# Flexible Funding Model - Advancing Domestic Mutual Reliance Through Strengthened Infrastructure Development and Maintenance for Manufactured Food Regulatory Programs

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-27-017-flexible-funding-model-advancing-domestic-mutual-reliance/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/364223

> Food and Drug Administration is offering grants of up to $450,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expects to make about 45 awards worth $16.0 million in total. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis or until a date given in the notice.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PAR-27-017 |
| Agency | Food and Drug Administration |
| Status | Open |
| Deadline | not set |
| Award ceiling | $450,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 45 |
| Total funding | $16.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.103 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Limited Competition. See Full Announcement for Details.

## What the grant funds

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to advance manufactured food regulatory program infrastructure capacity and capability to achieve and maintain conformance with the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS) and advance mutual reliance in food safety. The primary objectives will assist new programs in developing foundational infrastructure necessary for effective food safety regulation and provide support in meeting the established standards outlined in the MFRPS. In addition, the objectives will aid existing programs in maintaining their high-quality regulatory programs in full conformance with the MFRPS and provide support for audit and training programs to ensure continued excellence in regulatory operations. This initiative aims to strengthen partnerships between manufactured food programs and the FDA through enhanced collaboration and shared regulatory responsibilities in co-regulated facilities. The cooperative agreement will facilitate shared regulatory data across multiple domains, including regulatory inspections, inventory management and reconciliation, enforcement actions and compliance activities, consumer complaints, and other pertinent regulatory activities and outcomes. By fostering mutual reliance through enhanced collaboration, coordinated data sharing, and synchronized enforcement efforts, this cooperative agreement will enable manufactured food programs and the FDA to jointly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of food safety oversight.

## Questions people ask

### Is PAR-27-017 still open?

Yes. Rolling or no fixed deadline.

### Who can apply for Flexible Funding Model - Advancing Domestic Mutual Reliance Through Strengthened Infrastructure Development and Maintenance for Manufactured Food Regulatory Programs?

Food and Drug Administration accepts applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Flexible Funding Model - Advancing Domestic Mutual Reliance Through Strengthened Infrastructure Development and Maintenance for Manufactured Food Regulatory Programs?

Rolling or no fixed deadline. Confirm the date and time in the official notice on Grants.gov.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $450,000 each. About $16.0 million in total across about 45 awards.

### Who has won Food and Drug Administration Research grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Critical Path Institute, National Environmental Health Association, Association of Food & Drug Officials. The program made 940 awards worth $1.2 billion in that time.