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ARGENTINA
Biological Control of Latin American Weeds and Insects
Characterization of Thecaphora frezzii Isolates in Argentina
Collaboration on Tools to Manage Ecosystem Transitions for Agricultural Sustainability in the Americas
Screening Elite Peanut Breeding Lines for Resistance to Peanut Smut
Biological Control of Waterhyacinth
Analysis of the Immunogenicity of ASFV Proteins
AUSTRALIA
Biological Control of Weeds Endemic to Asia and Australia that are Invasive in the United States
Building Resilient Organic Weed Management Systems With Precision Smart Sprayer Technologies
Diversity and Cross-species Spillover of High-risk Zoonotic Viruses in Padma River Basin of Bangladesh
Development of Swine Models for High Consequence-emerging Zoonotic Threats
Exploring Diet, Microbiome, and Health in an Economically Important Cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus)
Evaluation of Round Module Moisture Content Effects on Cotton Quality
Australian - American Collaboration on Biological Control of Invasive Pests
Biological Control of Weeds Endemic to Southeast Asia and Australia that are Invasive in the United States
AUSTRIA
Modifications in Rearing and Transport of Novel Orangeworm for Improved Effectiveness of SIT
BANGLADESH
Investigation of Henipaviruses and Other Viral Spillover Events
BRAZIL
Weathering of Sewage Sludge Biochar in Soil
Cacao Genotypic Response to Abiotic Stresses
Elucidating Tick-fungal Entomopathogen Interactions for Improved Tick Control
ARS-Embrapa-University of Florida Fertilizer Use Efficiency MOU
Determining the Threat and Spread of New and Novel South American Ca. Liberibacter Species to North American Potato Crops and Wild Potato Germplasms
Developing Biologically-based Approaches for Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) Management
Organomineral Fertilizers: A Sustainable Fertility Option for Farmers?
Evolution of Influenza A Virus in Swine in Brazil
Prevalence of Antibodies to Malignant Catarrhal Fever Viruses in Cattle and Sheep in Brazil
Detection and Characterization of Potential Emerging Arboviruses in Brazil
CANADA
Molecular Characterization of Arbovirus-Mosquito-Vertebrate Host Interactions
Evaluation of the Modification of Virulence in Recombinant ASFV with Specific Gene Deletions
Developing Collaborative Research Partnerships with the BSL4 Zoonotic network (BSL4Znet): Responding to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases
Alternatives to Antibiotics: Neonatal Immunomodulation to Improve Disease Resistance in Animals
BSL4ZNet Secretariat Support and Maintenance
Molecular Analysis of the Psyllids Potentially Vectoring Ca. Liberibacter Species to North American Potato Crops and Wild Potato Germplasms
Pangenome and Genetic Characterization of Global Honey Bee Populations
Characterization and Diagnostic Detection of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Strains Causing Outbreaks in North America
Enhance Breeding Efficiency through Doubled Haploids Technology
Vocabulary, Thesaurus and Ontology Development for USDA FoodData Central
Enhancement of Lumpy Skin Disease Diagnostic: Antigen Generation for an Indirect ELISA Kit and Development of New Monoclonal Antibodies
Genotyping Red Clover for Seed Production
CHILE
Winter Nursery and Seed Production for Rapid Germplasm Enhancement
Winter Nursery and Seed Production for Rapid Germplasm Enhancement
CHINA
Field Surveys and Collections in SW China for Spotted Wing Drosophila Parasitoids
Improve Irrigation Management with Remote Sensing Technology
Biological Control Technology for Hidden Pests Based on Interaction Mechanism Between Entomopathogenic Nematode and Their Insect Hosts
Pesticide Resistance Management of Tephritid Fruit Flies and Other Related Pests of Fruit Crops
Classical Biological Control of Invasive Forest Insect Pests: Discovery and Foreign Exploration for New Natural Enemies
Develop and Evaluate a Site-specific Climate Downscaling Tool for Climatic Impact Assessment
Comparative Genomic Analysis of Fusarium Species
COLOMBIA
A Comprehensive Survey of Flat Mite Transmitted Viruses in Different Hosts and in Brevipalpus spp. in Colombia
Molecular Characterization and Diversity Analysis of Colombian Cacao Genebank Collections and Cacao Pathogens from Colombia
COSTA RICA
Evaluation of Improved Cacao (Theobroma cacao) and Coffee Materials for Agronomic Performance and Reaction to Diseases
Support Research Collaboration Efforts Between USDA/ARS and International Scientists Working on Priority Research Projects of Mutual Interest
Advancement of Cotton Genetic Resources Through Use of a Costa Rican Counter Season Nursery
DENMARK
Building Resilient Organic Weed Management Systems with Precision Smart Sprayer Technologies
Evaluation of Human Milk, Dairy Resources, and Medical Nutrition Products to Optimally Meet Human Infant's Nutrition Needs
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Safety and Efficacy Assessment of African Swine Fever Vaccines For Use in the Dominican Republic
FRANCE
USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and The National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), France
Biological Control of Invasive Insect Pests and Weeds.
