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Animal Health and Disease Research

Program Information

Popular name

AHDR; Animal Health and Disease Research Capacity Program

Program Number

10.207

Program objective

The purpose of this funding is to increase animal health and disease research activities at accredited public or private veterinary schools or colleges, or state agricultural experiment stations conducting animal health and disease research.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    For FY 2016, more than 100 Capacity block grants will be awarded, totaling $3,706,320.

    Determination which is based upon a formula compiled by the Office of Grants and Financial Management (OGFM). The formula is authorized by Congress. Awards were made to 67 eligible State entities (all Agricultural Experiment Stations and US Veterinary Colleges).

    The funds were used at the discretion of authorized Deans and Directors to address local, regional or national agricultural animal health and disease research priorities of their respective states. Sixty-seven Capacity block grants, for a total of $3,706,320, as determined by the legislatively mandated formula and computed by the Office of Grants and Financial Management (OGFM), were awarded to 67 eligible State entities (all Agricultural Experiment Stations and U.S. Veterinary Colleges).

    These funds were used at the discretion of authorized Deans and Directors to address local, regional or national agricultural animal health and disease research priorities of their respective states.

  2. 2017

    Sixty-seven Capacity block grants, for a total of $3,696,260, as determined by an OGFM formula, were awarded to 67 eligible State entities (all Agricultural Experiment Stations and US Veterinary Colleges). These funds were used at the discretion of authorized Deans and Directors to address local, regional or national agricultural animal health and disease research priorities of their respective states. The University of Alaska’s Agriculture Experiment Station opted out this year and this was the first year of participation for the new Veterinary School at Lincoln Memorial University (Tennessee).

  3. 2018

    For Fiscal Year 2018, the appropriated amount was $4 million.

    Sixty-seven Capacity block grants, for a total of $3,717,120, as determined by an OGFM formula, were awarded to 67 eligible State entities (all Agricultural Experiment Stations and US Veterinary Colleges). These funds were used at the discretion of authorized Deans and Directors to address local, regional or national agricultural animal health and disease research priorities of their respective states. The University of Alaska’s Agriculture Experiment Station and Cornell University’s State Experiment Station opted out this year and this was the first year of participation for the new Veterinary School at Midwestern University in Arizona.

  4. 2019

    For Fiscal Year 2019, the appropriated amount was $4 million.

    In accordance with financial data provided by the Budget Office, approximately $3,717,120 is available for this Program.
    Sixty-seven Capacity block grants will be awarded to eligible State entities (all Agricultural Experiment Stations and US Veterinary Colleges). These funds were used at the discretion of authorized Deans and Directors to address local, regional or national agricultural animal health and disease research priorities of their respective states. Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona, is a new Veterinary School joining the group this year. The SAES at University of Alaska (Fairbanks) and Cornell University (Ithaca) opted-out of the program this year.

  5. 2023

    Organoids for the study of Swine infectious diseases. South Dakota State University.

  6. 2024

    Sixty-seven Capacity block grants will be awarded to eligible State entities (all Agricultural Experiment Stations and US Veterinary Colleges). These funds will be used at the discretion of authorized Deans and Directors to address local, regional or national agricultural animal health and disease research priorities of their respective states.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

NIFA works in partnership with grantees to ensure responsible stewardship of federal funds. Grantees and partners are required to comply with all relevant rules and regulations. The following resources are provided to NIFA’s partners and award recipients to support their adherence to federal regulations governing program performance: 13.) NIFA Federal Regulations page: https://nifa.usda.gov/federal-regulations 14.) NIFA Regulations and Guidelines webpage: https://nifa.usda.gov/regulations-and-guidelines 15.) NIFA Policy Guide: https://nifa.usda.gov/policy-guide 16.) NIFA Award Terms and Conditions page: Terms and Conditions | NIFA (usda.gov) 17.) NIFA Grant Application Guide: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/nifa-22-001-nifa-grants-application-guide 18.) NIFA Certifications and Representations page: https://nifa.usda.gov/certifications-and-representations 19.) NIFA Acknowledgment of USDA Support page: https://nifa.usda.gov/acknowledgment-usda-support-nifa 20.) NIFA Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Page: https://nifa.usda.gov/foia 21.) National Environmental Policy Act Policy and Guidance page https://nifa.usda.gov/nepa-policy-and-guidance 22.) NIFA Research Misconduct page: https://nifa.usda.gov/research-misconduct 23.) 7 CFR Chapter 34: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-7/subtitle-B/chapter-XXXIV 24.) Capacity Program Distribution Schedules: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/capacity-program-distribution-schedules