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Homeland Security Program
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To provide funding to protect the food supply and agricultural production. This is accomplished by providing federal assistance, through existing cooperative agreements, to three (3) national agricultural homeland security networks: the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN), the National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN), the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN).
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
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For Fiscal Year 2016: (A) National Plant Diagnostic Network for the Food and Agricultural Defense Initiative (NPDN):
Six (6) applications were received and awarded. The NPDN awards totaled $3,032,200.
(B) National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) for the Food and Agricultural Defense Initiative (aka FADI):
For FY 2016, the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) will continue to support three multi-institutional homeland security networks via non-competitively awarded cooperative agreements: The National Plant Diagnostic Network, the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, and the Extension Disaster Education Network.
All three (3) networks will continue to help prepare, prevent, detect, respond and recover from high-consequence disease threats and other disasters. During 2016, the NAHLN implemented a restructure plan that employs enhanced metrics and other semi-quantitative criteria to determine level-specific NAHLN membership eligibility. The agency is in the process of making 16 new awards to support NAHLN labs.
While it appears that NIFA drastically reduced the number NAHLN Labs supported in FY 2016, investments were the same as the previous fiscal year (FY). The difference is that, due to the NAHLN restructure, there was a re-assortment of which NAHLN labs are funded by NIFA and which are funded by APHIS which collaboratively funds NAHLN. For FY 2016, NIFA is supporting a larger number of Level-1 labs (largest awards size under the NAHLN tier structure), hence the smaller number of total labs in FY 2016.
(C ) Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN):
This program continues to support three (3) multi-institutional homeland security networks via non-competitively awarded cooperative agreements: The National Plant Diagnostic Network, the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, and the Extension Disaster Education Network. The agency is in the process of making awards. EDEN’s allocation is anticipated to be $370,800.
For Fiscal Year 2016: (A) National Plant Diagnostic Network for the Food and Agricultural Defense Initiative (NPDN):
Six applications were received and awarded. The awards totaled $3,030,660
(B) National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) for the Food and Agricultural Defense Initiative (aka FADI):
FADI: For FY 2016, the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) will continued to support three multi-institutional homeland security networks via non-competitively awarded cooperative agreements: The National Plant Diagnostic Network, the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN), and the Extension Disaster Education Network. All three networks continued to help prepare, prevent, detect, respond and recover from high-consequence disease threats and other disasters.
NAHLN: During 2016, NIFA disbursed $ 3,018,000 payment to states to the NAHLN. NAHLN implemented a restructure plan that employs enhanced metrics and other semi-quantitative criteria to determine level-specific NAHLN membership eligibility. The agency made 16 new awards to support NAHLN labs. While NIFA reduced the number NAHLN Labs it is supporting in 2016 (compared to 2015), investments are the same as the previous year. The difference is that, due to the NAHLN restructure, there was a reassortment of which NAHLN labs are funded by NIFA and which are funded by APHIS which collaboratively funds NAHLN. APHIS has a larger percentage of the total labs in 2016. For 2016, NIFA supported a larger number of Level-1 labs (largest award size under the NAHLN tier structure), hence the smaller number of total labs in 2016.
Critical surveillance and suspect-sample testing was supported to address the mission of safeguarding public health, enhancing the health of all animals, and improving the economic well-being of livestock producers nationwide. Thousands of samples were processed testing for high-consequence livestock pathogens and tens of thousands of samples for some of more common disease organisms. Member laboratories have completed or maintained proficiency certification for several important endemic and foreign animal diseases, including: avian influenza, Newcastle disease, Johne’s disease, classical swine fever, foot and mouth disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, leptospirosis, bovine leukemia virus, bluetongue, chronic wasting disease, and equine infectious anemia.
(C ) Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN): The Extension Disaster Education Network project further integrated and expanded the Cooperative Extension System’s educational role before, during and after a disaster, using the all-hazards approach adopted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Fiscal Year 2017:
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, the amount appropriated for this Program was $8,000,000.
The amount available for awards was $7,680,000, after legislatively mandated set-asides.
(A) National Plant Diagnostic Network for the Food and Agricultural Defense Initiative (NPDN):
Six applications were received and awarded. The awards totaled $3,030,660.
(B) National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) for the Food and Agricultural Defense Initiative (aka FADI):
FADI: For FY 2017, the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) continued to support three multi-institutional homeland security networks via non-competitively awarded cooperative agreements: The National Plant Diagnostic Network, the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN), and the Extension Disaster Education Network. All three networks continued to help prepare, prevent, detect, respond and recover from high-consequence disease threats and other disasters.
