Animal Health and Disease Research (10.207)
Animal Health and Disease Research (Assistance Listing 10.207) is run by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $18.4 million in 340 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $54,150 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $38,642. Half of the 340 awards fell between $17,293 and $72,867, and they ranged from $1,285 to $266,845.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$18.4 million
- Grant awards340
- Typical award$38,642
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.6 million
- Size rank1338 of 1824
- Type of assistanceFormula grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $3.9 million in fiscal 2021 to $3.6 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1338th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 70% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 50 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
This program is open to eligible accredited school, college of veterinary medicine, or State agricultural experiment station that conducts animal health and disease research in accordance with NARETPA section 1433(c) (7 U.S.C. 3195). The annual NOFO includes a list of eligible institutions. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided the subcontracts are necessary for the conduct of the project. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may have been reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Funds for the Capacity and Infrastructure Program Part (a) of the Continuing Animal Health and Disease, Food Security, and Stewardship Research, Education and Extension Program (aka Animal Health and Disease Research or AHDR) may be used to assist all states in carrying out program of research activities designed to do the following: 1.) Meet expenses of conducting animal health and disease research, publishing, and disseminating the results of such research and contributing to the retirement of employees, subject to the provisions of the Act of March 4, 1940 (54 Stat. 39–40, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 331); 2.) For administrative planning and direction; and 3.) To purchase of equipment and supplies necessary for conducting such research. 1.) Approved NIFA AHDR Projects AHDR federal funding may only be used on AHDR approved projects. 2.) In accordance with section 1473 of NARETPA (7 U.S.C. 3319), indirect costs and tuition remission are unallowable as AHDR formula grant expenditures. Further, costs that are a part of an institution's indirect cost pool (e.g., administrative, or clerical salaries) may not be reclassified as direct costs for the purpose of making them allowable. 3.) Retirement Contributions Employer contributions to land-grant college retirement systems are limited to five percent of the portion of the salaries paid, under this award, to employees who participate in the system (7 16 U.S.C. 331) and are subject to the other conditions in 7 U.S.C. 331.
Matching requirements
Statutory Formula: Title 7 - Agriculture, Part 3200, Subpart n/a,Public Law 95-113.n/aMatching is required for total State award amounts exceeding $100,000. A one-to-one match (100%) is required on the funding above the $100,000 threshold. Total State awards under $100,000 do not have a matching requirement. See the annual RFA for more information on matching requirements.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
States are eligible for funds appropriated under this Act according to a following formula. See the annual RFA and the Capacity Program Distribution Schedules webpage for more information on the formula and amounts of financial assistance.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Research on Infectious Diseases of Animals and Their Management in Montana; mRNA therapy to induce antimicrobial expression and rapid protection against viral respiratory disease in cattle; Efficacy of combination anthelmintics in calves; Increasing research capacity for high containment work with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1); Developing Novel Disease & Prevention/Control Methods to Enhance Farmed & Wild Fish Health; Enhancing Swine Productivity: Exploring Nutritional Interventions; Investigations into the occurrence of Angiostrongylus spp. in invasive apple snails (Pomacea spp.) in the crayfish industry and waterways of the Southeastern USA; Exploring the expanded host range of highly pathogenic avian influenza; Rapid detection of serum biomarkers for bovine respiratory disease
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Animal Health and Disease Research (10.207) awarded$18.4 million across 340 grant awards, an average of $54,150 per award.
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to colleges and universities.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 340 | $18.4 million | 100% |
By state
13 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 10 | $1.4 million |
| California | 15 | $1.3 million |
| Texas | 9 | $1.3 million |
| Colorado | 5 | $927,166 |
| Minnesota | 10 | $805,487 |
| Kansas | 5 | $762,189 |
| North Carolina | 10 | $751,734 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | $633,031 |
| Nebraska | 5 | $616,304 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $521,051 |
| Mississippi | 5 | $500,664 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | $473,399 |
| New York | 9 | $472,264 |
| Ohio | 10 | $463,006 |
| Missouri | 10 | $458,158 |
| Georgia | 10 | $439,513 |
| Washington | 9 | $410,660 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | $396,354 |
| Indiana | 5 | $370,581 |
| Michigan | 5 | $365,269 |
| Oregon | 5 | $349,177 |
| Florida | 5 | $344,376 |
| South Dakota | 5 | $325,384 |
| Virginia | 5 | $296,922 |
| Alabama | 15 | $294,418 |
| Idaho | 5 | $281,530 |
| Tennessee | 15 | $272,742 |
| Kentucky | 5 | $263,132 |
| Illinois | 5 | $259,514 |
| Louisiana | 10 | $225,774 |
| Arizona | 10 | $191,204 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | $187,810 |
| Montana | 5 | $175,677 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $152,926 |
| Utah | 5 | $151,155 |
| Maryland | 5 | $146,773 |
| New Mexico | 5 | $145,414 |
| South Carolina | 5 | $108,116 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $103,193 |
| Delaware | 5 | $101,347 |
| Wyoming | 5 | $98,386 |
| Maine | 5 | $87,066 |
| New Jersey | 5 | $65,956 |
| Vermont | 5 | $65,276 |
| Nevada | 5 | $65,243 |
| Connecticut | 5 | $59,236 |
| West Virginia | 5 | $43,867 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | $34,334 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $25,229 |
| Hawaii | 5 | $19,131 |