Fighting Back
It looks like the Government is fighting back against people like me talking about NAIS. Check out this grant being offered by the USDA and why it's being offered.
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-GRANTS-051106-001
Posted Date: May 11, 2006
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jul 25, 2006
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jul 25, 2006
Archive Date: Aug 24, 2006
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Agriculture
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 111
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,882,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number: 10.025 -- Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Eligible Applicants
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Description
USDA initiated implementation of the NAIS in 2004. The Department’s first priority with the initial funding in FY2004 was to have the components of the national premises registration system in place in every State by July 2005. With this accomplished, the next step was to use FY2005 funds to increase the number of registered eligible premises in each State. As of April, 2006, over 245,000 premises have been registered nationwide, or approximately twelve percent of the estimated number that are eligible. Funding for FY2006 will be provided to State and Native American Tribal governments to support the continued implementation and maintenance of the national premises identification system and NAIS within their respective areas. We would like to achieve a national target for premises registration of fifteen percent by July, 2006, twenty five percent by January, 2007, and thirty five percent by July, 2007. Since the majority of premises will be registered in a voluntary system, it is critical that we provide all individuals, business, and organizations a correct and consistent message about how they will benefit from NAIS and their responsibility to participate. Misinformation and adverse publicity has been somewhat detrimental to the adoption of NAIS in many areas of the country. USDA is working with States, organizations, and other stakeholders to develop appropriate educational and outreach materials. Applications for cooperative agreement funding must include an aggressive plan for education and outreach, including effective use of existing outreach resources such as cooperative extension, state AVIC offices, and state industry organizations, to stakeholders at all levels within the state or tribe. This funding opportunity does NOT include funds for conducting pilot projects to develop solutions for animal identification and/or collecting animal movement data. Similarly, funds are not to be used for the purchase of animal identification devices, animal movement data recording hardware or software, or the development of animal tracking databases. Animal movement tracking will be developed, implemented, and funded within the private and/or State/Tribal sector.
Over 10 million dollars being offered to fight "Misinformation and adverse publicity has been somewhat detrimental to the adoption of NAIS in many areas of the country. USDA is working with States, organizations, and other stakeholders to develop appropriate educational and outreach materials." My-O-My. They are sure running awful scared from the truth being spoken by people such as me doing this all on their own with a shoestring budget.
I guess the truth spoken with conviction outweighs legions of money, or so I hope.
An ear tag never stopped a disease, but the Government hopes tons of money will stop me.