NAHLN: During FY 2017, NIFA supported 16 laboratories (10 level 1 labs; 2 level 2 labs; and, 4 level 3 labs) with $4,278,540 payment to states. This amount represents an increase of $1,260,540 (from 2016) provided in the FADI appropriation and designated by Congress specifically for NAHLN. NIFA funded two new labs (MI; PA-Harrisburg) and 14 renewal labs in FY 2017. The Wyoming lab moved up from a level 3 lab (2016) to a level 2 lab (2017). Other labs being supported by NIFA in 2017 maintained the same level as in FY 2016.
Critical surveillance and suspect-sample testing was supported to address the mission of safeguarding public health, enhancing the health of all animals, and improving the economic well-being of livestock producers nationwide. Thousands of samples were processed testing for high-consequence livestock pathogens and tens of thousands of samples for some of more common disease organisms. Member laboratories have completed or maintained proficiency certification for several important endemic and foreign animal diseases, including: avian influenza, Newcastle disease, Johne’s disease, classical swine fever, foot and mouth disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, leptospirosis, bovine leukemia virus, bluetongue, chronic wasting disease, and equine infectious anemia.
(C ) Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN):
One award was made in the Extension Disaster and Education Network to Purdue University in the amount $370,800.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, the amount appropriated for this Program was $ 8,000,000. The amount available for awards was $7,680,000, after legislatively mandated set-asides.
The Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) continued to support two of the three multi-institutional homeland security networks via non-competitively awarded cooperative agreements:
The National Plant Diagnostic Network and the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN). All three networks continued to help prepare, prevent, detect, respond and recover from high-consequence disease threats and other disasters.
NPDN: Six applications were been received and awarded. The awards totaled $3,030,660
EDEN: One competitive 5 year award was made to the Extension Disaster and Education Network (EDEN) in the amount $383,800.
NAHLN: NIFA made 19 awards supporting National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) laboratories. Overall, NIFA supported 19 laboratories (11 level 1 labs; 3 level 2 labs; and, 5 level 3 labs) with $4,266,000 payment to states. This amount represents a stable amount from FY2017, maintaining the increase of $1,260,540 (from 2016) provided in the FADI appropriation and designated by Congress specifically for NAHLN.
NIFA funded three new labs (NY; HI; TX-Texas Animal Health Commission) and 16 renewal labs in FY 2018. Award recommendations are being processed with start dates anticipated to be September 1, 2018.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, the amount appropriated for this Program was $ 8,000,000. The amount available for awards was $7,680,000, after legislatively mandated set-asides.
The Food and Ag Defense Initiative (FADI) will continue to support the National Plant Diagnostic Network and the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) via non-competitively awarded cooperative agreements. New cooperative agreements were established in 2016. FY 2019 represents the third award renewal cycle under the new cooperative agreement. All three networks continued to help prepare, prevent, detect, respond and recover from high-consequence disease threats and other disasters.
NPDN:
Six applications were been received and awarded. The awards totaled $3,030,660
EDEN:
One award was made to the Extension Disaster and Education Network (EDEN) in the amount $383,800.
NAHLN: NIFA plans to make 19 awards supporting National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) laboratories. Overall, NIFA will support 19 laboratories (12 level 1 labs; 3 level 2 labs; and, 4 level 3 labs) with $4,266,000 payment to states. This amount represents a stable amount from FY 2018, maintaining the increase of $1,260,540 (from 2016) provided in the FADI appropriation and designated by Congress specifically for NAHLN. Award recommendations are being processed. September 30, 2019 is the anticipated start date for the projects.
The Food and Ag Defense Initiative (FADI) is unfunded in the President’s FY 2020 budget.
NIFA will continue to support three multi-institutional homeland security networks via current non-competitively awarded cooperative agreements: The National Plant Diagnostic Network, the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN), and the Extension Disaster Education Network.
NAHLN: It is anticipated that changes in lab membership from FY 2019 into FY 2020 will be minor since continuity is an important consideration in sustaining agrosecurity preparedness. Given the lack of funding for this program in the FY 2020 budget, the agency does not anticipate making any renewal awards.
FY23: 18 applications received, 18 awards made
FY24: 17 applications received, 17 awards made
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.
