Zero Agricultural Pest and Disease Grant Program (ZAPD)

About this grant

The Zero Agricultural Pest and Disease Grant Program (ZAPD) funds cooperative agreements between the Texas Department of Agriculture and Texas institutions of higher education to establish an early plant pest and disease detection and surveillance system. The goal is to identify threats early—before they cause widespread damage—by monitoring, detecting, and responding to emerging plant pests or diseases.

Eligibility details

• Notes: Grant applications will be accepted from institutions of higher education in Texas (as defined in Texas Education Code, Section 61.003) that agree to conduct plant pest and disease detection and surveillance and meet the following criteria: (1) the institution is in a region of the state with a high risk of being affected by one or more plant pests or diseases based on the region's conduciveness to agricultural pest and disease establishment due to location, agricultural commodities produced, climate, crop diversity, or natural resources, or TDA has determined that an agricultural pest or disease in the region is a matter of state or federal concern; and (2) the proposed project will likely prevent the introduction, establishment, or widespread dissemination of plant pests and diseases and provide a comprehensive approach to complement federal and state plant pest and disease detection efforts.

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