Radio Frequency ID Project
Agency: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Assistance Listings
- 10.025 -- Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
This cooperative agreement aligns with USDA goal #4 (objective 4.4): Protect agricultural health by minimizing major diseases and pests to ensure access to safe, plentiful, and nutritious food; and APHIS goal #6: Protect the health of U.S. agricultural resources, including addressing zoonotic disease issues and incidences, by implementing surveillance, preparedness and response, and control programs; Objective 6.2: Ensure effective preparedness and response systems....
RFID Project Purpose: To increase the accuracy, efficiency, and cost effectiveness of collecting animal identification, movement information, and animal disease program records, while supporting the cattle industry’s management and marketing needs.
RFID Project Objective: The selected projects will document the capability of UHF backtags correlated with other Official identification devices for the collection of animal movement and disease program data without unduly impacting business operations (i.e., “the speed of commerce”), with an overall objective of supporting and improving disease traceability practices. For example: processes that correlate the UHF back tag with other ID such as LF RFID and/or visual identification where UHF readers are used to accommodate high volume facilities.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
State(s), Tribe(s), academic institutions, and livestock industry organizations are eligible to apply; however, cooperators must demonstrate the ability to conduct unbiased and authoritative studies. Preference will be given to collaborative projects conducted by or with State Animal Health Officials.
Grantor contact information
Description
APHIS Grantor
Grants
Phone 301-851-2856
Email for access problems
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| RFID_CA_Project_announcment_4.2.19_FINAL-_posted_4.11.19.docx | Full Announcement | May 1, 2019 12:19 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Archived: July 7, 2019
Award
$1,000,000
Program Funding
5
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$--
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
USDA-APHIS-10025-VSCEAH00-19-0001
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
2
Posted date:
April 11, 2019
Archive date:
July 7, 2019