Biological Control in Integrated Weed Management of Invasive Weeds from Europe, Asia, and Africa
Biological Control and Integrated Management of Invasive Arthropod Pests from Europe, Asia, and Africa
Mosquito and West Nile Virus Surveillance Strategies
African Swine Fever Collaborative Agreement
Assessing the Risk of Arthropod-Borne Disease in the Caribbean and the Americas (RACE Risk of Arthropod-borne diseases in the Caribbean)
GERMANY
Understanding Molecular Bases in the Production of Genetic Diversity of African Swine Fever Virus
Chitin Interactions in Plant Disease Mitigation in Theobroma Cacao and Analysis of Erythroxylum Specie Gene Function
Influence of Vaccines, Host Genetics, and Pathogen Mutation Rates on the Evolutionary Dynamics of Infectious Diseases - Berlin
Oat Pangenome Project Data Sharing Agreement
Considering FMDV Recombination and Strain Emergence in Context of Development of Live-attenuated Vaccines
Ecometabolomic Profile of Maize and Wheat with Different Management Strategies
Support of the International Research Initiative for Wheat Improvement (FY2023-FY2026)
GREECE
Improving Sustainability in Cropping Systems of Semi-arid Regions
Improving Current Tools and Diagnostics for Vector Surveillance and Control
Attract-and-kill and Mating Disruption of the Stored Product Quarantine Threat Khapra Beetle
ISRAEL
Driving Insect-Microbe Interactions by Natural Immune-Modulators: a Novel Tool for Insect Rearing and Control
US-Israel Binational Agricultural R&D Fund
ITALY
Discovery and Pre-Release Evaluation of Weed Biocontrol Agents
Discovery and Pre-Release Evaluation of Weed Biocontrol Agents
Collection, Field Study and Shipment of a Candidate Biological Control Agent of Slenderleaf Ice Plant from the Western Mediterranean Basin
Biological Control of Invasive Weeds and Insect Pests
Biological Control of Invasive Ventenata Using Plant Pathogens
Foreign Explorations for Natural Enemies of Invasive Weeds
Preemptive Biological Control of a High-Risk Invasive Longhorn Beetle
Optimizing Corn-based Starch Bioplastic Formulations to Enhance the Efficacy of Beneficial Pathogens to Control Agricultural Pests
Field Collections and Rearing of Tick Parasitoids from Italy
Metabolomics of Seeds (Corn Grain) and Tomato
KENYA
Proactive Classical Biological Control of Tuta absoluta in California
Molecular Characterization and Epidemiological Surveillance of Arboviruses in Kenya’s Livestock
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Surveillance in Kenyan Livestock by Sampling at Animal Concentration Points
Investigation of Arboviral Infection Rates and Blood Meal Sources of Various Mosquito Species in Rift Valley Fever Endemic Areas in Kenya
Generation of a Transposon Mutant Library of Mycoplasma Mycoides Subspecies Mycoides
Evaluate ARS Vaccine Candidates Against Mycoplasma Mycoides Subspecies Mycoides
Analysis of the Cross Protective Response Induced by ASFV Recombinant Vaccine ASFV-G-DeltaI177L
Uncovering Zoonotic Viral Threats: A Bioinformatic Approach to Pathogen Monitoring in Kenyan Environments
Molecular Characterization and Epidemiological Surveillance of Arboviruses in Kenya’s Wildlife
LIBERIA
Characterization of Risk for Emerging High-consequence Zoonoses in Liberia
MEXICO
Identifying New Genetic Sources and Evaluating United States Wheat Germplasm for Resistance to Stem Rust in Eastern Africa
Diversity of Foreign Phytophthora Infestans Genotypes
Understanding Genetic Variation of Parasites that cause Bovine Babesiosis to Develop Efficient Control Strategies
Identifying New Genetic Sources and Evaluating United States Wheat Germplasm for Resistance to Stem Rust in Eastern Africa
NEPAL
Improved Vector-Borne Disease Response in South Asia
NETHERLANDS
A Genetic Approach to Assess the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Disease Vectors
Modeling to Forecast Mycotoxin Breakout in U.S.-Grown Maize
NEW ZEALAND
Development of Elastic Light Scattering-Based Rapid Identification Methods for Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens
NIGERIA
Characterization of Emerging Zoonotic Threats
PAKISTAN
Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance for Sustainable Cotton Production
Land Suitability Analysis for Olive and Maize Crop in Agroforestry System by Using Machine Learning Algorithms
PANAMA
Screwworm Genetic Sexing Line Development
