National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) FY 2020 Proj

In Fiscal Year 2020, APHIS awarded $5.2 million for 39 projects that focused on training & exercises to prepare agriculture sector health emergency responders.

Title Recipient Amount Summary Foreign Animal Disease Southern

Agriculture Functional Exercise(FAD SAFE)

Alabama Department

of Agriculture

$9,531 The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Indu

Alabama for the VS NTEP Foreign Animal Disease Functional Exercise (FAD SAFE) scheduled in 2020

develop uniform public messaging between all stamouth disease (FMD) response (activate a Joint In

SAFE), 2) implement FAD and/or FMD plans, polic

issues related to communication, public messagin

management, and quarantine/movement control

Management Team to support the plan), 3) ident

FMD response at the federal, state, and local leve

communications and information sharing betwee

response, and 5) effectively coordinate the respooutbreak (establish a functional Incident Comman

command).

Avian Influenza Preparedness Alabama Department

of Agriculture

$55,691 The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Indu

exercises throughout 2020 and 2021 that will enh

preparedness. There will be two biosecurity exercDepartment of Agriculture and Industries staff an

on the proper use of PPE and biosecurity procedudepopulation exercises for relevant Alabama Dep

Industries staff and stakeholders that will focus o

Department’s CO2 depopulation equipment, how 

house for CO2 use, how to properly dispose of inf

emergency responders on proper safety protocol

Workshop will educate the relevant federal/state

on the USDA Secure Food Supply Plans and then a

Carcass Management Workshop and a Quarantin

the necessary agricultural stakeholders and state management and quarantine protocols. Basic, adv

Incident Command System (ICS) training will incre
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

stakeholders to properly work within the Incident 

of this project, Alabama will be better prepared to 

to an outbreak of avian influenza.

Notification of Demobilization: California Department $255,718 The California Department of Food & Agriculture 

Lifecycle of diseases Response, of Food and Agriculture for 16 critical response activities that align with FA

Recovery, and Mitigation training in classroom style courses, and conductin

responder capabilities to execute concepts learne

will pilot the training and exercise materials and m

NTEP.

Foreign Animal Disease SouthernAgriculture Functional Exercise

(FAD SAFE)

Clemson University $34,630 Clemson University will prepare the State of Sout

FAD SAFE exercise with a focus on issues related t

continuity of business, and laboratory diagnostics

tabletop exercises for the Secure Food Supply pla

SAFE. An additional element is field training for So

Disease Diagnosticians (FADDs) on sample collectobjectives include 1) develop uniform public messstakeholders for an FMD response in accordance 

Carolina Joint Information Center during FAD SAFFMD plans, policies, and procedures (validate FM

tabletop exercise, test the National Animal Health messaging, conduct FADD field training for sampl

3) Identify resources for an FMD response at the f

and 4) coordinate communications and informatistakeholders in an FMD response (improve EMRS functional ICS structure during FAD SAFE).

Foreign Animal Disease SouthernAgriculture Functional Exercise(FAD SAFE)

Florida Department of

Agriculture andConsumer Services

$22,525 The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consu

State of Florida for the VS NTEP VS FAD SAFE exerparticipate in APHIS VS Emergency Management 

training and a stop movement workshop. The proobjectives: 1) train state responders in critical act

Animal Disease (FAD) Framework, Response Strat

NADPRP, and 2) exercise the Florida FAD Emergenfollowing four trainings and exercises are schedul

events for participation by other Southern AgricuResponse Alliance (SAADRA) states: 1) Florida ani

workshop, 2) Florida FAD plan tabletop exercise, 3
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

Management Response System (EMRS) training foTeam, and 4) multistate stop movement worksho

Foreign Animal Disease SouthernAgriculture Functional Exercise(FAD SAFE)

Georgia Department ofAgriculture

$83,868 The Georgia Department of Agriculture will prepa

the VS NTEP FAD SAFE exercise. Georgia will focuoperationalizing the State’s FMD plan, permitting

epidemiology, identifying resources, and harmon

effort. The objectives include: 1) develop uniform 

stakeholders for an FMD response (activate the S

during FAD SAFE), 2) implement FAD and/or FMD 

3) identify resources for FMD response at the fed

(use the GA SART), 4) coordinate communications 

between all stakeholders in an FMD response (us

coordinate the response to a regional‐level FMD oCommand and a functional Incident Management 

Enhancing Georgia’s FAD ResponseCapabilities Training and Exercise

Program

Georgia Department ofAgriculture

$123,262 The Georgia Department of Agriculture will delive

Refresher Course, perform Georgia State Agricult

operational field assessment exercise, and condu

within the state of Georgia. Included in their prop

disposal, and animal handling workshops. The aud

and academic animal health emergency responde

Developing, Training, andExercising a Workable Foot‐and‐

Mouth Disease Vaccination Plan forIowa Livestock Stakeholders

Iowa State Universityof Science andTechnology

$73,785 The Iowa State University Center for Food Securit

collaborate with the Iowa Department of Agricultdevelop an Iowa FMD Emergency Vaccination Pla

vaccination‐based information training sessions atabletop exercise on the plan. In addition to deve

will update the entire FMD response plan.

