USDA awards $12 million for CWD control 

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will provide about $12 million to support efforts aimed at controlling and preventing chronic wasting disease (CWD) in both wild and farmed deer and elk populations.

According to APHIS, roughly $6 million will support projects focused on farmed cervids, $5.5 million will fund research and management efforts for wild populations and $500,000 will be directed toward prevention and management activities on Tribal lands. The funding will support research, surveillance, disease management and indemnity payments while helping states, Tribes and universities develop new tools to slow the disease’s spread.