Year Awarded 2025
FFAR award amount $139,031
Total award amount $278,163
Location Ames, IA
Program Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research
Matching Funders Genvax Technologies
Grantee Institution Genvax Technologies
The current H5N1 virus has spread for the first time to dairy cows, with no preventative measures available to protect U.S. herds. With a ROAR grant, Genvax Technologies is developing an H5N1 vaccine for dairy cows. They will also use diagnostic tools to differentiate between infected and vaccinated cows and conduct experiments to confirm that these diagnostic tools are effective in calves.