USDA Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Poultry Innovation Grand Challenge Funding Opportunity

FUNDING PROGRAM: USDA Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Poultry Innovation Grand Challenge Funding Opportunity.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: USDA-APHIS-10025-VSSP0000-25-0015.

FUNDING AGENCIES: USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

OPPORTUNITY:

APHIS is making funding available in FY 2025 to support high-value and high-impact projects that explore vaccines, therapeutics, research, and other strategies to combat avian influenza, lower egg prices, and protect the U.S. poultry industry.

DESCRIPTION:

Funding is available through a competitive process. USDA will prioritize proposals that address one or more of the following:

• Development of novel therapeutics and improved diagnostics to address HPAI in poultry.
• Research to further understand risk pathways of avian influenza for producers and to inform improved biosecurity and response strategies.
• Development of novel vaccines to protect poultry from HPAI while promoting biosecurity.

Awards will be funded via cooperative agreements; interagency agreements will be used if the recipient is a federal agency.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:

• For-profit organizations, non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign organizations) and non- domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. organizations will require additional review and approval processes.
• Colleges and universities, including university research foundations.
• State, national, allied, or regional producer organizations with direct or significant economic interest in poultry production.
• State, national, allied, or regional veterinary organizations or specialty boards recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association.
• Federal agencies.
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Education.
• Small businesses Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Education.
• State Departments of Agriculture.
• State emergency agencies,

COST SHARING: Cost sharing, matching, or cost participation is not required.

FUNDING AVAILABLE: Up to $100 million.  APHIS anticipates that most agreements awarded will not exceed $2,000,000. Proposals exceeding $2,000,000 will be considered.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 19, 2025.