New World Screwworm Grand Challenge — up to $100M to boost production, traps, and treatments
USDA APHIS is offering up to $100 million to fund projects that prevent the northward spread of New World screwworm. Funding priorities include scaling sterile fly production, developing novel traps and lures, advancing animal therapeutics, and other preparedness or response tools; awards are typically up to $5M (larger awards possible for high-impact proposals). Applications are due Feb 23, 2…
The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Health Protection Inspection Service announces this funding opportunity to support the sweeping plan to combat New World screwworm (NWS) as described in the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture’s August 15, 2025, press release, titled USDA Announces S…
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Application packages must meet the initial screening criteria to be eligible to receive further review. Proposals that do not meet these initial screening criteria will not receive further review. Any application package with missing or incomplete documents or forms will not be eligible to recei…
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