Improving Foreign Animal DiseaseReadiness in Iowa through a

Biosecurity Train‐the‐TrainerProgram for Large and Small‐Scale

Production Sites

Iowa State Universityof Science andTechnology

$79,966 Iowa State University of Science and Technology w

producers in Iowa to implement strong biosecurit

animals from both endemic and foreign animal di

program will be developed and delivered to agricexperts. Youth leaders in Iowa will notably receiv

biosecurity courses for youth audiences. The cou

and measured for continual improvement.

Develop, Pilot, and Implement TwoNational Training Programs to Help

Build Personnel Capacity and

Iowa State Universityof Science andTechnology

$309,361 Iowa State University of Science and Technology w

in the recent APHIS VS Swine Fever Exercise for A1) limited proficiency of FADDs when performing 
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

Increase Efficiency during a FADOutbreak

a lack of hands‐on experience with current swine pig production facilities, and 2) the number of diaconfirm the health status of premises within a givsignificant bottleneck in an FAD response process 

people currently authorized and trained to collect 

Iowa State University, the National Pork Board, anSwine Veterinarians will work together to develop 

programs that address these concerns. The first t

farm immersion course (PIGPros) that provides ha

agriculture sector for FADDs and other animal agr

The second training program will be a national dia

training program designed to assure state and fed

that producers, caretakers, and other pig industry 

through a standardized process to correctly collec

samples.

Kansas Animal Disease Kansas Department of $140,000 The Kansas Department of Agriculture will contin

Preparedness Agriculture functional exercises in 2020 and 2021 that target 

production facilities. Two major outcomes of the 

a resource ordering and accountability system, anpermitting system to ensure business continuity fevent of a disease outbreak.

Regional Approach to theContinuity of Business Planning for

the Beef Industry

Kansas Department of

Agriculture

$86,970 This proposal will support the continuation of the 

exercises targeting large scale livestock productio

despite a loss of emergency management person

outcomes of the proposal will be to test and refin

accountability system and to refine and evaluate 

business continuity for livestock operations in the 

Kansas has a long history of performing functiona

State, and federal responders benefit from partic

Secure Food Supply Permitting Kansas State University $75,801 Kansas State University will hold a regional works

Exercise for the High Plains Region officials to address permitting issues within the Se

officials, and feedlot and packer representatives w

of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Te

include regional communication to implement the 

validation of the Kansas permitting plan for movin

zone; identification of permit requirements for or
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

and definition of the industry’s roles and responsprocess. Outcomes will include a draft permitted participating state, a draft regional plan, and an u

movement plan.

Kansas Foreign Animal Disease

Regional Tabletop Exercises for

Local Jurisdictions

Kansas State University $65,152 The Kansas State University National Agricultural 

provide a series of 10 regional tabletop exercises 

participating counties each) across the state of Ka

effort with the Kansas Department of Agriculture Emergency Management. There has been a conce

include more local jurisdictions in Kansas FAD exeDepartment of Agriculture in 2018 provided guida

management officials to create an SOP for foreign 

local emergency operations plans. This series of r

test the local jurisdictions’ abilities to perform expanticipated by state responders. Findings from th

the overall Kansas Response Plan, the Kansas Depresponse plan, and local jurisdiction response pla

identify additional trainings or exercises needed tbetter prepare to support an animal disease respo

Foreign Animal Disease SouthernAgriculture Functional Exercise

(FAD SAFE)

Louisiana Departmentof Agriculture andForestry

$107,046 The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Fore

State of Louisiana for the VS NTEP FAD SAFE exerc

Department of Agriculture and Forestry FAD resp

SOPs for key components of the plan that are esscoordinated response to an FAO outbreak. The to

may include: 1) implementing a movement standvaccine (animal‐side), 3) permitting under the Sec

determining and establishing disease control area

surveillance systems, 5) establishing a Unified Com

planning for depopulation and disposal of infecte

Swine Cold Weather Depopulationand Disposal Training and Exercise

Minnesota Departmentof Agriculture

$133,954 The Minnesota Department of Agriculture plans t

and an exercise focused on cold‐weather depopu

management of swine. The proposal includes devweather swine depopulation methods; developin

swine carcass management methods such as abovand mobile rendering; reporting on findings; and 
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

Decision trees for depopulation and disposal, and 

be produced.

