# APHIS opens $80 million in animal-disease preparedness funding

> USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service opened two competitive funding programs totaling up to $80 million for animal-disease preparedness. Each program offers $40 million, one for state and regional response capacity and the other for producer and industry readiness; applications are due January 7, 2027.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T15:16:47.465Z
- Category: policy · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89766-aphis-opens-80-million-in-animal-disease-preparedness-funding
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Funding could improve prevention and response capacity, reducing the chance that future animal-disease outbreaks disrupt livestock or poultry production. The effect on feed demand and commodity prices is indirect and not immediate.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2023-04-11 | [USDA announces $15.8M in funding for disease preparedness, response \| American Veterinary Medical Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16192-usda-announces-15-8m-in-funding-for-disease-preparedness-response-american.md) | -1.8% | +2.5% |
| HOGS | 2021-02-01 | [APHIS funds animal disease programs \| American Veterinary Medical Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48493-aphis-funds-animal-disease-programs-american-veterinary-medical-association.md) | +2.1% | +20.8% |
| HOGS | 2021-02-01 | [Vilsack Weighs In On Parallel Between COVID-19 and Animal Disease Outbreaks - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48495-vilsack-weighs-in-on-parallel-between-covid-19-and-animal-disease-outbreaks.md) | +2.1% | +20.8% |
| HOGS | 2023-05-17 | [Livestock groups urge support for Farm Bill Animal disease programs at hearing  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16184-livestock-groups-urge-support-for-farm-bill-animal-disease-programs-at-hearing.md) | -2.2% | +4.3% |
| HOGS | 2025-04-02 | [US farms need money to prevent foreign animal diseases here \| Representative Randy Feenstra](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16012-us-farms-need-money-to-prevent-foreign-animal-diseases-here-representative.md) | +0.1% | +3.8% |
| SBM | 2023-04-11 | [USDA announces $15.8M in funding for disease preparedness, response \| American Veterinary Medical Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16192-usda-announces-15-8m-in-funding-for-disease-preparedness-response-american.md) | +3.1% | -5.6% |
| SBM | 2021-02-01 | [Vilsack Weighs In On Parallel Between COVID-19 and Animal Disease Outbreaks - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48495-vilsack-weighs-in-on-parallel-between-covid-19-and-animal-disease-outbreaks.md) | +0.5% | -1.4% |
| SBM | 2019-02-05 | [The Global Miller: Troubled China opts to reduce protein in animal feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60666-the-global-miller-troubled-china-opts-to-reduce-protein-in-animal-feed.md) | -1.8% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- myaglife.com: https://myaglife.com/2026/11/09/aphis-opens-80-million-in-animal-disease-preparedness-funding/

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