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RFA-FD-21-030: Strategies that Support Global Food Safety (U01) Clinical Trial Not Allowed

Closed Closed June 14, 2021 Opportunity RFA-FD-21-030 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Flexible Funding Model - Advancing Domestic Mutual Reliance Through Strengthened Infrastructure Development and Maintenance for Manufactured Food Regulatory Programs (PAR-27-017). Status: Rolling or no fixed deadline. It is in our archive of Food and Drug Administration notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$1.0 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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

The World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses (FOS)

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Food and Drug Administration Research awards averaged $1.3 million; this notice allows up to $1.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (35% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

FDA announces its intention to accept and consider a single source application for award of a cooperative agreement to the World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses (FOS) to support strategies that address global food safety. This Cooperative Agreement is expected to contribute to the knowledge base of the current state of food safety and its accompanying scientific research to a global audience, including challenges, risks and emerging food safety trends, and other food safety research based on WHO’s existing network efforts, such as the Global Foodborne Infections Network (GFN), International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN), Global Environment Monitoring System for Food (GEMS/Food); Global Early Warning Systems for Animal Diseases Including Zoonoses (GLEWS); Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG); Enable the sharing of scientific research findings and data through expert meetings, informational documents summarizing the latest research, investigations, studies, and technical consultations; Enhance capacity at international and national levels in such areas of laboratory analyses and scientific research engagement, surveillance, and risk assessment/risk management, including through the Advisory Group on Integrated Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (AGISAR); Contribute to the scientific, standard-setting work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) through scientific advisory groups including the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), the Joint FAO/WHO Meetings on Pesticide Residues (JMPR), the FAO/WHO Joint Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA), and the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Nutrition (JEMNU) currently in development phase; Food safety projects (including the promotion of current scientific research) of mutual interest, and Enable participation of Member States through the Codex Trust Fund.

Category: Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Food and Nutrition.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, PAR-27-017, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.