Agriculture Delaware Dept

Award Purpose: the 2022 Delaware Department of Agriculture Hpaiemergency Cooperative Agreement Funding Will Contribute to Payment Forunexpected Costs Arising From the Disease Response to the Highlypathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak in Delaware That Began in FEBRUARY,2022 These Costs Included State Responder Overtime, Personnel Travel Andlodging Expenses, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and Otherdisposable Disease Response Supplies, Supplies and Equipment to Respond,as Well as Contractors to Assist With the Work. the University Ofdelaware Nahln (national Animal Health Laboratory Network) Labcontributed Substantially to Response Efforts, Such as Lab Overtimecosts, Shipping Costs, Etc.activities to Be Performed: Activities Performed by Delaware Respondersinclude Issuance and Notification of State’s Quarantines; Diseasesurveillance in Control Areas and Surveillance Zones; Monitoring Ofbiosecurity on Infected Premises; Monitoring of Euthanasia of Infectedpoultry and Disposal of Carcasses; Monitoring of Cleaning Anddisinfection (C<(>&<)>D) of Infected Premises; Approval of Permits Formovement of Feed, Supplies and Products Into or Out of Control Areas;stakeholder Outreach; Response to Sick Bird Calls; Environmentalsampling; Real Time Reporting of Disease Response Status; Data Entry Andincident Document Management.deliverables and Expected Outcomes: Cooperator Activities Willfacilitate a Timely Return to Normal Poultry Production/ Trade Withinthe State and With Other State Trading Partners to the Extent Possibleunder the Circumstances; Encourages and Monitors Robust Biosecurity Ofproduction Facilities to Minimize Further Transmission of Hpai;facilitates Return to Production by Infected Premises at the Earliestpossible Opportunity; Maintains Outreach and Education to Stakeholdersand Consumers; and Maintains Hpai Surveillance and Investigation Ofsuspicious Sick Bird Calls to Allow Earliest Detection Should Hpaire-emerge or Be Re-introduced.intended Beneficiary(ies): Rapid and Effective Response to Hpai Outbreakin Delaware Minimizes Further Transmission of Disease to Other Premisesand Minimizes the Impact, to the Extent Possible, to Agriculture Tradewithin Delaware and With Other States. This Benefits the Delawarepoultry Industry, as Well as Consumers, Who Continue to Have Access Topoultry and Poultry Products Produced Within the State.subrecipient Activities If Known or Specified at the Time of the Award:the University of Delaware Nahln Laboratory Contributes to Hpaisurveillance Testing Within the State. This Serves to Exercise Theresponse Capabilities and Messaging of Test Results to Emrs by Bothlaboratories. Equally Important, the Nahln Laboratory Testing Allows Fortimely Results on Surveillance Testing in Control Areas/ Surveillancezones and Testing in Conjunction With Sick Bird Calls/ Foreign Animaldisease Investigations.