PERU
Evaluate Wild Cacao Germplasm for Tolerance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses and Develop Genomes and Transcriptomes of Cacao Pathogen Species
PHILIPPINES
Assessing Multiple Benefits of Silcate Rock Dust Applications in Paddy Rice Under AWD Irrigation
POLAND
Genome-wide Association Mapping of Genes for Powdery Mildew Resistance in Oat
PUERTO RICO-TERRITORY OF THE US
Improved Management of Cacao Mild Mosaic Virus (CaMMV) by Identifying Alternative Hosts Serving as Inoculum Reservoirs
SOUTH AFRICA
Molecular Characterization of Arboviruses in South African Livestock
Population Genetics of Potential Rift Valley Fever Virus Vectors in South Africa
Nipah VLP Vaccine for Pandemic Preparedness
Collection, Study and Shipment of Candidate Biological Control Agents of Ice Plants in South Africa
Demonstration of Long-term Protection Against RVFV Infection Afforded by a Single Dose of Rift Valley Fever Smithburn MLV Vaccine in Sheep
Discovery, Identification, Collection and Shipment of Biological Control Agents of Slenderleaf Ice Plant in South Africa
SOUTH KOREA
Preemptive Biological Control of a High-Risk Invasive Longhorn Beetle
Mutation Discovery and Characterization for Improvement of Rice Grain Quality and Agronomic Performance
Spectral Sensing and Instrumentation for Automated Food Integrity Assessment
Fumigation Treatments to Eliminate Invasive Pests of Concern in U.S.-Korea Trade
SPAIN
Optimized Allocation of Limited Amount of Irrigation Water among Simultaneous Annual Crops at Farm Level (ORDILS)
Characterizing the Structure-Function of Various Families of Viroporins to Support African Swine Fever Virus Vaccine Candidates
Analysis of the Immune Response Elicited by Classical Swine Fever Virus Recombinant Vaccine Candidate FlagT4G
Reducing the Impact of Invasive Weeds in Pacific West Estuaries through Plant Community Restoration
Assessment of the Immune Response to Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in Small Ruminant and the Influence of Other Viral Diseases Susceptibility
Advances in Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration for Agronomic Mgmt and Irrigation Scheduling for Mitigating the Impacts of Droughts and Heat Waves
Structural Characterization of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) Membrane Interacting Proteins
Development Of Innovative Methods And Strategies For Surveillance, Early Detection And Monitoring Of Xylella Fastidiosa Epidemics
Classical Swine Fever (CSF) Vaccine FlagT4G Vaccine Efficacy: Assessing Oral Administration and Protection in Pregnant Sows
Gene Editing of Lentils
SWEDEN
Development of Fusarium Head Blight Control Strategies to Support East African Agriculture
TAIWAN
Developing an Aptamer Magnetic Nanoparticle-Based Lateral Flow Assay for Detecting Pathogens
TANZANIA
Increasing Common Bean Productivity in Tanzania
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Detection and Characterization of Potential Emerging and Emergent Arboviruses in Mosquitoes in the Caribbean
Evaluation of Cacao Germplasm for Enhanced Agronomic Traits in the International Cocao Genebank, Trinidad
UGANDA
Epidemiology of FMD in Small Ruminants and Domestic Pigs in Uganda
UNITED KINGDOM
Flowering Rush Agent Rearing and Collection
Facilitated Expert Gap Analysis and Review of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP)
Curated African Swine Fever Genomic Database
Global Foot and Mouth Disease Research Alliance (GFRA) MOU (2022-2027)
The Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance (GARA)
The Genetics of Oat Seedling Response to Abiotic Stress
Foodborne Pathogens and Response to Stressors
UZBEKISTAN
Exploiting Genetic Variation of Australian and African Diploid Accessions for American Tetraploid Cotton
VIETNAM
Field Exposures of Cattle Fever Tick Eggs and Larvae in Vietnam to Rear Biological Control Agents
Plant Exploration in the Central Highlands and Mountainous Area of Northern Vietnam to Collect Malus doumeri Germplasm
Memorandum of Understanding between Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development of Vietnam and USDA/ARS
Plant Exploration to Collect Citrus in Vietnam
Development of Safe Vaccination Protocols for Pregnant Sows, Piglets and Boars Using ASFV-G-DI177L
ZIMBABWE
Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens Affecting Livestock in Zimbabwe