FOOD & AGRICULTURE, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
Total received in grants · trailing 12 months
$9.8M
$0for every U.S. household÷ 131M U.S. households
In perspective
0.0%of all $401.9B in tracked grants
3separate grants, trailing 12 months
FOOD & AGRICULTURE, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF has received $9.8M across 3 federal grants of $1M or more on record.
Data as of August 5, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov, prime contract awards $1M+. Federal spending data lags and has known gaps. This is not a real-time or complete record.
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| Department of Agriculture | AWARD PURPOSE: THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE INVASIVE FRUIT FLY (IFF) STATEWIDE PEST DETECTION SURVEY IS TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, ACCESS TO FRESH PRODUCE WITHIN THE ENTIRE US AND TO RETAIN AND EXPAND EXPORT MARKETS BY DEMONSTRATING THE ABSENCE OF A PEST, OR “PEST FREE AREAS,” FOR EXPORT CERTIFICATION PURPOSES. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH MAINTAINING A TRAPPING NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE TARGET PESTS THAT THIS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON ARE THE ANASTREPHA SPP.; ZEUGODACUS SPP.; BACTROCERA SPP.; AND THE MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY (MEDFLY). ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE INVASIVE FRUIT FLY SURVEY WILL LOOK FOR THE PRESENCE AND EARLY DETECTION OF A NUMBER OF INVASIVE FRUIT FLY PEST SPECIES. TRAPS WILL BE PLACED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. TRAP SITES WILL BE SELECTED AT HIGH-HAZARD INTERNATIONAL PORTS OF ENTRY, AND SURROUNDING URBAN, RURAL AND FOREST AREAS. SUSPECT SAMPLES WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR CONFIRMATION TO THE PLANT PEST DIAGNOSTICS CENTER (PPDC). THIS STATEWIDE TRAPPING PROGRAM IS OUTLINED IN THE: CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (CDFA) INSECT TRAPPING GUIDE, AND TRAPS WILL BE SERVICED DEPENDING ON THE TRAP TYPE AND REGION. INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED BY THE EXOTIC FRUIT FLY CROSS-FUNCTIONAL WORKING GROUP, THE TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP, THE SCIENCE ADVISORY PANEL AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SYSTEM. TRAPPERS WILL BE TRAINED IN TRAP PLACEMENT, PRELIMINARY IDENTIFICATION, AND PROPER SAMPLE SUBMISSION PROCEDURES. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: BETWEEN 2020-2025 ALONE, 1,442 IFF WERE DETECTED IN CALIFORNIA. THESE DETECTIONS RESULTED IN AN AVERAGE OF 39 DELIMITATION-TRAPPING PROGRAMS AND 3 QUARANTINES PER YEAR. DURING 2025, CDFA TRAPPED 169 ADULT IFF FROM SIX IFF SPECIES IN 12 DIFFERENT COUNTIES. THESE DETECTIONS TRIGGERED 39 DELIMITATION-TRAPPING PROGRAMS, 13 ERADICATION-ONLY PROJECTS, AND THREE QUARANTINE PROJECTS. THESE DETECTIONS DEMONSTRATE THAT INFESTED COMMODITIES ARE FINDING THEIR WAY TO CALIFORNIA AND COOPERATIVE INTERAGENCY PEST SURVEILLANCE AND ERADICATION PROJECTS ARE REQUIRED. THE SURVEY METHODS DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT TARGET LIKELY INTRODUCTION POINTS. TARGETING THE SURVEY ON THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE THE GREATEST RISK FOR INTRODUCTION SHOULD ALLOW FOR A REASONABLE EXPECTATION FOR THE DETECTION OF INTRODUCTIONS OF THESE PESTS. THEREFORE, THIS SURVEY SHOULD FIND EVIDENCE OF THESE PESTS IF THEY HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED. A TABULATION OF THE NUMBER OF SITES TRAPPED AND SAMPLED AND THE NUMBER OF SAMPLES SUBMITTED CAN BE USED TO DETERMINE IF THE SURVEY EFFORTS WERE SUFFICIENT. NEGATIVE SURVEY RESULTS WOULD INDICATE THAT THESE PESTS HAVE NOT BEEN INTRODUCED NOR ESTABLISHED IN CALIFORNIA. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): INVASIVE FRUIT FLIES (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE), INCLUDING MEDFLY AND ORIENTAL FRUIT FLY, ARE AMONG THE MOST SERIOUS THREATS TO CALIFORNIA’S $61.2 BILLION AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ANY OF THESE FRUIT FLIES WOULD HAVE A DRAMATIC IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC WELLNESS OF CALIFORNIA AND THE NATION, REQUIRING EXTENSIVE USE OF PESTICIDES, BOTH IN URBAN AND COMMERCIAL SETTINGS. THE RESULTING QUARANTINES AGAINST EXPORTED CALIFORNIA GROWN COMMODITIES WOULD HAVE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON CALIFORNIA'S ABILITY TO COMPETE IN THE INTERNATIONAL EXPORT TRADE ARENA. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: COUNTY AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS (CAC) WILL MAINTAIN AND OPERATE FRUIT FLY TRAPS, PROVIDE SURVEY SITE INFORMATION, ASSIST WITH THE SURVEY, AND SUBMIT SPECIMENS FOR IDENTIFICATION. COST CATEGORIES: PERSONNEL: $307,899; FRINGE BENEFITS: $134,266; TRAVEL: $25 ,350; SUPPLIES: $22,394; CONTRACTUAL: $3,696,840; OTHER: $154,161; INDIRECT COSTS: $159,090 | $4,500,090 |
| Department of Agriculture | AWARD PURPOSE: INVASIVE SPECIES ARE A MAJOR THREAT TO BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. CALIFORNIA IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE BECAUSE OF THE DIV ERSITY OF ITS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND THE VOLUME OF TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS WITH OTHER STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES. DETECTOR DOG TEAMS CAN BE UTILIZED TO ENHANCE PEST INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PLANT PRODUCTS ENTERING CALIFORNIA THROUGH INTERCEPTIONS IN PARCELS SHIPPED VIA PRIVATE CARRIERS AND THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS).ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: OVERSEE THE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS (CAC) UTILIZATION OF THE 14 DOG TEAMS AND SECONDARY PERSONNEL SUPPORT TO INTERCEPT ACTIONABLE PESTS AT PARCEL CENTERS LIKE UPS, USPS, FEDEX, AMAZON, ETC. OVERSIGHT ALSO INCLUDES THE PROCUREMENT, MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF THE DOGS, ABILITY TO FOLLOW GUIDELINES, AND THE SUBMISSION OF SAMPLES FOR IDENTIFICATION. CDFA’S PLANT PEST DIAGNOSTICS CENTER (PPDC) WILL PERFORM LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS FOR PEST IDENTIFICATION AND DNA SEQUENCING. DATA WILL BE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY FACILITIES BASED ON THE NUMBER OF UNMARKED PARCELS DETECTED BY THE DOG TEAMS. ACCURACY OF EACH DOG WILL BE REVIEWED EACH MONTH BASED ON THE HANDLER’S DAILY DATA ENTRY. WORK WILL BE PERFORMED WITH EACH TEAM TO ACHIEVE AN ACCURACY RATING OF 90% IN ALERTING ON UNMARKED PARCELS CONTAINING AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS. TRAINING WILL OCCUR FOR THE DOGS, DOG HANDLERS, AND COUNTY PERSONNEL INVOLVED. CACS WILL ALSO PERFORM COMMUNITY OUTREACH, DEMONSTRATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER PUBLIC RELATIONS. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUT COMES: PREVENTION OF THE INTRODUCTION OF EXOTIC PESTS AND DISEASES, AND THE PROTECTION OF INTERNATIONAL EXPORT MARKETS WILL BE MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF INTERCEPTIONS OF ACTIONABLE PESTS IN UNMARKED PACKAGES CONTAINING AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, AND THE SUCCESS OF INTERCEPTING THE UNMARKED PACKAGES. