratory testing, incident 

movement activities in disease responses for any spec

focuses on improving the flow of data from field samp

to reporting diagnostic results and includes coordinatio

EMRS system to support surveillance and permitted m

products in a large‐scale disease response.

Development of an Oregon StatewideCross‐Sector Secure Food Supply

Program

The Oregon Departmentof Agriculture

$152,896 The Oregon Department of Agriculture is improving se

Oregon by developing a State Secure Food Supply (SFS

training and materials to encourage producers to deve

plans, and developing commodity‐specific movement 

provide producers with accurate and easy‐to‐follow tra

improve continuity of business for livestock producers 

Evaluation, Enhancement, and

Socialization of a Comprehensive

Statewide Animal Disease Response

Plan

The Oregon Departmentof Agriculture

$72,349 The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is updati

Response Plan through a series of tabletop and functio

engaging livestock industry representatives. The projec

implementation of a strategic communications plan prand disease prevention to Oregon livestock producers 

diverse and non‐traditional livestock producers.

Animal and Agricultural Emergency

Preparedness Regional Group Meeting

Clemson UniversityLivestock Poultry Health

$143,447 Clemson University Livestock Poultry Health (LPH) is co

partners to co‐host a meeting to work on regional fore

response topics including FAD vaccination plans, perm

during disease incidents, regional disease‐specific plan

messaging and outreach.
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

Online Emergency Preparedness Video

Resources for Tennessee LivestockProducers and Caretakers

The TennesseeDepartment ofAgriculture

$146,007 The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is producing 

video resources to aid in animal health emergency pla

producers who need assistance with creating biosecur

developing biosecurity planning resources for use in liv

outreach and education materials will be available on 

by all animal agriculture stakeholders.

Outreach to Beginner and Small‐ to The Tennessee $112,938 The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is enh

Mid‐Sized Tennessee Livestock Department of efforts in TN by conducting outreach activities for new 

Producers to Increase Premises Agriculture operations. The outreach focuses on educating produc

Identification Number Registry and registering for a premises identification number and co

Enhance Emergency Preparedness maintaining premises information that is critically need

outbreak or located in a disease control zone.

Poultry Agribusiness Training forDevelopment of an EnhancedEmergency Preparedness

Infrastructure Partnership between the

US Commercial Poultry Industry andAnimal Health Officials

The Texas A&M AgriLife

Research Unit

$168,166 The Texas A&M AgriLife Research Unit is creating a nat

program to provide specialized education opportunitie

regulatory animal health officials through one‐week sh

supports the overall goal of enhancing emergency manand Federal animal health officials, protecting the well

industry, and increasing capabilities, capacity, and readcommunity in the face of reportable diseases.

Outreach and Education Program

Development on Animal MortalityPreparedness and Response in theState of Texas

The Texas A&M AgriLife

Extension

$147,719 The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is developing online 

training and outreach materials for producers of dairy, 

operations in Texas. The project is also developing a vi

material and templates, and an interactive online map 

key contacts for animal mortality management to imp

understanding of carcass disposal in Texas.

Producer Education and Plan

Implementation of Secure Food Supply

Plans in Texas

The Texas Animal HealthCommission

$99,501 The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) is improv

Supply Plans (SFSPs) for beef, pork, milk, sheep and woaccredited veterinarians about SFSPs, establishing a cofor producers to help producers develop premises‐spe

process for receiving, reviewing, storing plans, and pro

producers about their plans. The project engages indu

issues and set goals for producer enrollment in SFSPs.

Microbial Evaluation of Poultry Farm

Pathogen Interventions to Improve

Biosecurity

Texas A&M AgriLifeResearch

$116,809 Texas A&M AgriLife Research is improving current farm 

and broiler complexes in southeastern States. They are to conduct environmental testing to detect microbes (

before and after implementation of different biosecur

environmental testing will assess effectiveness of cleanbiosecurity methods and provide direct feedback on h

are being implemented on premises. Results will be sh
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

partners and help farm workers improve the effectiven

and programs.

Carcass Management PreparednessTrain the Trainer Programs for AnimalAgriculture Sector Responders in the

Northwest

The Washington StateDepartment ofAgriculture

$194,366 The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSD

Washington State University (WSU) to update the Fore

Management Response ‐ Train the Trainer Program foProfessionals and is conducting two new training sessi

of SME’s on this topic in the Pacific Northwest. The tramanagement, composting, above ground burial, and th

The project is developing guidance documents, best m

training framework. Materials will be available on a ceresource public webpage to help all livestock agricultu

West Virginia Animal Disease

Preparedness and ResponseEnhancements

The West Virginia

Department ofAgriculture

$108,801 The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is enhanc

and response capabilities through outreach and educa

prevention, preparedness, and response topics to sma

producers and emergency responders .

Development of A Bovine GermplasmMovement Plan (BGMP) to MaintainInterstate Movement of BovineGermplasm and High Genomic Merit

Cattle in the Event of a Foot and

Mouth Disease Outbreak

The University of

Wisconsin VeterinaryDiagnostic Lab

$100,999 The University of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab 

state and federal animal health officials to develop sta

interstate movement of bovine germplasm and high ge

FMD outbreak. This will the first Secure Supply Plan rewill facilitate continuity of business in this industry are