Missouri Agriculture DiseasePreparedness & ResponseCapability Building

Missouri Departmentof Agriculture

$30,010 The Missouri Department of Agriculture plans to 

training to strengthen the capabilities and capacitteams for responding to agriculture events. After 

form incident management teams from the newly 

coordinate and host the ICS 300/400 agriculture s

members to participate in USDA AgLearn position

will develop a deeper reservoir of trained staff to 

animal disease event response teams.

Foreign Animal Disease SouthernAgriculture Functional Exercise(FAD SAFE)

Mississippi Bureau of

Animal Health

$28,539 The Mississippi Board of Animal Health plans to p

for the VS NTEP FAD SAFE exercise. Mississippi’s 

business, traces, state and regional communicatioand resource sharing. Objectives include: 1) deve

between all stakeholders for an FMD response (ac

Information Center during FAD SAFE), 2) impleme

policies and procedures, 3) identify and allocate r

the federal, state, and local levels, 4) coordinate c

information sharing between all stakeholders in a

and 5) effectively coordinate the response to a re

(establish a functional ICS and unified command).

Captive Bolt Euthanasia Training for

Responders

Montana Departmentof Livestock, AnimalHealth Division

$25,371 Montana Department of Livestock plans to delive

euthanasia training courses for State personnel a

expected to be involved in animal health emergenprepare animal health experts throughout the Sta

used during an animal emergency for cattle, swin

project will also purchase 12 penetrating captive 

animal health authorities throughout the State.

C&D Investigation of Transporting North Carolina $85,854 The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and 

Infected Carcasses Off‐Farm Department of

Agriculture andConsumer Services

develop, prepare, and conduct demonstration exe

carcasses and representative material off‐farm to 

to assess the containment of all materials and ass

secure transport, and to assess the efficacy of NCprotocols. The work will be focused on issues rela

animal disease outbreak response in North Caroli

state and federal government, academia, and ind
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

Pathogen Inactivation in LargeScale Carcass Management by

Composting

North CarolinaDepartment ofAgriculture andConsumer Services

$24,510 The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and 

deliver poultry carcass composting training to 25 

period. The training will cover composting techni

inactivate pathogens, storage pile treatments to m

and troubleshooting measures to ensure adequat

training will involve the University of Maine, Nort

Poultry Unit, poultry industry staff, and North Caremployees.

Beef Supply Plan Development forNebraska Cattlemen

Nebraska Departmentof Agriculture

$212,600 The Nebraska Department of Agriculture will colla

Secure Beef Supply Plans in collaboration with the 

the Nebraska Cattlemen Association. The propos

Secure Beef Supply template focused on the state

development of an accompanying training curricu

drafting individual plans for their herds followed b

outcome will catapult the industry into a more pr

organized faction through training numerous enti

assisting feedlot managers to complete their site‐testing those plans through exercise events.

New York State and Quarantine

and Movement Control Training

and Exercise

New York Departmentof Agriculture andMarkets

$79,483 The New York State Department of Agriculture an

robust initiative to prepare for quarantine and mo

stop movement order, improve the skills of FADDproducers on Secure Food Supply movement cont

innovative approach will work with multiple State include: 1) train New York State Department of St

Inspection Unit (NYSDSP‐CVIU) personnel on NYS

and animal movement regulatory authority, 1a) c

to inspect animal vehicle traffic moving into or wi

SOP. Provide safety training to NYSDSP‐CVIU on a

inspection stations, 1b) hold joint exercises betwe

CVIU that target commercial animal traffic and int

day and evening hours, 2) improve capability in su

collection, submission and reporting technique of 

provide outreach to livestock producers on New Y

food supply movement control plans, 4) improve 

NYSDAM, New York State – Office of Emergency M

York State Emergency Support Function 11 partne
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

USDA EMRS and New York State’s emergency mamovement control within the incident command 

addresses key areas of concern identified in the 2

exercise. A revised work plan is recommended to 

equipment and supplies.

Emergency Management Training –

Site Manager Training

Ohio Department of

Agriculture

$11,731 The Ohio Department of Agriculture will organize 

Training for up to 40 state and federal animal hea

around Ohio. The training will include lecture and biosecurity, safety, site assessment, decontamina

disposal, PPE, and related topics. As part of these 

send one staff member to the APHIS Site Manage

then serve as a trainer during the Ohio course.

