Swine Depopulation Training for USDA Veterinary Services

Funding Opportunity ID: 290031 Opportunity Number: USDA-GRANTS-110916-001 Opportunity Title: Swine Depopulation Training for USDA Veterinary ServicesOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: AgricultureCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 10.025Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Additional Information on Eligibility: Land-Grant Universities, Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture, Colleges of Veterinary Medicine, or State entitiesAgency Code: USDA-APHISAgency Name: Department of AgricultureAnimal and Plant Health Inspection ServicePosted Date: Nov 09, 2016Close Date: Jan 15, 2017Last Updated Date: Nov 09, 2016Award Ceiling: $70,000Award Floor: Estimated Total Program Funding: $70,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Description: Veterinary Services plans to partner with an academic institution or state government to provide swine depopulation training for select VS personnel. The VS personnel who would be trained are predominately veterinarians and animal health technicians who serve as Depopulation Group Supervisors within the Incident Command Structure (ICS) during incidents requiring depopulation. It is the role of the Depopulation Group Supervisor to oversee humane depopulation on one or more premises during an incident and to offer sound scientific advice on depopulat...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Agriculture Source Type: funding