Vet-LIRN Capacity-Building Project and Equipment Grants (U18)

The goal of this opportunity is to fund veterinary diagnostic laboratories in the Vet-LIRN network for grants associated with projects and equipment. The specific objectives include supporting the development, adaptation, or verification/validation of new methods associated with animal food issues or antimicrobial resistance, short-term surveillance or monitoring efforts aligned with the CVM mission, supporting equipment for testing or developing tests associated with animal food-related issues or antimicrobial resistance, and developing projects related to antimicrobial stewardship. • Supporting the development, adaptation, or verification/validation of new methods associated with animal food issues or antimicrobial resistance • Short-term surveillance or monitoring efforts aligned with the CVM mission • Supporting equipment for testing or developing tests associated with animal food-related issues or antimicrobial resistance • Developing projects related to antimicrobial stewardship • Contributing as part of Vet-LIRN's AMR monitoring program, including sequencing isolates • Supporting work associated with One Health, including emerging diseases such as COVID-19, when funding is available