Emergency Management Training –

Case Manager

Ohio Department of

Agriculture

$6,303 The Ohio Department of Agriculture will organize 

Training for up to 40 state and federal animal hea

around Ohio. Case managers will be trained to be 

owner / producer and the Operations Section Chi

coordination of depopulation, disposal, environm

and reporting issues on the infected premises, co

reimbursement and contracting officer represent

Because this training will not be provided by VS in 

way to train regulatory veterinarians in Ohio and 

Managers with minimal travel costs.

Foreign Animal Disease SouthernAgriculture Functional Exercise(FAD SAFE)

Oklahoma Departmentof Agriculture

$18,199 The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food an

State of Oklahoma for the VS NTEP FAD SAFE exerelated to permitting, communication, epidemiolo

diagnostics. Objectives include: 1) develop unifor

all stakeholders for an FMD response (activate a J

during FAD SAFE), 2) implement FAD and/or FMD 

(develop operational plans with State IMT and Ok

with a focus on movement, communication, epid

and exercise, diagnostics, and resource sharing), 3

resources for FMD response at the federal, state, 

communications and information sharing betwee

response, and 5) effectively coordinate the respo

outbreak (establish a functional ICS and unified co
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

A Rapidly Deployable Animal

Disease and Livestock DisasterCommunication and Education

Network

Oklahoma StateUniversity

$49,522 Oklahoma State University will leverage the Oklah

Services network for targeted response actions an

cooperation with animal health agencies and partproposal will 1) empower Extension agents and in

basic emergency response training and crisis comcooperation with State animal health authorities 

up teams of educators to serve as local response 

disease outbreak or other livestock disaster and s

ICS training; 3) enhance state animal health commcoordinated livestock stakeholder communication officials, industry partner organizations, agribusin

educators; 4) provide Extension educators and indcritical points‐of‐contact, talking points, and facts

innovative technology and approaches; and, 5) ex

table‐top exercises in different areas of the state, events for key livestock sectors in the State.

Capacity Building for Emerging and

Foreign Animal Disease

Preparedness in Pennsylvania

PennsylvaniaDepartment ofAgriculture

$30,575 The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will c

State University to host a three‐day Emerging Ani

Conference that will train accredited veterinarian

producers, and corporations and businesses with 

agriculture. The objective is to increase the ability 

recognize high consequence FADs which pose an 

production animals in Pennsylvania and the natioreport suspected cases to authorities.

Foreign Animal Disease Southern

Agriculture Functional Exercise(FAD SAFE)

Texas Animal Health

Commission

$97,356 The Texas Animal Health Commission plans to pre

the VS NTEP FAD SAFE exercise with a focus on in

specific trainings and development of a state vaccSAFE, three tabletop exercise will be conducted to 

vaccination plan, test the standstill movement resevaluation and management of Secure Food Supp

outbreak. The proposal objectives include 1) impl

Commission plans, policies, and response best pra

incidents (planning workshops to review plans, tr

implement consistent external communication th

messaging for a FAD/FMD outbreak (activate the 

Commission Joint Information System during FAD 
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

internal communications and information sharing partners in a FAD/FMD response (refine SOPs for in an FAD response, and train and exercise comm

coordinate with industry stakeholders in the deveand exercising of Secure Food Supply plans (exerc

Online Training Program for FADDsto Respond to Foreign Animal

Diseases and Emerging Disease

Incidents

Texas A&M AgriLifeResearch

$449,287 Texas A&M AgriLife Research will continue its clos

APHIS VS Professional Development Services Bran

Disease Center to advance the FADD training pack

objectives include 1) revise the FAD Prep Foreign 

Manual for FADDs to have access to an up‐to‐date

provides all the pertinent information necessary tinvestigations, 2) develop an online module on Neincrease capabilities of FADDs in conducting disea

deliver just‐in‐time online trainings to FADDs to inconducting high‐consequence disease outbreak in

an online library of images and videos on high condisease investigations for trainers to enhance FAD 

proposal includes printing a new edition of the FA

Manual for FADDs and expanding the current Tex

website to host just‐in‐time training materials and 

Animal Disease Response Short Texas A&M AgriLife $118,977 Texas A&M AgriLife Research plans to create a na

Course: Agribusiness, Animal Research education training program that will provide spec

Handling, and Sample Collection opportunities for state and federal regulatory ani

of one‐week short courses. Over a 12‐month peri

will include the development and piloting of one‐

courses. The developed short course – focused on 

support of the cattle industry – will be delivered t

animal health official trainees. The course will dev

work and field training. This project will lay the fo

program that will be customizable for major US liv

Tabletop Exercise: Vaccine Program Texas A&M AgriLife $166,088 Texas A&M AgriLife Research will develop and de

Preparedness and Implementation Research stakeholders to share and discuss vaccine needs, 

plans for activating the National Veterinary Stock

regulatory officials, vaccine company representat

nation’s largest livestock production states (Iowa, 

Wisconsin, Texas, and Kansas), representing swin
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

respectively. The outcome will be enhanced unde

requirements for activation and usage of veterinadiscussion of the following four topics: 1) vaccine 

specific plans relevant to both their state and nat

distribution (factory to stockpile to state staging t(who, how, delivery system, tracking, and quality 

plans (e.g., vaccine failure).

