# USDA Awards LSU Nearly $2 Million to Build H5N1 Vaccine for Poultry

> The USDA has awarded Louisiana State University nearly $2 million from a $100 million HPAI Poultry Innovation Grand Challenge to develop a mucosal H5N1 vaccine for poultry. The program funded 58 projects in total, and the virus has cost the US more than 168 million birds since 2022.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T03:14:16.396Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100598-usda-awards-lsu-nearly-2-million-to-build-h5n1-vaccine-for-poultry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md)

## Why it matters

A vaccine for poultry could eventually reduce culling and flock losses that tighten chicken and egg supply. The grant is early-stage research, so it has no near-term effect on feed demand or prices.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: neutral
- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- thevetscope.com: https://thevetscope.com/articles/usda-awards-lsu-nearly-2-million-to-build-h5n1-vaccine-for-poultry

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