Chronic Wasting Disease Cervid Management and Response Activities 2026
USDA APHIS is offering about $12 million in FY26 funding for projects to prevent and control Chronic Wasting Disease in farmed and wild cervids, with specific opportunities for Tribal Nations, via ezFedGrants by June 15, 2026.
Funder: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Due Dates: June 15, 2026 (Full application deadline)
Funding Amounts: ~$12,050,000 total; typical awards $10,000–$250,000; up to $2M for non-competitive farmed cervid outbreak response; project period up to 12 months.
Summary: Supports cooperative agreements to control and prevent chronic wasting disease (CWD) in farmed and wild cervids through surveillance, testing, management, research, and outreach.
Key Information: Applications must be submitted via ezFedGrants; submissions through Grants.gov are not accepted.
Description
This funding opportunity from USDA APHIS provides approximately $12.05 million in cooperative agreement funding to support projects that control and prevent chronic wasting disease (CWD) in farmed and wild cervids (deer, elk, etc.). Funding is divided among wild cervid, wild cervid (Tribal Nations only), and farmed cervid activities. Projects may include surveillance, testing, management, response activities, indemnification and removal of affected animals, research on new detection or management methods, and the development of educational outreach. Both applied research and practical management projects are encouraged, provided they address one or more of the program’s funding priorities.