Preparation and Response to

Catastrophic Animal Disease:

Removing Critical Obstacles toReadiness in the Western States

University of California(Davis)

$562,910 The University of California Davis will develop and 

person training in California, Oregon, and Arizona emergency preparedness and response in those s

California will accomplish this goal by conducting 

identify knowledge gaps and training needs. The 

interactive website to guide users through buildin

website will provide a library of related resources

includes interactive on‐line plan templates, facilit

in‐Time instructional videos, and templates for StOnce the interactive website is completed, the Un

deliver three workshop exercises in each state of Arizona for a total of nine events to demonstrate will include live demonstrations of enhanced bios

working farms.

Strengthening Local, Regional, andNational Emergency Poultry

Disease Response

University of Delaware $257,494 The University of Delaware plans to deliver a sing

depopulation training; comprehensive multi‐day p

training; half‐day epidemiology training on agricudiseases; grower training on expectations and rol

emergency; grower and industry‐oriented mass d

culminating water movement drill to support foam

Animal Disease Training and

Exercises Across the VeterinaryEducational Spectrum (AD‐TEAVES)

University of Illinois $429,835 The University of Illinois Urbana‐Champaign will d

agriculture responders who can serve on incident developing and conducting a tabletop exercise to 

by developing and delivering a 60‐hour, in‐person 

by conducting a functional exercise to assess effe

identifying corrective actions for continual improv

Carcass Management PreparednessTrain the Trainer Program for

University of Maine $260,449 The University of Maine System will conduct four 

mortality management courses targeting state anresponders, practicing veterinarians, and industry 
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

Animal Agriculture Sector

Responders

PA, and GA. However, the reviewers recommend 

they had not provided support for the project and funding PA and OK. With that reduction, a total o

towards achieving Composting SME status. In add

training, the students will also learn about biosec

ground burial. Each course is approximately 4 day

Online education program to

enhance rapid responses to disease

outbreaks and/or animal related

incidents pertaining to fairs,exhibitions, or facilities.

Washington StateUniversity

$316,077 Washington State University will develop on‐line 

risks, about emergency responses to animal relate

exhibit events, and how to mitigate infection and 

for participants in fair and exhibit events or respo

incidents. Using the on‐line modules, Washington responders to prepare for, respond to, and recoveincidents during fair or exhibit events and to train 

and volunteers on awareness of zoonotic diseasesof disease, enact emergency action plans, and pro

and communication. In addition, Washington Stat

national clearinghouse of individuals that have cotraining programs related to animal disease and i

fairs and exhibitions. The target audience includevolunteers, livestock, or poultry exhibitors/produ

veterinarians, state/volunteer emergency manage

public visiting fairs/exhibits, respective food or fib

departments of agriculture across the US.

Public‐Private Partnership in Wisconsin Department $158,014 This proposal focuses on building strong private‐p

Animal Disease Outbreak of Agriculture joint education, planning, exercising, and evaluati

will enhance industry education and build a frame

efficiencies and trust. The proposal includes onlin

critical activities of an animal disease outbreak re

response plans, and exercises to test and evaluate 

Foreign Animal Disease Southern

Agriculture Functional Exercise(FAD SAFE)

West VirginiaDepartment of

Agriculture

$103,876 The West Virginia Department of Agriculture will 

Virginia for the VS NTEP FAD SAFE exercise by supevents to enhance animal disease emergency pre

efforts. The objectives include: 1) conduct prepar

for animal health emergency critical activities (ICS 

specific ICS training, EMRS training, FAD training, 

Information Center training), 2) plan, conduct, an
Title Recipient Amount Summary 

drills, and functional exercises (requesting VS NatTeam and transfer of command, ICS and IMT stru

development workshop and TTX, FADD drills, secu

exercise, vaccination plan development, worksho

provide travel for participation in planning, condu

tabletops, drills, and functional exercises, and 4) uresponse plan and develop an FMD‐specific annex 

work plan is recommended to define the milestonoutcomes, and target audience more clearly.