** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE (FMD) VIRUS IS AMONG THE MOST FEARED FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE AGENTS, AND PREPAREDNESS IS ESSENTIAL TO PROTECT SUSCEPTIBLE LIVESTOCK SECTORS. OUR GOAL IS TO ENHANCE THE READINESS OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY WITHIN THE NEW ENGLAND MILKSHED TO STEP UP BIOSECURITY TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF FMD IF DETECTED ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES. OVER THE COURSE OF THIS THREE-YEAR PROJECT, OUR OBJECTIVES ARE TO (A) CONDUCT A WORKSHOP AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WITH INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS TO ADVANCE SECURE MILK SUPPLY PLANNING, (B) CREATE AN ADVANCED MODEL INCORPORATING REGIONAL MILK MOVEMENTS AND BIOSECURITY TO FACILITATE SCENARIO TESTING, AND (C) EVALUATE INCENTIVE POLICIES WHICH COULD FOSTER FMD READINESS IN THE NEW ENGLAND MILKSHED. SPECIFICALLY, THE POLICY OPTIONS WE PLAN TO TEST INCLUDE (A) COST RECOVERY FOR PRE-EVENT INVESTMENTS IN BIOSECURITY AND (B) COMPARTMENTALIZATION AS A POST-EVENT STRATEGY. THE POTENTIAL IMPACT AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THIS WORK ARE INDUSTRY SUPPORT FOR ENHANCED BIOSECURITY AND A REVISED REGIONAL SECURE MILK SUPPLY PLAN. WE BELIEVE THIS WORK WILL CONTRIBUTE TO MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF HIGH CONSEQUENCE FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASES AND INCREASE THE RESILIENCE OF AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES.