Swine Composting Training for USDA Veterinary Services Employees

Funding Opportunity ID: 290147 Opportunity Number: USDA-GRANTS-111616-001 Opportunity Title: Swine Composting Training for USDA Veterinary Services EmployeesOpportunity 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 16, 2016Close Date: Jan 15, 2017Last Updated Date: Nov 16, 2016Award Ceiling: Award Floor: Estimated Total Program Funding: $48,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Description: Veterinary Services hopes to partner with an academic institution or state government to provide Swine Composting Training for select VS personnel. The personnel who would be trained are predominately veterinarians and animal health technicians who serve as Composting Subject Matter Experts during incidents requiring depopulation and disposal. It is the role of the Composting SME to offer on-site technical expertise throughout the composting process during animal health events requiring composting as a disposal option. The training would include ...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Agriculture Source Type: funding