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APPROVAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AGREEMENTS <br /> <br /> <br />Initiative Title: WS HUMAN HEALTH/SAFETY GENERAL <br /> <br />Proposed funding level: <br /> <br />$ 37,390,038 <br /> <br />What is the purpose of the initiative/agreement and how does it align with the Agency’s and Secretary’s <br />priorities? <br />Wildlife Services (WS) provides Federal leadership and expertise to resolve wildlife conflicts to allow people and wildlife to <br />coexist. WS works with government agencies, local municipalities, citizens and others to reduce the effects of wildlife on human <br />health and safety. The work is conducted in:a variety of settings; schools, homes, industrial, airports and parks. Health and safety <br />activities include protecting humans against aggressive wildlife (geese, coyotes, mountain lions) and protecting drinking water <br />from wildlife contamination. In addition to the numerous partnerships across the nation, WS has four strategic program areas that <br />support the success of this core mission: <br />• The National Training Academy ensures personnel receive training to safely administer wildlife damage management <br />activities. <br />• The Aviation Safety and Training Operations Center provides training to pilots and crew to conduct low-level flying <br />operations. <br />The WS National Wildlife Disease Program (NWDP) and National Rabies Management Program monitor wildlife for <br />zoonotic diseases that can infect humans, including rabies, avian influenza, plague and tularemia. <br />• The NWDP Surveillance and Emergency Response System can assist during natural disasters including wildfires, <br />floods, and disease outbreaks. <br />This initiative supports USDA goal 2 and APHIS objectives 2.1, 2.2, 2.4 <br /> <br />Previous year funding level: $ 35,609,560 <br /> <br /><Prior year details for initiatives can be found on an attached spreadsheet> <br /> <br />Historic instruments used to accomplish the initiatives goals <br />Cooperative <br />Agreement <br />(CA) <br />܈ <br />Grant <br /> <br />(GR) <br />܈ <br />Interagency Agreement <br /> <br />(IA) <br />܈ <br />Incoming Fund <br />Agreement <br />(RA/TF/OTC) <br />܈ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Signatures: <br /> <br />Approving official: <br />Title Name Signature and date <br />Program <br />Manager/ADODR <br />Steven <br />Wickenheiser <br /> Signature <br />needed <br />܈ <br /> <br />Signatory or <br />Delegate <br />David <br />Reinhold <br /> Signature <br />needed <br />܈ <br /> <br />SES <br /> <br />Janet <br />Bucknall <br /> ш $250,000 ܈ <br />Agreement/Grant <br />Specialist <br />Debra Martin Signature <br />needed <br />܆ <br /> <br /> <br />STEVEN <br />WICKENHEISER <br />Digitally signed by STEVEN <br />WICKENHEISER <br />Date: 2024.01.17 09:44:03 <br />-05'00'DAVID <br />REINHOLD <br />Digitally signed by DAVID <br />REINHOLD <br />Date: 2024.01.17 <br />11:36:41 -05'00'JANET <br />BUCKNALL <br />Digitally signed by JANET <br />BUCKNALL <br />Date: 2024.01.19 <br />09:51:02 -05'00'DEBRA <br />MARIN <br />Digitally signed by <br />DEBRA MARIN <br />Date: 2024.01.22 <br />10:53:58 -05'00'