Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Programs

Brief Description:
ARS is actively engaged in implementing research programs that help prevent, detect, or improve surveillance of plant and animal diseases. ARS research programs support disease control initiatives in collaboration with several U.S government departments and agencies such as the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of State Biosecurity Engagement Program. In addition, ARS actively collaborates with international partners worldwide on research projects dedicated to support disease surveillance programs. ARS is one of the founding members of the Global Foot-and-Mouth Disease Research Alliance (GFRA), and the African Swine Fever Research Alliance (GARA), which have as their primary missions to support the United Nation’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and World Organisation for Animal Health (WOHA) global efforts to control and eradicate FMD and ASF.
SPECIFIC COUNTRIES OF INTEREST OR OTHER RELEVANT CRITERIA FOR ASSISTANCE:
Worldwide geographic focus. The key criterion for establishing international research collaborations in a country is whether that country is endemic for the disease that is the subject of the research.