Vet-LIRN Capacity-Building Project and Equipment Grants (U18)
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- Posted
- May 18, 2023
- Closes
- September 4, 2028
- Award ceiling
- $2,500,000
- Award floor
- $225,000
- Expected awards
- 25
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 93.103
- Category
- Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Food and Nutrition
- Archives
- September 5, 2028
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.103 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $213M
- FY2026 obligated
- $215.3M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 849
Top recipients: The Critical Path Institute, National Environmental Health Association, Association of Food & Drug Officials, Yale Univ, Food & Agriculture, California Department of
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The goal of this NOFO is to fund veterinary diagnostic laboratories in the Vet-LIRN network for grants associated with projects and equipment. Specific objectives include:
1. Supporting the development, adaptation, or verification/validation of new methods associated with animal food issues or antimicrobial resistance.
2. Short-term surveillance or monitoring efforts aligned with the CVM mission.
3. Supporting equipment for testing or developing tests associated with animal food-related issues or antimicrobial resistance, including those for emerging technologies.
4. Developing projects related to antimicrobial stewardship, in alignment with CVM's key initiatives in this area.
5. Contributing as part of Vet-LIRN's AMR monitoring program, including sequencing isolates.
6. Supporting work associated with One Health, including emerging diseases such as COVID-19, when funding is available.
Who can apply
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Small businesses
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
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