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FFAR Research to Advance More Effective Control of New World Screwworm 

Unlocking Avian Flu Resistance: Investigating Genetic Resilience in Fayoumi & Commercial Chickens 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $149,969

Total award amount   $299,938

Location   Davis, CA

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   University of California, Davis

Grantee Institution   University of California, Davis

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) continues to cause major losses for poultry farms around the world, killing millions of commercial and wild birds, disrupting food supplies, and increasing concerns on transmission among multiple animal species. University of California, Davis researchers are identifying and harnessing natural disease resistance in chickens as a new tool to combat avian influenza.

FFAR Rapid Funding to Explore Disease-Resistant Poultry for Avian Influenza Control 

Development & Evaluation of Precision-guided Sterile Insect Technique (pgSIT) Strains for Biotechnology-enhanced Control of Screwworm 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $150,000

Total award amount   $300,000

Location   Raleigh, NC

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Agragene, Kansas State University

Grantee Institution   Kansas State University

As cases of New World screwworm (NWS) mount in the U.S., North Carolina State University researchers are exploring how to suppress the screwworm population by testing new technology that produces sterile, reproductively vigorous male flies.

NCBA & FFAR Demonstrate the Power of Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Antimicrobial Stewardship 

From Feed to Function 

Haylee Reisinger

FFAR Fellow, Michigan State University

NCBA & FFAR’s Lunch Briefing on How Public-Private Partnerships Advance Antimicrobial Stewardship 

Panel Discussion Washington, D.C.

Red angus cattle on pasture expanded

Funding Opportunity to Advance Antimicrobial Stewardship in Animal Agriculture 

International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture (ICASA) 2026 RFA 

Applications are under review

International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture 2026 RFA Informational Webinar 

Informational Session Virtual

Young pigs eating at trough