On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) annunced it had awarded more than $22.2 million to enhance prevention, preparedness, early detection, and rapid response to the most damaging diseases that threaten U.S. livestock.

USDA awarded this funding through the 2018 Farm Bill’s National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program. APHIS also announced an investment of an additional $900,000 in Farm Bill funds to replenish the national stockpile of classical swine fever vaccine.