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): CALIFORNIA PRODUCES ABOUT 10.9% OF THE COUNTRY'S AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION VALUE ($58.4 BILLION) AND 40% OF THE NATION'S FRUITS, NUTS, AND VEGETABLES. IN REALITY, THE RISK TO CALIFORNIA IS A RISK TO THE NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY. AN OUTBREAK OF DISEASE OR PEST INFESTATION COULD COST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PEST ERADICATION EFFORTS AND THREATEN THE NATION’S AND/OR STATE’S ECONOMY, DOMESTIC FOOD, AND FIBER SUPPLY. THIS PROGRAM WILL ENSURE THAT PLANT MATERIAL SHIPPED INTO CALIFORNIA IS FREE OF SIGNIFICANT PESTS AND PLANT DISEASES. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: CACS AND THEIR PERSONNEL WILL MAINTAIN THE DOGS LOCALLY AND UTILIZE THEM FOR PEST DETECTION AT PARCEL FACILITIES, AND ASSIST DOG TEAMS WITH COLLECTING AND SENDING SUSPECT SAMPLES TO THE PPDC LAB FOR IDENTIFICATION AND DATA COLLECTION. COST CATEGORIES: PERSONNEL: $221,773; FRINGE BENEFITS: $98,777; TRAVEL: $$2 ,600; SUPPLIES: $6,278; OTHER: $12,800 (FACILITY RENT/COUNTY AUDITS); CONTRACTUAL: $3,687,761 (COUNTY COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS); INDIRECT: $115,334 | $4,145,323 |
| Department of Agriculture | AWARD PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE ANIMAL DISEASE PREPAREDNESS, SURVEILLANCE, MITIGATION, AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES FOR THE DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS ANIMAL DISEASES FROM THE NATIONAL REPORTABLE DISEASE LIST OR EMERGING DISEASES THAT ARE OF MUTUAL INTEREST TO CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE AND USDA. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE ACTIVITIES FOR THE UMBRELLA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT ARE SEPARATED BY COMMODITY: AVIAN PROGRAM - AVIAN SURVEILLANCE: (A) 546 ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE TRIPS/YEAR TO SAMPLE NON-NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM POULTRY IN THE LIVE BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM AT RETAIL MARKETS, SMALL PROCESSORS, PRODUCTION FACILITIES, DISTRIBUTORS, AUCTIONS, FEED STORES, AND BACKYARD FLOCKS. (B) RESPOND TO AND EVALUATE 125 CALLS/YEAR TO THE SICK BIRD HOTLINE (PASSIVE SURVEILLANCE) AND SAMPLE SUSPECT SICK POULTRY. (C) MONITOR 7500 BACKYARD POULTRY SUBMISSIONS/YEAR TO CALIFORNIA ANIMAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY LABORATORY. (D) INVESTIGATIONS (I.) CONDUCT 2 AVIAN FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE INVESTIGATIONS /YEAR OR MORE AS NEEDED. (II.) INVESTIGATE AND SAMPLE SICK POULTRY FROM 40 PREMISES OR MORE AS NEEDED THAT WERE EVALUATED TO NEED TESTING AFTER A CALL TO THE SICK BIRD HOTLINE. (E) INSPECTIONS: (I.) 182 DOWN DAY INSPECTIONS/YEAR IN ~46 RETAIL MARKETS. (II.) 480 LIVE BIRD MARKET RECORD INSPECTIONS/YEAR. (III.) 48 LIVE BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM PRODUCER INSPECTIONS PER YEAR. (V.) 16 CALIFORNIA EGG QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM INSPECTIONS/YEAR. (VI.) 10 NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SUBPART E INSPECTIONS PER YEAR. (VII.) 8-10 NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM HATCHERY INSPECTIONS PER YEAR. (VIII.) 400 ANNUAL FEEDSTORE INSPECTIONS PER YEAR. (IX.) TRAIN UP TO 45 POULTRY HEALTH INSPECTORS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR POULTRY HEALTH INSPECTIONS AT A MINIMUM OF 20 POULTRY FAIRS. (F) AVIAN INFLUENZA TESTING: (I.) 4000 POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION TESTS FOR LIVE BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM / BACK YARD FLOCK (ADDITIONAL TESTING DONE BY CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE-IN-KIND). (II.) 16 VIRUS ISOLATION TESTS FOR LIVE BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM / BACK YARD FLOCK. (G) PRODUCER MEETINGS: (I.) ORGANIZE AND FACILITATE AT LEAST 1 LIVE BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM MEETING FOR C ALIFORNIA PRODUCERS. (II.) ORGANIZE AND DELIVER 5 GAME FOWL HEALTH ASSURANCE PROGRAM MEETINGS/TRAININGS /YEAR. (H) OUTREACH: (I.) DELIVER OUTREACH MATERIALS MAKING 300 TRIPS/YEAR TO VARIOUS FEED STORES, PET STORES, AUCTIONS, AND SWAP MEETS. (II.) MAKE 300 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS PER YEAR ON THE TOPICS OF POULTRY HEALTH, BIOSECURITY, AND DISEASE PREVENTION. (III.) PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE 75,000 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE -FUNDED AVIAN HEALTH CALENDARS THAT CONTAIN PERTINENT OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ON POULTRY HEALTH, DISEASE PREVENTION, AND DISEASE REPORTING TO FEED STORES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. (IV.) DISTRIBUTE ON AVERAGE TWELVE THOUSAND (12,000) OUTREACH MATERIALS/YEAR TO VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS, ANIMAL CONTROL AGENCIES, VETERINARIANS, BACKYARD POULTRY OWNERS AND HOBBYISTS, YOUTH OR SCHOOL GROUPS INVOLVED WITH POULTRY, AND COLLEGE AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS. (V.) CONDUCT 8 SMALL FLOCK WORKSHOPS/YEAR ON AVIAN HEALTH <(>&<)> BIOSECURITY MATERIALS TO STAKEHOLDERS AND EGG QUALITY SAFETY MANAGEMENT. (VI.) STAFF AND DELIVER OUTREACH VIA BOOTHS AT 15 PUBLIC EVENTS SUCH AS FAIRS/YEAR. (VII.) DELIVER UP TO 10 OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS/YEAR TO POULTRY HOBBYISTS, AGRICULTURAL CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, FAIRS, AND POULTRY EXPOS. (I) PERSONNEL TRAVEL: (I.) SEND 2 VETERINARIANS THE FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE DIAGNOSTICIAN TRAINING IF AVAILABLE. (II.) SEND 1 VETERINARIAN TO THE ANNUAL U.S. ANIMAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION MEETING. (III.) SEND 1 VETERINARIAN TO THE WESTERN POULTRY DISEASE CONFERENCE. (V.) SEND 1 VETERINARIAN OR AVIAN TEAM MEMBER TO THE LIVE BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM WORKING GROUP MEETING. (VI.) SEND 1 VETERINARIAN TO THE NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BIENNIAL CONFERENCE. (J) PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE: (I.) INITIAL STATE RESPONSE AND CONTAINMENT PLAN � REVIEW AND UPDATE ANNUALLY AS NEEDED. (II.) EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS � FOLLOW UP FROM SICK CALLS, ESTIMATING 4 PER YEAR OR AS NEEDED. CATTLE PROGRAM � (A) BRUCELLOSIS (NON-GREATER YELLOWSTONE AREA): SURVEILLANCE, TESTING, INVESTIGATIONS, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE: (I.) MAINTAIN STATEWIDE COVERAGE OF TRAINED REGULATORY PERSONNEL TO IMPLEMENT THE BRUCELLOSIS PROGRAM STANDARDS, CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE, RESPOND TO AND INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL BRUCELLOSIS CASES, PERFORM TRACE OUTS WHEN NEEDED (LESS THAN 5 PER YEAR), PROVIDE OVERSIGHT AND MONITOR THE QUALITY OF BRUCELLOSIS INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY STAFF, AND EDUCATE AND TRAIN STAFF AND VETERINARIANS AS NECESSARY. (II.) MAINTAIN DATABASE WITH ~500 BRUCELLOSIS VACCINE CONTRACTED VETERINARIANS RENEWED BI-ANNUALLY. (III.) REVIEW ~200 PRIVATE PRACTITIONER BRUCELLOSIS TESTS (~2,000 LIVE ANIMALS). (IV.) MAINTAIN STATE BRUCELLOSIS-FREE STATUS BY PROVIDING OVER 500,000 DOSES OF B | $1,197,033 |